An Irishman’s Cuttings
Tales of Irish Gardens & Gardeners, Plants & Plant hunters
Charles Nelson.

Tales of gardeners, plant hunters and plants discovered near home or in faraway places, sometimes after great hardships: stories of eccentric, opinionated Irish gardeners and the plants they cherished, propagated and passed on. Each essay is an Irishman’s cutting in another way, having been first published in The Irish Garden magazine, for which Charles Nelson has written since 1992. They are all well rooted.

978-1848890053

HB
320 pp
277 x 219 mm
€29.99/£26.99
2009
Full colour illustrations

Birds of Ireland
Facts, Folklore and History
Glynn Anderson.

There’s more to Irish bird folklore than the ‘wran’ boys and the Children of Lir. Irish bird names are rich and full of meaning. This book focuses on our interaction with birds, covering mythology and folklore, birds as omens, harbingers and food, and bird-related beliefs, proverbs and curses. A species-by-species account gives a description and associated beliefs, culinary traditions, place names and a ‘Facts & Figures’ section.

978-1905172726

HB
376 pp
234 x 156 mm
€27.95/£19.99
2008
Full colour

Dublin Zoo
An Illustrated History
Catherine de Courcy.

Selected as one of thirty books to take part in Publishing Ireland's Great Irish Book Week.

This is the first major record of the history of Dublin Zoo, which has attracted over 45 million visitors since it opened in 1831. The book is richly illustrated with images of animals, visitors and keepers. Entertaining stories about elephant rides, chimpanzee tea parties, the ‘Irish Lion Industry’ and ice-skating on the lake are placed in their social context as the Zoo survived the famine years, political troubles and economic hardship. The extraordinary changes in Dublin Zoo in recent years are described in their historical context.

978-1848890084

PB with flaps
200 pp
228 x 228 mm
€20.00/£17.99
2009
Colour and black & white photos


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Ireland’s Animals
Myths, Legends and Folklore
Niall MacCoitir
Original illustrations by Gordon D'Arcy.

In early Irish legend it wasn’t St Patrick who expelled the snakes from Ireland, but Moses! A frog foretold the victory of the Normans in Ireland. This compilation of folklore, legends, and history relating to animals in Ireland includes description of their relations with people and being hunted for food, fur, sport, or as vermin, and their position today.

978-1-84889-060-2

Natural History/Folklore
HB
380 pp
234 x 156 mm
€27.99/£24.99
NOT YET PUBLISHED: Due in September 2010

Ireland’s Garden Birds
How to Identify, Attract & Garden for Birds
Oran O’Sullivan & Jim Wilson.

This illustrated guide to Ireland’s garden birds provides information on the 60 birds most likely to be seen from your window. It features all the main gardening issues and planting schemes to make your garden a haven for wildlife. The bird species are described with the hard facts of identification, abundance, breeding season, feeding habits, songs and call. Photographs of the highest quality complement this guide.

978-1905172733

PB
192 pp
216 x 138 mm
€16.99/£13.99
2008
Full colour

Ireland’s Ocean
A Natural History
Michael Viney & Ethna Viney.

Recent marine exploration and research bring dramatic growth in knowledge of the Atlantic Ocean, Celtic and Irish Seas. Description of this underwater landscape is followed by an account of the natural forces influencing the internal world of the sea and its interactions with our climate. This is followed by a guide to the ecology and teeming diversity of life in the ocean. The book concludes with new directions in Ireland’s marine research, and the international problems of fishery control, climate change, wind and wave power.

978-1905172665

HB
208 pp
277 x 219 mm
€29.95/£22.99
2008
Colour and black & white photos and maps

Bargain Price!

Ireland's Coastline
Exploring its Nature and Heritage
Richard Nairn.

Foreword by Michael Viney

No part of Ireland is more than 100km from the coast and over half the population live within 10km of it. This book is a comprehensive account of the natural and human history of the Irish coastline. The text is illustrated with aerial and underwater photography and includes colour maps which are easy-to-read guides to tourism and leisure attractions.

978-1905172405

PB
232pp
277 x 219mm
€20.00/£14.99
2007
Full colour maps and photos

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Irish Trees
Myths, Legends and Folklore
Niall MacCoitir.

Original Watercolours by Grania Langrishe

In ancient Ireland mythology and folklore were part of the general knowledge about each tree. This book gathers the myths, legends and folklore associated with the native Irish trees. The folklore has two main themes: the tree as a marker of important places such as a royal site or holy well, and the role of different trees as sources of magical power in folk customs and superstitions.

ISBN-10: 1-903464-33-1
ISBN-13: 978-1903464335

PB
240pp
234 x 156mm
€20.00/£14.99
2003
Original watercolours