Collins Gem Irish Dictionary offers excellent coverage of todays language & usage. Clear presentation & colour layout allow maximum accessibility in a handy take-anywhere format. Features include: * All the latest words in both languages such as rewritable wind farm in English & frithvireas hipearnasc in Irish * Information on initial mutation * An in-depth Irish grammar supplement * A useful supplement on time days months & numbers * Special treatment of key vocabulary items * Clear colour layout & useful examples Collins Gem Irish Dictionary has been designed to give learners of Irish all the information they need in a handy take-anywhere format. It

Includes:: all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle as well as the features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read colour layout special treatment of key words such as can that faoi mar & useful examples. There is a grammar supplement to help you to develop your knowledge of Irish & your confidence in the language & verb tables show all verb forms for the most common regular & irregular Irish verbs. In addition there is information on initial mutation time days months & numbers. Also available in the Collins Irish dictionary range are Collins Irish School Dictionary Collins Pocket Irish Dictionary & Collins Easy Learning Irish Dictionary.

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This title deals with traditional Irish cuisine with over 150 delicious step-by-step recipes from the Emerald Isle. It is a fascinating introduction to the history & folklore of Irelands food together with over 150 authentic recipes that capture the essence of Irish cuisine. It features a comprehensive guide to Irish ingredients from wild & cultivated harvest fruits meats game & sea food catches to the most wonderful farmhouse dairy produce & regional breads & brews. The authentic collection of recipes

Includes:: all the best-loved dishes such as boxty potato pancakes Dublin Bay prawns in garlic butter beef & guinness casserole & soda bread all shown in over 700 easy-to-follow step-by-step photographs. It also features more adventurous classics like oysters on the half-shell Michaelmas goose with apple stuffing dingle pies & fraughan mousse. This inspired collection of 150 authentic step-by-step dishes captures the heart & soul of Irish cooking. The book is divided into chapters featuring the full range of ingredients from meat poultry & game to fish & vegetables together with chapters on the Irish breakfast first courses desserts breads & bakes preserves & drinks. Dishes include all the classics from pea & ham soup Irish stew & Guinness & oyster pie to brown bread ice cream & rich & fruity porter cake. For anyone who wants to discover the secrets of this traditional culture & wants to visit the land through its recipes this is the perfect book.

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Because she is fey & has had visions of both the past & t he future Nuala proves too much for the forces of evil unleashed by the prospect of gold in the hills of western Irel&. Andrew M. Greeley understands both the Irish & the Irish-Americans & gives us a picture of modern day prosperous Ireland & the engaging & of course sometimes villainous people who live there. Irish Love" is the most gripping & at the same time most delightful novel in this compelling & unique series." ...

The Irish have always been proud of their contribution to Manchester. Alan Keegan & Danny Claffeys Irish Manchester: A Third Selection combines many previously unpublished photographs with well-researched captions to create a fascinating picture of the Irish community in the city. Among the themes featured are suburbs characters shops clubs buildings events & entertainment of the past. Packed with memories anecdotes & people this is the ultimate guide to Manchesters strong links with the Emerald Isle. Two chapters are being contributed by notable local characters Joe Casserley (who presents a local radio show) & Rose Morris of the Irish Heritage Centre. ...

From the epic Irish legend of Cuchulain to tales of banshees leprechauns & wizards these short stories & fables cover a wide range of Irelands mythology & legends forming a companion volume to Michael Scotts Irish Folk & Fairy Tales. ...

Roberts Irish series continues with this br&-new story in Silhouette Special Edition ("! Upon arriving at Royal Meadows Farms from Ireland rugged horse trainer Brian Donnelly is stunned by the beauty of his bosss daughter Keeley Grant. Now its up to this innocent beauty to tame this handsome Irish rogue. Satellite media tour." ...

The tens of thousands of Irish soldiers who fought in the British Army in World War I gained a fierce fighting reputation distinguishing themselves at Ypres Gallipoli the Somme & Palestine. Despite the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 Irishmen continued to volunteer for the British Army in World War II. Again their war record was distinguished; units included the famous 38th Irish Brigade who fought in North Africa & Italy & the Irish Guards who won a total of two Victoria Crosses 33 Military Crosses & 90 other military medals. Providing the first concise illustrated history of the Irish Regiments in both World Wars this book covers their uniforms & insignia as well as battle histories & proud service records. ...

Nuala Anne Mc Grail & her adoring husband Dermot Coyne are at it again in Father Greeleys supremely popular Irish mystery series. At an international music festival in Milan Nuala in her guise as an international singing star meets Seamus Costelloe & his family. Nuala quickly sees with her second sight (Nuala is fey after all) that Mr. Costelloe a sinister Chicago tough guy is doomed. She takes it upon herself to do something to save him which gets her in a whole peck of trouble. Meanwhile Dermot is trying to solve the hundred-year-old mystery of who started the Haymaker Riot which tore Chicago apart. The talented Father Greeley with his enormous storytelling skill his knowledge of Chicago & his mastery of the mystery form combines two separate tales in two different areas to give the reader one tantalizing experience. ...

Irelands rich culinary heritage is brought to life in this new edition of Darinas 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. Darinas fascination with Irelands culinary heritage is illustrated with chapters on Broths & Soups Fish Game Vegetables & Cakes & Biscuits. She uses the finest of Irelands natural produce to give us recipes such as Sea Spinach Soup Potted Ballycotton Shrimps with Melba Toast & Rhubarb Fool." ...

Can we not build up a national tradition a national literature which shall be none the less Irish in spirit from being English in language? W. B. Yeats This anthology traces the history of modern Irish literature from the revolutionary era of the late eighteenth century to the early years of political independence. From Charlotte Brooke & Edmund Burke to Elizabeth Bowen & Louis Mac Neice the anthology shows how in forging a tradition of their own Irish writers have continually challenged & renewed the ways in which Ireland is imagined & defined. The anthology

Includes:: a wide-ranging & generous selection of fiction poetry & drama. Three plays by W. B. Yeats Augusta Gregory & J. M. Synge are printed in their entirety along with the opening episode of James Joyces Ulysses. The volume also

Includes:: letters speeches songs memoirs essays & travel writings many of which are difficult to obtain elsewhere. Stephen Regans anthology vividly & valiantly presents a nation & a national literature coming into being. Paul Muldoon ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.



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