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ISBN: 9780953320035
Category : Galway (Ireland : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 335

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Author: Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 546

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Author: Patricia Monaghan
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1577318021
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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When Patricia Monaghan traveled to Ireland seeking her roots, what she found was much more than her physical ancestors. This is the story of her journey and the legends, landmarks, and mystical lore she encountered. Her poetic stories elucidate the ways that myth reveals the truth of human experience as well as the contradictions that are embodied in women's lives. This book is an extensive exploration of goddess mythology in Ireland, from Brigit, the Celtic goddess of water, fire, and transformation, to the historical figure of Granueille, a pirate queen.

Author: Deirdre Kearney
Publisher: Lapwing Publications
ISBN: 1907276033
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90

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Spiddal Pier (Lapwing Press, 2009) is a book of poems by Dierdre Kearney the grand-daughter of Felix Kearney, one of Tyrone's foremost songwriters and poets. The poems cover a diverse range of topics - from a visit to a death camp near Berlin, to a trip to a Beijing hutong, and from her memories of growing up in the North during the Troubles to a scene she witnessed at Shannon Airport when American soldiers suddenly filled the departure lounge.

Author: John O'Donovan
Publisher:
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Category : Galway (Ireland : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 642

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Author: Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland
Publisher:
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Author: Duald Mac Firbis
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 576

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Taken from the book of Lecan, in the library of the Royal Irish Academy and from the genealogical manuscript of Duald Mac Firbis, in the library of Lord Riden (with a translation and notes).

Author: Irish Archaeological Society
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 568

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Author: Peadar O'Dowd
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 0717165434
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Peadar O'Dowd's A History of County Galway is an enjoyable, accessible and informative study of Galway's history. A comprehensive book that begins with Galway's geological formation, O'Dowd's study of Ireland's second largest county progresses up to the present day and is the ideal book for anyone interested in the county of the Tribesmen. Galway is the largest county in the province of Connacht, both in area and population. It is divided in two by the great expanse of Lough Corrib, the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland. To the west lies one of the country's most scenic areas, the mountains of Connemara, while to the east, its fertile plains run gently towards the Shannon basin. Its capital, Galway City, stands on the banks of the River Corrib, which flows into Galway Bay. East Galway is particularly rich in ecclesiastical and monastic ruins, while Galway City has been an important port and trading centre since medieval times, conducting a vigorous trade with places as far away as Italy, Spain and France. In modern times the county has been a focus of industrial and tourist expansion and contains one of the largest Gaeltachts or Irish-speaking areas in the country. Peadar O'Dowd's fascinating history of the area traces its political, administrative, social and economic developments over the centuries. He pays particular attention in the modern period to the importance of its educational and cultural infrastructures, as well as its changing life styles in the twenty-first century. A well-known local author and historian, O'Dowd has deep knowledge of and abiding affection for Galway and its people that is abundantly clear in this authoritative yet accessible study of his native county. A History of County Galway: Table of Contents - Natural Formation - Ancient Galway - Christianity - Medieval Times - Early Modern Galway - The Dawn of Modern TimesSelected Bibliography

Author: Irish archaeological and Celtic society
Publisher:
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 572

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