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Reading the Irish Woman

Author : Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846318924

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Reading the Irish Woman by Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan Pdf

Examining an impressive length of Irish cultural history, from 1700–1960, Reading the Irishwoman explores the dynamisms of cultural encounter and exchange in Irish women's lives. Analyzing the popular and consumer cultures of a variety of eras, it traces how the circulation of ideas, fantasies, and aspirations shaped women's lives both in actuality and in imagination. The authors uncover a huge array of different representations that Irish women have been able to identify with, including heroine, patriot, philanthropist, actress, singer, model, and missionary. By studying this diversity of viable roles in the Irish woman's cultural world, the authors point to evidence of women's agency and aspiration that reached far beyond the domestic sphere.

Reading the Irishwoman

Author : Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 184631996X

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Reading the Irishwoman by Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan Pdf

The first analysis of the Enlightenment and Irish women and the most comprehensive study to date of Irish women and American emigration. Irish women negotiated, selected and at times defied the representations of womanhood presented to them in official and commercially sponsored media.

Wild Irish Women

Author : Marian Broderick
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847174611

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Wild Irish Women by Marian Broderick Pdf

From patriots to pirates, warriors to writers, and mistresses to male impersonators, this book looks at the unorthodox lives of inspiring Irish women. In times when women were expected to marry and have children, they travelled the world and sought out adventures; in times when women were expected to be seen and not heard, they spoke out in loud voices against oppression; in times when women were expected to have no interest in politics, literature, art, or the world outside the home, they used every creative means available to give expression to their thoughts, ideas and beliefs. In a series of succinct and often amusing biographies, Marian Broderick tells the life stories of these exceptional Irish women.

Wise Irish Women

Author : Patricia Connorton Kagerer,Laura Prendergast Gordon
Publisher : BrownBooks.ORM
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612548173

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Wise Irish Women by Patricia Connorton Kagerer,Laura Prendergast Gordon Pdf

This collection of interviews with exceptional women from the Emerald Isle “will make you laugh, and cry, and think, and love” (Mary Higgins Clark, international bestselling mystery author). Open the door to the legends of successful, inspirational women with one common thread—a heartwarming connection to Ireland. Each story, in its own unique way, is about pursuing a dream and making a difference. Whether it’s one by the great mystery writer Mary Higgins Clark, playwright Marianne McDonald, or the authors themselves, each illuminates how these wise women have made a difference in their own corner of the world. “What a wonderful book, again illustrating that the Irish have it all, both the tragedy that shaped their thoughts and the joy and wit to see the rainbow after every rainfall. This book is the most precious pot of gold you could ever find.”—Marianne McDonald, PhD, MRIA “Wise Irish Women embraces the essence of the Fearless Women books, illuminating women who shine in their lives and make a difference in spite of their challenges and fears.”—Mary Ann Halpin, internationally acclaimed author and photographer of the Fearless Women books

The Irish Bridget

Author : Margaret Lynch-Brennan
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815633549

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The Irish Bridget by Margaret Lynch-Brennan Pdf

“Bridget” was the Irish immigrant servant girl who worked in American homes from the second half of the nineteenth century into the early years of the twentieth. She is widely known as a pop culture cliché: the young girl who wreaked havoc in middle-class American homes. Now, in the first book-length treatment of the topic, Margaret Lynch-Brennan tells the real story of such Irish domestic servants, providing a richly detailed portrait of their lives and experiences. Drawing on personal correspondence and other primary sources, Lynch-Brennan gives voice to these young Irish women and celebrates their untold contribution to the ethnic history of the United States. In addition, recognizing the interest of scholars in contemporary domestic service, she devotes one chapter to comparing “Bridget’s” experience to that of other ethnic women over time in domestic service in America.

An Irish Country Girl

Author : Patrick Taylor
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429951364

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An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor Pdf

The New York Times bestselling tale of heartbreak and hope from the author of An Irish Country Doctor Readers of Patrick Taylor's books know Mrs. Kinky Kincaid as the unflappable housekeeper who looks after two frequently frazzled doctors in the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. She is a trusted fixture in the lives of those around her, and it often seems as though Kinky has always been there. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Some forty-odd years before and many miles to the south, the girl who would someday be Kinky Kincaid was Maureen O'Hanlon, a farmer's daughter growing up in the emerald hills and glens of County Cork. A precocious girl on the cusp of womanhood, Maureen has a head full of dreams, a heart open to romance, and something more: a gift for seeing beyond the ordinary into the mystic realm of fairies, spirits, and even the dreaded Banshee, whose terrifying wail she first hears on a snowy night in 1922. . . . As she grows into a young woman, Maureen finds herself torn between love and her fondest aspirations, for the future is a mystery even for one blessed with the sight. Encountering both joy and sorrow, Maureen at last finds herself on the road to Ballybucklebo---and the strong and compassionate woman she was always destined to become. An Irish Country Girl is another captivating tale by Patrick Taylor, a true Irish storyteller. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Irish Lady

Author : Jeanette Baker
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Belfast (Northern Ireland)
ISBN : 1402255926

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Irish Lady by Jeanette Baker Pdf

Born in the Belfast slums, Meghann McCarthy has left that life far behind. She is now a rich, brilliant barrister, living in London's classiest district. Yet when Meghann agrees to defend Michael Devlin, a notorious Irish nationalist--and the boy she once loved--she comes face to face with the true power and spirit of her heritage and a passion she cannot deny.

Irish Girls About Town

Author : Maeve Binchy,Marian Keyes,Cathy Kelly
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0743457463

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Irish Girls About Town by Maeve Binchy,Marian Keyes,Cathy Kelly Pdf

An anthology of sixteen short stories about family, friendship, and love features contributions from popular Irish women authors.

Nan

Author : Sharon Bohn Gmelch
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1991-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478608820

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Nan by Sharon Bohn Gmelch Pdf

Margaret Mead Award finalist! Nan Donohoe was an Irish Travelling woman, one of Ireland’s indigenous gypsies or “tinkers.” Traditionally, they traveled the countryside making and repairing tinware, sweeping chimneys, selling small household wares, and doing odd-job work. Over time, they came to live on the roadside in trailers and in government-built camps. Told largely in her own voice, Nan’s saga begins in 1919 with her birth in a tent in the Irish Midlands; it follows her life in Ireland and England, in countryside and city slums, through adversity and adventure. Gmelch brings to her task not only the resources of anthropology, but the skill of a sensitive writer and a warmth that allows her to see Nan as a person, not a subject. What emerges is a human story, filled with cruelty and compassion, sorrow and humor, bad luck and good.

The Wonky Donkey

Author : Craig Smith
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338547368

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The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith Pdf

Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud! The original viral sensation! "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw! And he only had three legs! He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey!

Wild Irish Love

Author : Marian Broderick
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781788493130

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Wild Irish Love by Marian Broderick Pdf

Tales of passion and romance, love on the battlefield, affairs kept secret on pain of death ... From the bride who married in a prison cell, to the leader caught in a love triangle, to the revolutionaries who did their loving on the run, the romantic lives of Ireland's most famous characters have been predictably turbulent. Some Irish lovers have shocked a nation and brought down governments, some have produced the world's most beautiful poetry, some have reached across oceans – not to mention deep divisions at home – to find love. Marian Broderick views historical Irish romances through a contemporary lens, from the legendary lovers of prehistory to more modern convention-defying pioneers. The greatest Irish romances from history. With chapters on Inspirations, Love & War, Love Across the Divide, Secrets & Scandals and When Love Goes Wrong, among others, Marian Broderick tells of the men and women whose passions drove them to be together: often in the face of society, family, and even their own safety. From the legendary Deirdre and Naoise to WB Yeats and Maud Gonne, Charles Stuart Parnell and Katherine O'Shea to Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir, romantic Ireland is far from dead and gone!

Foster

Author : Claire Keegan
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802160157

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Foster by Claire Keegan Pdf

An international bestseller and one of The Times’ “Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century,” Claire Keegan’s piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas’ house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household—where everything is so well tended to—and this summer must soon come to an end. Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan’s great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules

Author : David Sedaris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781847375902

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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules by David Sedaris Pdf

'When apple-picking season ended, I got a Job in a packing plant and gravitated towards short stories, which I could read during my break and reflect upon for the remainder of my shift. A good one would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit . . . Once, before leaving on vacation, I copied an entire page from an Alice Munro story and left it in my typewriter, hoping a burglar might come upon it and mistake her words for my own. That an intruder would spend his valuable time reading, that he might be impressed by the description of a crooked face, was something I did not question, as I believed, and still do, that stories can save you'.

Literary Coteries and the Irish Women Writers' Club (1933-1958)

Author : Deirdre F. Brady
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781789622461

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Literary Coteries and the Irish Women Writers' Club (1933-1958) by Deirdre F. Brady Pdf

This book is an original account of coterie culture in twentieth-century Ireland and the networks and connections which fostered women's writing. It paints a vivid portrait of the inspirational women involved in the Women Writers' Club, showcasing their influence and achievements in literature and their political campaigning for intellectual and creative freedom.

Irish Women at War

Author : Gillian McIntosh,Diane Urquhart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : NWU:35556040798720

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Irish Women at War by Gillian McIntosh,Diane Urquhart Pdf

This book assessed the impact of conflict on women in 20th century Ireland, and how women responded to and influenced these conflicts. Their roles ranged from combatants, pioneers and workers, victims and survivors, prisoners, poets, playwrights and artists. Drawing on original research from a range of international scholars, this book considers women and war through a myriad of themes- militarism, morality, political activism and motherhood- through the lens of a variety of sources. Whatever their socio-economic or political background, a common thread of engagement links Irish women in wartime as they challenged and changed societies subsumed by hostilities.