Secondhand Irish Interest Books

Customer: "Soccer will never take off in America; it's just not going to happen!"Barber: "I heard a quote in a movie "Americans will never embrace soccer!""Customer: "Who said that?"Barber: "Homer...

This candid examination by campaigner, Irish Heart Foundation founder and former St Vincent's consultant cardiologist Risteard Mulcahy looks back and forward at the Irish health system and its evolution, current...

Do you know where the 'twice-richest mountain in Ireland' is? Or what mysterious creature is said to lurk in the waters of Glenade Lake? Or why you should never cheer...

To accompany a series of Thomas Davis lectures on RTE radio, this publication draws on contributions in history, archaeology and historical geography to examine in detail the development of Belfast,...

Ireland is blessed with beautiful freshwater lakes, and while we might not have a superstar like Nessie swimming in its waters, we do have some pretty fearful creatures of our...

This volume has over 500 entries of the most common family names of the province of Ulster, with reference to thousands more. It gives a history of each name, its...

One Friday in 1988 Esat was going bust. The fledgling company had just lost a vital deal with a British partner. It looked like curtains. Denis O'Brien caught a flight...