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From Easter 1916 until the bitter end of the Civil War, Kerry was embroiled in bloody conflict. Now, for the first time in published form, many of the county's main participants in the struggle tell...

A series of specially commissioned essays, written by some of Ireland's leading historians (academic and popular), on the contribution made by Michael Collins to the making of the Irish state. This...

'Michael Collins, Himself' focuses on the man behind the mask. Not the soldier, statesman or guerrilla, but the real, human Michael Collins. This unique approach offers insights into Collins'...

The interior of the old Ford armoured car stank of sweat, blood and acrid smoke. Pat's eyes desperately struggled to focus in the gloom of the biting cordite fog ...On 15 September 1961, Trooper...

Moll is a hilarious and highly successful comedy about life in an Irish country presbytery.'When a presbytery gets a new housekeeper it becomes like a country that gets a change of government, or...

In this excellent collection of More Irish Short Stories, John B. Keane is as entertaining as ever with his humorous insights into the lives of his fellow countrymen. Few will be able to resist a...

Discover the Inspiring Story of a Revolutionary: Mick Ryan's memoir of growing up in Dublin's East Wall and his journey as former IRA Director of Operations. Explore his commitment to the cause,...

My Village My WorldAuthor: John M. FeehanPublisher: Mercier PressPublication Date: Dec 06, 2024Number of Pages: 98 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1781179301ISBN-13: 9781781179307

Nora ConnorAuthor: Annie M. P. SmithsonPublisher: Mercier PressPublication Date: Jan 06, 2025Number of Pages: 146 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1781179255ISBN-13: 9781781179253

'On Another Man's Wound', its title taken from an old Ulster proverb, 'It's easy to sleep on another man's wound', was first published in 1936 and has become the classic account of the years 1916-21...

On The Run: The Story of an Irish Freedom FighterAuthor: Colm ?? GaoraPublisher: Mercier PressPublication Date: Jan 06, 2025Number of Pages: 354 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Paid in FullAuthor: Annie M. P. SmithsonPublisher: Mercier PressPublication Date: Jan 06, 2025Number of Pages: 154 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1781179298ISBN-13: 9781781179291

This is the captivating story of Charles Stewart Parnell's sister. In the late nineteenth century, before women had the vote, a group of respectable ladies operated outside the law to fight for the...

A gripping true story of conspiracy, bloodletting intrigue, execution and revenge, 'The Phoenix Park Murders' tells the story of the most infamous crime of nineteenth century Ireland when assassins...

Ballykinlar Internment Camp was the first mass internment camp to be established by the British in Ireland during the War of Independence. Situated on the County Down coast and opened in December...

Intended for kids, this fun book of puzzles includes many types of puzzle, of varying difficulty. It includes picture puzzles, mazes, math tests, lateral thinking, visual reasoning puzzles, along...

Do you know why you should never drain your wine glass or why you should always break up egg shells?What does it mean if the palm of your hand is itchy?Why is it unlucky to kill a cuckoo?Why is it...

A memorable account of travelling by bicycle around Ireland. William Blufin takes us to a magnificent part of Ireland where all the loveliness, freshness, beauty, grandeur of the countryside bursts...

Pirates executed in St Stephen's Green; Mother Bungy's 'sink of sin' in what is now Temple Bar; the Viking thingmote in College Green where human sacrifices took place; hidden holy wells under the...

The history of the Irish republican movement is dominated by the story of the men who took up arms in Ireland's fight for freedom against the British. The names of men like Pearse, Connolly, Collins...

Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847: The Journey of an Irish Coffin ShipAuthor: James ManganPublisher: Mercier PressPublication Date: Oct 18, 2024Number of Pages: 128 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Saol CorrachAuthor: S??mus ?? GriannaPublisher: Mercier PressPublication Date: Jan 06, 2025Number of Pages: 262 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1781179069ISBN-13: 9781781179062

Patrick Sarsfield's amazing career as the leading Irish soldier of the Williamite War (1688-91) is the stuff of legend. In this military biography, all the known facts of the great soldier's career...

A groundbreaking book that looks back on Ireland's struggle for freedom with a refreshingly new perspective and attitude. This is a journey into a turbulent period in Ireland's past - the past of...

Sharon's Grave is a play that deals with a man's ruthless lust for land, which overrides all family loyalties, and can ultimately lead to tragedy. The action takes place in a small farmhouse on an...

For the first time since the Irish financial meltdown comes a book not from an economist or a journalist but from a self-employed Irishman who found himself in the eye of the storm. Ireland is...

Shoot to Kill? offers a concise overview of the perplexing legal intricacies of the Northern Irish conflict.Author: Kader AsmalPublisher: Mercier PressPublication Date: Jan 29, 2024Number of Pages:...

These five short stories show us that Pearse was a man of deep understanding with immense human awareness of the way of life of the average person. He analyses the sorrows and joys of the Irish...

Featuring new notes written by English teacher and daughter of John B. Keane, Joanna Keane O'Flynn. Suitable for both Senior and Junior cycle classes.Sive is a young and beautiful orphan who lives...

Six generations represent only a short moment in the long history of human civilisation, but these Six Generations have brought more change in the way of life of the ordinary man and woman than came...