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A useful & excellent bestselling book to help with phrases & words in Irish. Ideal for the tourist & light enough to carry on a short trip
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An excellent resource for learners of Irish & an invaluable reference for travellers in the Gaeltacht.

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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. Thematically organized & spanning many centuries, this selection features a section of Gaelic poetry in translation. ...
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Padraic OFarrell gathered a rich harvest of wise sayings from the Irish countryside, the lips of great men – such as Shaw, Wilde, Synge & Swift – & the unspoilt fount of Irish folklore & legend.

Whenever Irish people congregate, however long removed from a rural environment, gems of wisdom are to be heard in their conversation.

This appealing new hardback edition will be popular with tourists & locals alike, who are looking for a pithy statement such as:
• The wrath of God has nothing on the wrath of an Irishman outbid for l&, a horse or a woman.
• A hair on the head is worth two on the brush.
• The family that has no skeleton in the cupboard has buried it instead.

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• ISBN: 9781781174920
• Author: Padraic OFarrell
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 128
• Dimensions: 15 x 11.5 x 1.5cm














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The traditional Irish pub is a national institution. It is a place where friends & strangers can enjoy good beer & good company in a friendly & laid-back atmosphere. Yet there is more to the Irish pub than dinking & revelry. Today, many pubs across the Emerald Isle are popular eating establishments in their own right, serving both traditional & contemporary dishes. This book will show you how to recreate popular Irish pub dishes in your own home. Simply flick through these pages then let the recipes fire up your imagination & take you on a culinary tour of enchanting Irel&. ...
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A fascinating insight into railways in Ireland with this four DVD box set. Irish Railways
- Miscellany: This new & revised edition
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On a horse-buying trip to Irel&, Burke Logan has his head turned from business by small-town Irish lass Erin Mc Kinnon.



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Offers a portrait of Sean Mac Bride, Minister of External Affairs, during one of the most turbulent periods in Irish diplomatic history: the inter-party government of 1948. This book provides information on the political party founded by Sean Mac Bride, his time in government, his fall from power & his impact on Irish foreign policy. ...
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' Come to America. Your home is with me now.'

For lonely but spirited orphan Adelia ' Dee' Cunnane, her uncle's invitation



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Irish Railways - 3 DVD Box Set

Irish Railways - Volume 1: Irish Railways Miscellany This new and revised edition of the pioneering volume in our Irish Railways series provides a splendid introduction to some of the delights which could be seen on both Ireland's 5ft 3in standard gauge tracks and the country's famed narrow gauge lines, from the 1950s through to the 1970s. Irish Railways - Volume 2: The Swansong Of Steam In Ulster By early 1960s steam traction had virtually disappeared from the railways of the Irish Republic; however it still flourished on the lines of the Ulster Transport Authority in Northern Ireland where the years up to 1964 can rightly be described as providing the Swansong of Steam in Ireland. Irish Railways - Volume 3: The Irish Narrow Gauge 1939-1959 This new and revised edition of the
pioneering volume in our Irish Railways series provides a splendid introduction to some of the delights which could be seen on both Ireland's 5ft 3in standard gauge tracks and the country's famed narrow gauge lines, from the 1950s through to the 1970s.
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Irish Railways
- Volume 1: Irish Railways Miscellany This new & revised edition of the pioneering volume in our Irish Railways series provides a splendid introduction to some of the delights which could be seen on both Ireland's 5ft 3in standard gauge tracks & the country's famed narrow gauge lines, from the 1950s through to the 1970s. Irish Railways
- Volume 2: The Swansong Of Steam In Ulster By early 1960s steam traction had virtually disappeared from the railways of the Irish Republic; however it still flourished on the lines of the Ulster Transport Authority in Northern Ireland where the years up to 1964 can rightly be described as providing the Swansong of Steam in Irel&. Irish Railways
- Volume 3: The Irish Narrow Gauge 1939-1959 This new & revised edition of the pioneering volume in our Irish Railways series provides a splendid introduction to some of the delights which could be seen on both Ireland's 5ft 3in standard gauge tracks & the country's famed narrow gauge lines, from the 1950s through to the 1970s.

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