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. ...

' 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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Details: As in Great Britain, the period from the mid-1950s onwards saw considerable changes to the railways of Ireland
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Ireland's rich culinary heritage is brought to life in this new edition of Darina's bestselling ' Irish Traditional Cooking'. With 300 traditional dishes, including 100 new recipes, this is the most comprehensive & entertaining tome on the subject. Each recipe is complemented by tips, tales, historical insights & common Irish customs, many of which have been passed down from one generation to the next. Darina's fascination with Ireland's culinary heritage is illustrated with chapters on Broths & Soups, Fish, Game, Vegetables & Cakes & Biscuits. She uses the finest of Ireland's natural produce to give us recipes such as Sea Spinach Soup, Potted Ballycotton Shrimps with Melba Toast & Rhubarb Fool. ...

A very handy & bestselling dictionary that is comprehensive, & an ideal reference aid for learners & speakers of Irish. With over 20, 000 headwords, an introduction to the use of Irish & concise & informative book with an accessible layout, this book will help you on a trip or visit to Ireland for work or pleasure. Mionfhocloir comhaimseartha, cuimsitheach agus e leagtha amach go soileir
- ais tagartha iontach d'fhoghlaimeoiri agus do chainteoiri Gaeilge. * Breis agus 20, 000 ceannfhocal * Intreoir ar usaid na Gaeilge Achomair agus faiseiseach le leagan amach aisiuil.
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Books Fantasy Fiction Books She survived her first year at Basgiath War College... but the danger is only beginning. Everyone expected violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College, violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, & the unlucky. Now the real training begins, & violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's gruelling & maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance. It's the new vice commandant, who's made it his personal mission to teach violet exactly how powerless she is
- unless she betrays the man she loves. Although violet's body might be weaker & frailer than everyone else's, she still has her wits & a will of iron. & leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules. But a determination to survive won...
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The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller & thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! SECRETS. SACRIFICE. SURVIVAL. Against all odds, violet Sorrengail made it through her first year at Basgiath War College, but now, the real training begins. The stakes are higher than ever, & a determination to survive won’t be enough this time. When a powerful new enemy threatens everything she cares about, including the man she loves, violet must do whatever it takes to keep their secrets safe. One wrong move could have horrifying consequences – & as the web of lies spun by those in charge starts to unravel, nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end. THE DEADLY SECOND YEAR AT BASGIATH AWAITS Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349437057 • Author: Rebecca Yarros • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 800 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 5.2 cm ...

A small crowd of passengers stood beside the piles of luggage & a collective gasp of horror went up. As the lid of the hatbox flipped open, its contents were tipped roughly out. Rolling around on the platform was a human head. Hordes of people are on their way to Derby Day at Epsom Downs: dukes & dustmen, bishops & beggars, privileged ladies & prostitutes. The gamut of Victorian society & a hotbed for crime & crooks of all kinds. Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck & his assistant are assigned to the case of the disembodied head, a murky course of events that takes in murder, fraud & race-fixing. Just how much is someone prepared to risk in order to win? ...

With the nineteenth-century enthusiasm for railways came a demand for everfaster locomotives that could haul greater loads than their predecessors. Here John Walter outlines the fascinating history of steam railway locomotives followed by a comprehensive & easy-to-understand directory based on the Whyte wheel classifi cation system. ...

Iron House is the remarkable story of two orphaned brothers separated by violence at a tender age. When a boy is savagely killed in their brutal orphanage, one brother runs & takes the blame with him, eventually finding his way to New York & into the heart of organized crime. Two decades later
- a seasoned killer
- he returns to North Carolina with a sentence on his head, the mob in hot pursuit & his long-lost brother in trouble of a different kind. With vast sums in play, political fortunes at risk & bodies piling up, the brothers reunite to solve the mystery of their shared past in a tour de force narrative of loss, courage & the aftermath of violence. A dark, atmospheric thriller with a plot that will keep you guessing until the last moment.

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