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Dublin has been called the centre of the paralysis of the Universe, the second city of Empire, Scandaltown, Strumpet City, a series of accidental encounters, the largest village in Europe,...

This book explains what has made Dublin one of the great historical capitals of the world, examining the origin of placenames familiar to every citizen of Dublin, and the people...

Irish language edition of The Slug and the SnailDrawn from the Irish Traveller storytelling tradition, DeBhairduin's tale is a gentle allegory about difference, self-acceptance and different ways of seeing the...

Though it is more than seventy years since it was first written, Caisleain Oir, Seamus O Grianna's best-known novel, still has the power both to touch the heart with its...

Find out what the gaeilgeoir means when he/she uses the Irish words for 'nerdy', 'well-hung', 'effing and blinding', 'slimeball' or 'drop-dead-gorgeous'? It's all there, with numerous entries under the letters...

The four detectives investigate a ghostly noise in one of their houses. What could it be at all? Is it of this world or the next? Whatever it is, they...

Fia looks out her window and across the bay. She longs to see the mysterious island, which appears and disappears in the water. One night a moonbeam reaches across the...

EAGRAN URNUA DE SHARLEABHAR GLEOITENil an t-uan beag dubh cinnte faoin dath difriuil ata air.Ach la garbh amhain tugann se tarrthail ar na caoirigh go leir, agus ritheann smaoineamh iontach...

The Ordnance Survey's large-scale town plans for Dublin (1847) are the focus of this book. Forty-five extracts from these richly detailed maps depict the streets, lanes, buildings, gardens, yards and...