This book is the first national history of the building of some of Ireland's most important historic public buildings. Focusing on the former assize courthouses and county gaols, it tells a political history of how they were built, who paid for them, and the effects they had on urban development in Ireland.
Cafe Paradiso is widely accepted as one of the best vegetarian restaurants in Ireland. This cookbook, written by Cafe Paradiso's chef and co-founder, Denis Cotter, includes over 100 recipes covering starters, mains and desserts, which range from the simple and comforting to the exotic.
Between the fifth century and the ninth, several thousand churches were founded in Ireland the premise of this book is that landscape archaeology is one of the most fruitful ways to study them.
The Coastal Atlas of Ireland is a celebration of Ireland's coastal and marine spaces. Drawing on written contributions from over 100 authors from across the island of Ireland and beyond, the Atlas takes an explicitly all-island approach; though the work has a much wider relevance and potential reader interest.
The book and accompanying cd consists of song, music and lore of the acclaimed Conamara tradition bearer, Colm O Caodhain (1893 - 1975) from Glinsce, Carna, County Galway. During the golden era of collecting in the twentieth century, Colm's contribution to collectors in Ireland and abroad is exceptional.
The bizarre underwater world holds a fascination for many. This work offers a journey beneath the world's temperate seas - the cool waters between the tropics and the Polar Regions. It contains 120 photographs illustrating the colourful and bizarre life below while also conveying the mood of exploration.
Contains a selection of recipes from the Cornucopia Vegetarian Wholefood Restaurant in Dublin. This book is divided into six sections which are soups, salads, main courses, desserts, breads and seasonal menus. It features recipes with consideration for the following dietary requirements: Vegan; gluten-free; yeast-free, dairy-free; and, egg-free.
This is the first English translation of an important 17th century contention between two Irish clerics. The detail uncovered reveals much about Gaelic Irish culture and society at this turbulent period in Irish history.
Eoin MacNeill (1867-1945) was a founding figure in the Gaelic League, the Irish Volunteers, and the government of Ireland. As Professor of Early (including Mediaeval) History at University College Dublin was also one of the foremost Irish historians of his generation.
This collection of essays, written by many of the foremost McGahern scholars, provides solid reasons for why the Leitrim writer has assumed canonical status since his premature death in 2006, an event which sparked something akin to a period of national mourning in Ireland.