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Ulysses
Author: The Martello Towers of Ireland
Author: Victor J. EnochWaterford Harbour
Author: Andrew DohertyPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750995947
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit, it was there that Andrew Doherty was born and raised amongst a treasure chest of stories spun by the fishermen, sailors and their families. As an adult he began to research these accounts and, to his surprise, found many were based on fact. In this book, Doherty will take you on a fascinating journey along the harbour, introduce you to some of its most important sites and people, the area's history, and some of its most fantastic tales. Dreaded press gangs who raided whole communities for crew, the search for buried gold and a ship seized by pirates, the horror of a German bombing of the rural idyll during the Second World War – on every page of this incredible account you will learn something of the maritime community of Waterford Harbour.
Billy Pitt Had Them Built
Author: William Holliwell ClementsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780992610401
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Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Martello Towers
Author: Sheila SutcliffePublisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838613139
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Martello Towers--those squat, circular buildings on lonely stretches of coastline--have been part of the seaside scene for over 150 years. This book describes how and why they were built, their history, and what they are used for today.
The Hook Peninsula, County Wexford
Author: Billy ColferPublisher: Cork University Press
ISBN: 1859183786
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"The Hook Peninsula continues the Irish Rural Landscape series, building on the research agenda established by the internationally successful Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape. Located in county Wexford, this region was the first to be conquered by the Anglo-Normans and its landscape was shaped by the establishment of two Cistercian abbeys (Tintern and Dunbrody) in the Middle Ages. The location of the peninsula beside a major estuary and busy shipping lanes was of vital importance. The Hook figured prominently in the Confederate Wars in the seventeenth century and in the 1798 rebellion." "This compact and highly distinctive peninsula makes for a compelling case-study in which Billy Colfer carefully knits the local story into a wider narrative. An eye for detail and an intuitive understanding of his local community creates a vivid story, while Colfer's obvious love for the Hook infuses the volume with an underlying passion all the more moving for being understated. Ireland, 'an island nation', has at last a volume informed by a maritime perspective from a writer who understands the sea and its formative influence on landscapes and lives. In these beautiful pages, an astonishing array of maps, photographs, paintings, archive sketches and new drawings ensure that the Hook landscape is given a radiant treatment."--BOOK JACKET.
Ancient Ireland
Author: Tarquin BlakePublisher:
ISBN: 9781848891852
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An engrossing catalog of Ireland's remarkable heritage sites, with beautiful color photographs on nearly every page, an an account of the history of each site. Over 140 sites across the 32 counties are presented.
The Martello Towers of Ireland
Author: Victor J. EnochPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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The Sea, the Sea
Author: Iris MurdochPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101495650
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Winner of the Booker Prize—a tale of the strange obsessions that haunt a playwright as he composes his memoirs Charles Arrowby, leading light of England's theatrical set, retires from glittering London to an isolated home by the sea. He plans to write a memoir about his great love affair with Clement Makin, his mentor, both professionally and personally, and amuse himself with Lizzie, an actress he has strung along for many years. None of his plans work out, and his memoir evolves into a riveting chronicle of the strange events and unexpected visitors-some real, some spectral-that disrupt his world and shake his oversized ego to its very core. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author: Paul DEIGHAN