The Most Famous Irish People You Ve Never Heard Of

Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847174468

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The Most Famous Irish People You've Never Heard Of by Colin Murphy Pdf

STORIES OF ADVENTURE & ACHIEVEMENT INVENTORS, GOLD-DIGGERS, MILITARY LEADERS, SPIES, RABBLE-ROUSERS, SOLDIERS, COURTESANS, ACE PILOTS DETECTIVES, ATHLETES, HEROES Irish people have left their mark on virtually every corner of the globe. This fascinating book tells the stories of the Irish who are justly celebrated in their adopted homelands, but virtually unknown in Ireland. - William Melville from Kerry, the First Head of MI5 - Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty from Cork, who rescued 4,000 Jews and Allied Servicemen from the Nazis - James Hoban from Kilkenny who designed The White House - Jennie Hodgers from Louth who served three years in Union Army during the American Civil War - as a man - George McElroy from Dublin who became one of World war I's outstanding aerial aces And many more ...

Author : Colin Murphy,Donal O'Dea
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-05
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781847179722

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More Stuff Irish People Love by Colin Murphy,Donal O'Dea Pdf

Do you love the taste of Red Lemonade, change into your swimming togs under a towel on the beach or find yourself admiring 'the grand stretch in the evenings'? Then this book, jammed with hilarious reflections on what it is to be Irish, will have you nodding in agreement with every turn of the page. Contains approximately 100 things that Irish people like, such as; - Waving hello to complete strangers on country roads. - Using the 'cupla focal' to stress our Irishness when on holidays. - Going for a few pints after mass. - Claiming a relative who fought in the Easter Rising. - Explaining hurling to foreigners. - Nicknaming statues, for example 'The Floozie in the Jacuzzi'.

Author : Colin Murphy,Donal O'Dea
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-10
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781847179739

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Stuff Irish People Love by Colin Murphy,Donal O'Dea Pdf

Do you love the taste of Red Lemonade, change into your swimming togs under a towel on the beach or find yourself admiring 'the grand stretch in the evenings'? Then this book, jammed with hilarious reflections on what it is to be Irish, will have you nodding in agreement with every turn of the page. Contains approximately 100 things that Irish people like, such as; - Waving hello to complete strangers on country roads. - Using the 'cupla focal' to stress our Irishness when on holidays. - Going for a few pints after mass. - Claiming a relative who fought in the Easter Rising. - Explaining hurling to foreigners. - Nicknaming statues, for example 'The Floozie in the Jacuzzi'.

Author : Colin Murphy,Donal O'Dea
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781847176509

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20 Things To Do In Dublin Before You Go For a Pint by Colin Murphy,Donal O'Dea Pdf

Got some time on your hands before you hit Dublin's famous pubs? Then you need this book, an invaluable guide to twenty of Dublin's highlights for visitors and native alike. History, culture, strangeness and beauty are all here -- along with a list of the local hostelries to visit and let the experience soak in. Sprinkled with the wit of Murphy and O'Dea, best known for the Feckin' Collection. Key attractions include: - Christ Church Cathedral - Dublin Castle - The Chester Beatty Library - The Guinness Storehouse - Trinity College - Temple Bar - Royal Hospital, Kilmainham (IMMA) - Old Jameson Distillery - O'Connell Street & The GPO And many more!

Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781847175359

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Boycott by Colin Murphy Pdf

Boycott - a word whose meaning is known the world over. But it once belonged to a man. Two brothers, Owen and Thomas Joyce, barely survive the horror of the great famine that devastated Ireland in the 1840s. But it left a lasting effect on both of them. Three decades later they are thrown together during the Land War, when evictions and landlord cruelty reach an intolerable level. But Thomas places his trust in the gun, while Owen backs the passive resistance advocated by the Land League. Captain Charles Boycott, an English land agent in Mayo, becomes the first to suffer this new form of revolt, when he and his family are ostracised. It is a David versus Goliath situation, with Boycott supported by the military, the police, the press, the British Government. How can peasants stand against an empire? And how will the two brothers reconcile their differences and confront their troubled past? A novel of brotherly love and brotherly conflict.

Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847176066

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The Priest Hunters by Colin Murphy Pdf

A fascinating investigation the lives of four priest hunters – Sean na Sagart, Edward Tyrrell, Barry Lowe and John Garzia. Ireland in the aftermath of Cromwell – during this period Catholicism and Irish nationalism became inexorably linked and priests were outlawed. The Priest Hunters shines a light on these men who hunted them. Sean naSagart was Irishman who was been condemned to death for horse stealing but was reprieved on condition he become a priest hunter. Edward Tyrrell was an English mercenary driven solely by greed. Barry Lowe indulged in such acts as tying a priest behind his horse and dragging him through the brush. John Garzia, who had fled the Spanish Inquisition, arrived in Ireland and evidently sought revenge hunting down priests. An incredible account of some of the most hated men in Ireland.

Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781788491945

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A Feckin' Tour of Ireland by Colin Murphy Pdf

The Emerald Isle has something for everyone, from the stupendous coastline and cliffs of the Wild Atlantic Way in the west to the culture and cuisine of the Ancient East; from the castles and forts of the historic north to the famed golden beaches of the beautiful south – and not forgetting the mighty craic and decent watering holes to be found everywhere in between! Humorous information about 50 key tourist attractions in Ireland, accompanied by photographs and illustrations. A light-hearted guide of Ireland for natives and visitors alike. Featured destinations include: - The Game of Thrones Tour - The Giant's Causeway Coastal Route - Kilmainham Gaol - Glasnevin Cemetery & Museum - Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth - Powerscourt House & Gardens - King John's Castle - Irish National Stud & Gardens - Yeats Country

Author : Aoife Assumpta Hart
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780773598676

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Ancestral Recall by Aoife Assumpta Hart Pdf

Despite distance and differences in culture, the early twentieth century was a time of literary cross-pollination between Ireland and Japan. Notably, the Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats had a powerful influence on Japanese letters, at the same time that contemporary and classical Japanese literature and theatre impacted Yeats’s own literary experiments. Citing an extraordinary range of Japanese and Irish texts, Aoife Hart argues that Japanese translations of Irish Gaelic folklore and their subsequent reception back in Ireland created collisions, erasures, and confusions in the interpretations of literary works. Assessing the crucial roles of translation and transnationalism in cross-cultural exchanges between the Celtic Revival and Japanese writers of the modern period, Hart proves that interlingual dialogue and folklore have the power to reconstruct a culture’s sense of heritage. Rejecting the notion that the Celtic Revival was inward and parochial, Hart suggests that, seeking to protect their heritage from the forces of globalization, the Irish adapted their understanding of heritage to one that exists within the transnational contexts of modernity – a heritage that is locally produced but internationally circulated. In doing so, Hart maintains that the cultural contact and translation between the East and West traveled in more than one direction: it was a dialogue presenting modernity’s struggles with cosmopolitanism, gender, ethnic identity, and transnationalism. An inspired exploration of transpacific literary criticism, Yeats scholarship, and twentieth-century Japanese literature, Ancestral Recall tracks the interplay of complex ideas across languages and discourses.

Author : Colin Murphy,Brendan O'Reilly
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781847179357

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A Big Pile of Blarney by Colin Murphy,Brendan O'Reilly Pdf

The Irish are world masters at talking. The magic behind our silky, colourful (and non-stop) stories is a little thing called 'blarney', or 'the gift of the gab'. But what is it, you ask, and how can you get some for yourself? The hilarious A Big Pile of Blarney takes you through the history of Blarney Castle and the legend of the world-famous Blarney Stone (not to mention the famous lips that have puckered up to it). By the time you've finished reading, you too will be overflowing with beguiling blarney know-how and mellifluous oratorical magnetism!

Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-19
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781847178039

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In The Name of Jaysus! by Colin Murphy Pdf

Ever lose the head when the country grinds to a halt after two centimetres of snow? Do the parish-pump politicians, perennially pathetic health services and practically useless road signs drive you to drink? Are all these and a million other maddening quirks of Irish society sapping your will to live? In the Name of Jaysus is a hilarious rant about all things exasperating, irritating and downright infuriating in Ireland today. If you're Irish – or if you just live here and have to endure our traditional manner of doing things arseways – then, in the name of Jaysus, this is the book for you!

Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847177018

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Who's Feckin' Who in Irish History by Colin Murphy Pdf

Did an Irish monk discover America? Which rebel died of having a feckin' tooth pulled? And who in the name of Jaysus was responsible for the Pledge? If you've ever wondered how much of our rabble-rousing history is true, and how much a load of wojus oul' bull, then look no further. From the great to the gormless, this book is a hilarious parade of the life stories of Ireland's favourite heroes and gougers. Gathered in a collection of the best anecdotes from our chequered past, it will tell you everything you need to know about our writers, revolutionaries, and rogues. You never know - it might help you win the odd pub quiz as well... The Feckin' collection returns with a funny, original and quirky take on some of Ireland's most famous faces! Illustrated with photographs and cartoons, the book covers key Irish figures across the millenia like: William Butler Yeats - Nobel Prize winning poet Saint Patrick - Patron Saint of Ireland Sir Ernest Shacklton - legendary Antarctic explorer Jonathan Swift - the man who wrote Gulliver's Travels Grace O'Mally - the pirate queen who ran Queen Elizabeth's troups ragged Brian Boru - the last High King of Ireland And many more!

Author : Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1034 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009841383

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Cobbett's Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain. Parliament Pdf

Author : Dennis Dworkin
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603848206

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Ireland and Britain, 1798-1922 by Dennis Dworkin Pdf

The clash between Britain and Ireland--and between Catholics and Protestants within Ireland--is among the oldest and most enduring nationalist, ethnic, and religious conflicts in the modern world, rooted in the colonization of Ireland by English and Scottish Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Through fifty-six original sources, many of which have never been reprinted, this volume traces the origins and development of the conflict during the years of the legislative union between Britain and Ireland--years shaped by the rise of, and British and Irish Unionist responses to, Irish nationalism. Dworkin’s Introduction provides both a history of the conflict and a discussion of its causes; headnotes and footnotes set each selection in historical, political, and cultural context, and identify those terms and names that may be unfamiliar to modern readers. A map, a glossary, a chronology of events, and a select bibliography are included, as are an index and several contemporary illustrations.

Author : David Day
Publisher : Bounty
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780753728550

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A Dictionary of Tolkien by David Day Pdf

Arranged in a handy A-Z format, A Dictionary of Tolkien explores and explains the creatures, plants, events and places that make up these strange and wonderful lands. It is essential reading for anyone who loves Tolkien's works and wants to learn more about them. This book is unofficial and is not authorised by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Arts
ISBN : IND:30000153147537

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The Athenaeum by Anonim Pdf