Ireland has always been famous for the warmth of its welcome. Now the excellence of its magnificent golf courses has been recognised with The K Club being selected to host the 2006 Ryder Cup.

The country abounds in great golfing challenges & its legendary courses are known throughout the world

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Following the critically acclaimed success of Dublin, this riveting sequel takes the story of Ireland from the seventeenth ...

Following the critically acclaimed success of Dublin, this riveting sequel takes the story of Ireland from the seventeenth ...

A brilliant, controversial & insightful biography. Fifteen years ago, Iris Murdoch asked A. N. Wilson to be her biographer. This book is a tribute to the novelist he knew for thirty years. This is not Iris Murdoch the Alzheimer's patient, but Iris Murdoch the witty conversationalist, the emotional chaotic &, above all, the writer. Both sad & farcical, this completely personal attempt to set the record straight gives us back the fiercely intelligent novelist & professional philosopher, & will cause amusement as it ruffles feathers. ...

IRISH is the story of the mass migration from Ireland in the wake of the Great Famine of the mid-nineteenth century. It is an epic account of th coming together of a nation & a city. Those who fled were all escaping a nightmare existence in the poorest & most deprived country in Europe
- this is their tale. IRISH! brings to life the horror pf those grim days & reveals the unimaginable suffering endured by the Irish as a result of the Potato Blight. It describes in vivid detail the hazards & hardships faced by the thousands fleeing the country in search of a better life overseas, including a startling account of one of the most deplorable maritime crimes ever committed, the voyage of the SS LONDONDERRY. The coming of the Irish to Glasgow had a bigger impact on the city than any other event. It is a subject many have said no writer would successfully tackle. John Burrowes has undertaken two years of painstaking research into the most significant & stirring episode in the history of Glasgow, & now for the first time the truth is vividly unfolded. IRISH! brings the tale of the Irish migration to Scotland to life. It tells of the contribution made by Irish labourers in Glasgow to the Industrial Revolution; reveals that the legendary football clubs of Celtic & Rangers may never have existed were it not for the migrants' arrival; & describes the ' Partick War',
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Irish is the story of the mass migration from Ireland to Glasgow that took place in the wake of the Great Famine of the mid-nineteenth century. It is an epic account of the coming together of a nation & a city. This is the tale of those who escaped a nightmare existence in the poorest & most deprived country in Europe & changed the city of Glasgow forever. Irish brings to life the horrot of those grim days & reveals the unimaginable suffering endured as a result of the Potatoe Blight. It describes in vivid detail the hazards & hardships faced by those fleeing Ireland in search of a better life overseas, including a startling account of one of the most deplorable maritime crimes ever committed, the voyage of the SS Londonderry. The coming of the Irish to Glasgow had a bigger impact on the city than other event. Now, for the first time, the truth about this most significant & stirring episode is vividly unfolded. It tells of the contribution made by Irish labourers in Glasgow to the Industrial Revolution; reveals that the legendary football clubs of Celtic & Rangers may never have existed were it not for the migrant's arrival; & describes the ' Partick War', & the occasion of the first-ever Orange Walk. ...

With its roots in the devotional verse of the early Christian church & the long lyric poems of the Irish bards, Irish poetry has a rich & robust tradition both of engagement & self-reflection. It has grappled long with politics & has provided the most eloquent response to Ireland ...

In 1916, Eamon de Valera arrived on the Irish scene & as a result, so we are told, the fairies left. Such combining of fact & folklore is the essence of Peter Somerville-Large's fascinating history of fifty years of life in Irel&, from 1916 to 1966. This book does not shrink from describing the tragedies & poverty of those years, while brimming with cultural, domestic & political detail, unsullied by either proselytism or sentimentality. Throughout, the reader can hear the voices of the Irish: comments on the frequent crises in the country by contemporary writers, both famous & obscure, are seamlessly woven into the text, as are direct memories of those who lived through the events described. Peter Somerville-Large has a talent for observation, & his interest in the people he writes about is palpable. That Irish Voices is not just a history, but a history of life, is significant
- a joy to read.
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