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A collection of new poems for children featuring the work of leading Irish poets, including Seamus Heaney, Thomas Kinsella, Paula Meehan, Brendan Kennelly, and more.
The new poems in this collection reflect Cashman's sense of place and of the spiritual groundings of daily life characteristic of his early poems.
This is the sixth poetry collection from senior poet, anthologist and literary figure Seamus Cashman, founder of Wolfhound Press.
Irish history and folklore is rich with proverbs and sayings of old, full of timeless wisdom that still has resonance and truth today. This beautifully designed hardback brings together a whole host of these sayings and proverbs on topics as diverse as aging, the seasons, fate and nature. Learn to banter like the Irish with these wise, witty and wicked sayings. And remember ... 'It's a good story that fills the belly.' Beautifully packaged and illustrated with full colour photographs.
Part of a series providing an authoritative history of the book in Ireland, this volume comprehensively outlines the history of 20th-century Irish book culture. This book embraces all the written and printed traditions and heritages of Ireland and places them in the global context of a worldwide interest in book histories.
AN INVALUABLE DELIGHT TO PROFESSIONAL AND NOVICE BAKERS ALIKE, THE BEST IRISH BREADS AND BAKING GATHERS TOGETHER THE CREAM OF BOTH TRADITIONAL AND MODERN RECIPES - FROM WELL - LOVED OLD FAVOURITE SUCH AS BROWN SODA BREAD AND TRADITIONAL SPICEY FRUIT SCONES TO MORE UNUSUAL TEMPTATIONS SUCH AS BALLYLICKEY YUMMY CAKE, FLOWER CREPES WITH SUMMER BERRY FILLING, AND BARBARA'S GUINESS 'YEAST BREAD'.
"the most important documentary historian of this century" The Irish Times In 1985 Eddie O'Donnell SJ found a tin trunk containing 42,000 negatives - the life's work of Francis Browne SJ. Father Browne was a passenger on the Titanic and, when the ship sank, his photos were printed on the front pages of newspapers throughout the world. 1n 1916 he joined up as a chaplain to the British Army serving with the Irish Guards on the front line during the First World War. He was wounded five times and gassed. He became the most decorated Catholic chaplain of the war. Although he spent the rest of his life as a Jesuit priest, he continued to take remarkable photos, to travel and to meet many of the leading figures of his times. Anyone curious about "Father Browne of the Titanic" will find this an entertaining and informative read, amply illustrated with his wonderful photographs.
Amid the turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s—an era that included the Black Civil Rights movement, the war in Vietnam, and the Troubles in Northern Ireland—young Irish Americans in New York began to question what it meant to be Irish in America. Led by Irish revolutionary socialist Brian Heron, these young people discarded outdated stereotypes and created an inclusive space to explore, celebrate, and share their culture. Thus was born An Claidheamh Soluis, the Irish Arts Center, an organization that is still going strong fifty years later. As an early organizer and director of the Irish Arts Center, James F. Olwell recounts how this premier cultural institution came to be. Beginning with his ...
How many emails have you deleted recently offering you inherited millions from a mystery relative, or the uncollected winnings from an unheard of lottery? Rather than press delete, Don Mullan decided to take the Scammers on at their own game.
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