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An Urban Sketcher's Galway
Galway artist Roisin Cure presents snapshots of life in the City of the Tribes in bold ink and vibrant watercolor. Her sketches show the beautiful details of Galway's pubs, the musicians and buskers, the exquisite medieval stonework, the marine environment, the vibrant nightlife culture, and the local colorful characters. These striking pictures are accompanied by recollections of conversations the artist had while sketching. This book is a unique souvenir of Galway, of a city that is famous for the arts and yet has so little in the way of visual art. It is a very timely book, released in advance of Galway 2020, when the city celebrates being European Capital of Culture.
50 Best Irish Walks
John G. O'Dwyer's Irish walks have become famous through his column in The Irish Times. Now his 50 favorite rambles are gathered here in one pocket-sized volume. A must read for anyone interested in Ireland's hills and mountains, these trails range from easy to moderate walks all around Ireland, taking anywhere from 1.5 to 4.5 hours to complete. Accompanied by beautiful photographs of the stunning Irish landscape, this is an ideal collection for the avid walker.
The Irish Currach Folk
Recounts the history and current life of the Irish and Scottish maritime culture and their currach, which evolved from a small skin-covered boat to a large sea-going vessel while spreading from prehistoric Galicia on the Iberian Peninsula through the British Isles and Iceland to the Viking settlements in Greenland. Well illustrated in black-and-white. Of interest to serious scholars of Celtic or maritime history, and accessible to general readers.
The Enchanted Lake
Sinéad de Valera's The Enchanted Lake weaves a world of magic like no other. From witches and mermaids to giants and princes, this new version, full of beautiful and colorful illustrations by the artist Alexis Sierra, brings together eight of her classic Irish fairy tales. Set in the Erin of Old, these timeless tales are brimming with ancient charm, captivating characters and magical locales. The Enchanted Lake will transport the reader to a world of wonder and enchantment that will invite you back again and again.
Wild Stories from the Irish Uplands
Every Irish mountaintop can be reached by a reasonably fit walker, doing nothing more technical than putting one foot in front of the other. This means the Irish highlands have been accessible to humans since the dawn of history. Small wonder then, that these mountains did not become distant objects of reverence and fear, as they did with the huge and difficult to access summits in other countries. Instead, they became a unifying feature of the landscape and have been purposefully woven into the myths and legends used to bind communities. No matter where you go, the Irish uplands have been loaded with history and legend while being lauded in song and story, for through the ages they have been intertwined with the course of Irish history. John G O'Dwyer is a veteran hiker who has spent much of his life exploring the Irish hill country and interacting with those who inhabit these high places. He has now brought together this experience in a fascinating collection of stories from the Irish uplands. All of human life is there: rapparees, rebels, rogues and revered mystics, every one of whom has, at some time, seen it in their interest to interact with Ireland's highest places.
Eddie O'Connor
Former CEO of Bord na Móna and Airtricity, and founding member of Mainstream Renewable Power, Irish energy industry leader Eddie O'Connor has always been a visionary. The green energy entrepreneur made headlines with his reluctance to sell Airtricity and when the resulting counter-bid failed, admittedly earning him millions, it spurred him to reinvest and launch Mainstream in 2008 at the onset of a worldwide economic collapse. A leading player in the renewable power field, Mainstream has gained a foothold in the global race for solar and wind energy. A Dangerous Visionary comes at the opportune time. Eddie's invaluable experience combined with a confident vision and unshakable faith has created a powerhouse legacy that will inspire the next generation of environmentally conscious business leaders.
Portal
Portal is an immersive visual exploration through the realms of unique flora and fauna within Ireland's bogs, wetlands, and eskers, revealing the hidden gems that have lived and evolved for millennia. Bogs are magical places that defy any distinction between land and water. They are the last true wildernesses in Western Europe and are home to extraordinary plant and animal species that have adapted in this unique environment to survive. Tina Claffey has been exploring these wondrous bogs through the seasons with her macro lens, which captures this enchanted wilderness in its minuteness, seeing beyond what the human eye is capable of. Carnivorous plants with their sticky tentacles, sphagnum mosses frozen in time in the deep bog pools, ancient water creatures exploring their depths, kaleidoscopes of color through dewdrops on the backs of wondrous insects. A wilderness on our doorstep that looks otherwordly.
The Bee's Knees
Why are bees so important? Why do we need to protect them? In this book James Morrissey answers all of these questions and even ones you never knew you had! From the waggle dance to beekeeping at Glenstal Abbey, The Bee's Knees is a guide to what WE can do to save one of the most important species in our environment.
Hungry for Home
Moreton delivers this beautiful, haunting, previously untold story of a vanished people from the edge of Ireland and the events that led to the abandonment of their way of life. This book is about home and what that means and a gripping account of the quest for a vanished people.
