Make ’Em Laugh!
A Golden Age of Theatre
Declan Hassett.

Published in association with Everyman Palace Theatre
In the early twentieth century theatre was the great escape in Ireland, whether drama, pantomime, farce or musical. Here, playwright, author and critic Declan Hassett celebrates some of the great moments of theatre in Cork from the 1940s onwards. In conversation with him the stars themselves recall a golden age and bring to vivid life, from stage to page, many great moments and reflect on changing trends in theatre. With its photographs this evocative melange brings to life a period of rich creative energy.

978-1905172849

PB
304 pp
216 x 138 mm
€16.99/£12.99
2008
Black & white photos

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Remember When
Pictures from the Irish Examiner Archive
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In the archives of the Irish Examiner are many thousands of photographic images, which provide a unique glimpse of the recent past. This book is a compilation of some of the best of those pictures from the mid to late twentieth century. This collection of photographs includes an engaging range of subjects: people going about work and play, visiting dignitaries, sportsmen and women in action, schoolchildren, holidaymakers and festival-goers, as well as historic events and personalities from the worlds of politics, music and many more. Complemented with concise captions, this book forms an extensive pictorial record of the people of Ireland.

978-1-84889-062-6

Irish interest/Photography
HB
256 pp
330 x 275 mm
€29.99/£26.99
NOT YET PUBLISHED: Due in October 2010

Robert L. Chapman’s Ireland
Photographs from the Chapman Collection 1907–1957
Christiaan Corlett.

The Chapman Collection is a unique collection of photographs spanning the half-century from 1907 to 1957 that offers a glimpse of a bygone age in Ireland. These remarkable photographs, complemented by his journal and diary entries – at turns descriptive and witty – are drawn from an archive of around 3,000 pictures.

978-1905172771

HB
144 pp
189 x 247 mm
€24.95/£17.99
2008
Black & white photos

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Stones of Adoration
Sacred Stones and Mystic Megaliths of Ireland
Christine Zucchelli.

Ireland’s landscape is dotted with sacred stones, from Maedbh’s Grave in Sligo to the Royal Pillars of Tara in Meath. Since prehistoric times people have acknowledged their special nature. This book explores their secrets and their myths, legends and folktales, which persist to this day. This is a wonderful reminder of our spiritual past, as some of these stones and monuments enter their fifth millennium.

978-1905172368

HB
240 pp
228 x 228 mm
€25.00/£19.99
2007
140 colour photos and line drawings

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Sun Dancing
A Medieval Vision
Geoffrey Moorhouse.

The title Sun Dancing refers to the belief that the sun dances for joy at dawn on Easter Sunday. The first part of the book describes, in fiction format, the austere life of the monks beginning with their arrival on the Great Skellig or Skellig Micheal. The second part is a collection of short essays setting out the evidence for the detail in the first part, and describes the many features of medieval monastic life. Topics covered include the conversion of the Irish to Christianity, Celtic monasticism, lives of early saints and scholars, wildlife and more recent history of the Skelligs.

978-1848890046

PB
258 pp
198 x 128 mm
€12.95/£11.99
2009

The Fertile Rock
Seasons in the Burren
Carsten Krieger.

The Burren in County Clare on Ireland’s west coast is a most enigmatic landscape. This book takes you on a visual journey through the Burren during the four seasons. Conveying the serene beauty and unique aura of this ancient landscape the images of stunning natural beauty tell their own story: the changing face of the Burren from season to season, the rich flora and diverse fauna, important heritage sites, small details of stone and wider panoramic views of the landscape.

ISBN-10: 1-905172-02-8
ISBN-13: 978-1905172023

HB
173pp
250 x 250mm
€25.00/£20.00
2006

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The Height of Nonsense
Paul Clements.

‘Forsake all twenty-first-century Celtic superhighways in favour of boreens!’

So says Paul Clements as he sets off to visit the highest point in each of Ireland’s 32 counties. Travelling on the GMRs (Great Mountain Roads), Paul spends time with the eccentric and quaint, who teach him that Irish culture is defined by our connection to the landscape.

He meets the poet, Cathal O’Searcaigh, who tells him how to stop Errigal’s ego deflating, and Peter McKenna, who knows the difference between people from Derry and Tyrone simply by their facial features. Travelling through remote corners of little-known counties, some flat, some not, Paul uncovers a miscellany of Irish life. Listen to tales of how to smell fairies, life in a Cistercian monastery, the legacy of Cromwell, standing stones, the 1798 Rebellion, druids, horse racing and the bogs. He learns how to make a walking stick, and how to celebrate the summer solstice with a high priestess. If that isn’t enough, he’s privy to local gossip and loose women in the pub at night!

PS. He only found 28 county tops!

The Irish Draught Horse
Mary McGrath and Joan C. Griffith.

The Irish draught is an icon in the Irish landscape. It was the workhorse which pulled the farmers’ plough, took the family to church, hunted, was a commercial draft animal and pulled artillery. Today the Irish draught is used for hunting, pleasure and competition, much valued by a new generation of owners. Here the story of the ‘horse of the people’ is told before facts and details vanish forever. It is illustrated with wonderful images.

ISBN-10: 1-905172-29-X
ISBN-13: 978-1905172290

PB
256pp
250 x 250mm
€20.00/£14.95
2006
Black & white photos and line drawings