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The first collection from Belfast poet Geraldine O'Kane.
The image of green and rural Ireland is familiar to everyone. The Rough Guide, though, is not like other guides: it looks beyond the blarney to explore the real charms of a vital European nation. The countryside is fully covered, of course, from the rugged Mountains of Mourne to the wild Atlantic Coast. But the Rough Guide to Ireland also investigates the extraordinary literary culture, keys into the undercurrents of the deep musical tradition, and explores nightlife in the cities as well as discussing the realities of life, north and south. There's extensive detail on the basics, where to stay, where to eat and drink, and much more which is not so obvious, like where to witness the ritual of bargaining at the ancient fairs or how to deal with the complex anomalies of the North.
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"As is characteristic of mugbooks of this era, most of the sketches in Maine Biographies give the subject's place and date of birth, his educational background and military service, and then his career, civic interests, church affiliation, hobbies, and so on. In almost every case, the author furnishes the names of the subject's parents, spouse, children, and spouse's parents, usually citing the subject's date of marriage and the dates or places of birth and death of at least these three generations of family members. In most instances, the subject's lineage can be traced back to the first half of the 19th century. Following are the surnames of the persons featured in the biographical sketches, as compiled from the indexes appearing at the back of each volume"--Publisher website (December 2008)