Travel
Slate-toned lakes, verdant pastures, peaceful mountain retreats, ragged cliffs pounded by the Atlantic, remote sandy beaches,
ancient monastic ruins, cosmopolitan cities and the warmest welcome from its people - Ireland's charm is endless. Discover
all its magic with this inspirational guide.
- PLAN YOUR ROUTE with the help of compelling highlights and itineraries and over 80 easy-to-use maps
- UNRAVEL THE PAST - in-depth coverage of the Emerald Isle's rich history and culture
- FIND THE CRAIC in traditional country pubs, chic city bars and bustling seaside taverns
- SLUMBER IN COMFORT whether you fancy elegant Georgian townhouses, snug B&Bs or sumptuous country mansions
- GET ABOUT by horse-and-caravan, canal boat, bicycle or on foot with comprehensive activities info
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A best-seller in Ireland and a real insiders' guide, Bed and Breakfast Ireland has been continuously in print since 1991.
Completely revised and updated, this handy resource covers more than 400 of Ireland's best bed-and-breakfast accommodations,
including guest houses, small hotels, country mansions, private homes, and farmhouses. Every accommodation has been visited
by the authors, who provide informative, personal descriptions, as well as logistical information such as rates, addresses,
and phone and fax numbers--all accompanied by a selection of helpful maps. Compact and comprehensive, this charming guide
will help make any Irish holiday a trip to remember.
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Culture
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This Companion provides an authoritative introduction to the historical, social and stylistic complexities of modern Irish
culture. It introduces Irish culture in its broadest sense and guides the reader through the cultural and theoretical debates
that inform our understanding of modern Ireland. The range of topics covered by the contributors demonstrates a comprehensive
understanding of Irish culture and the development of modern Ireland.
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There are approximately 40 million people of Irish descent in America today, and they are not the only ones who have made books such
as How the Irish Saved Civilization and Angela's Ashes international best sellers. This Complete Idiot's Guide contains exhaustive,
easy-to-follow coverage of all of Irish history-from the Celts to the Dark Ages to the crucial role of Christianity to conflicts with
England to the vital Irish assimilation into American culture. Includes concise biographies great Irish leaders, as well as profiles
of famous poets, novelists, playwrights, short story writers, artists, actors, and more.
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History
Much Irish history is written as a matter of heroes and leaders, of great personalities and sweeping events. T. W. Moody and
F. X. Martin's collection of essays by leading historians offers all those things, but it takes the land itself as its
starting point. Ireland, they write, has always been poor because of its ungiving soil; always isolated because of its
ring of imposing mountains and steep hills--but always open to invasion from the east across the calm, narrow Irish Sea,
because of which, they write, "our present-day laws and institutions have their origins in England." While taking a long
view of events, they manage to compress thousands of years of history into this fact-filled, highly readable book.
First published in 1967 and now updated to cover such recent events as the Good Friday Agreement and the withdrawal of British
troops from regular patrols in Northern Ireland, this new edition of a perennial bestseller narrates and interprets Irish history
as a whole.
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In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the
"island of saints and scholars," the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells. Here, far from the barbarian despoliation
of the continent, monks and scribes laboriously, lovingly, even playfully preserved the West's written treasury. When stability
returned in Europe, these Irish scholars were instrumental in spreading learning, becoming not only the conservators of
civilization, but also the shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western culture.
The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in
maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe.
Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was
on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and
learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars" -- and thus preserve
Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians.
In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome
to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the
very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries
and learning on the continent were forever lost -- they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task.
As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the
seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated.
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