Social History titles
You don’t know who you are unless you know where you’ve come from. We’re delighted to have published many superb works of social history that shed light on both the Irish experience and historical works from further afield.
Viewing page 1 of 2 — Displaying results 1 to 10 of 17
Charter of Rights for People with Autism – “Reflections” and Personal ExperiencesThe Irish Society for Autism
The thoughts, ideas and personal experiences of people with Autism, parents and professionals are brought to you in this book. It gives an insight into the complexities of Autism Spectrum Disorders (condition).
Fake Banana Sandwiches and Hidden History – The Story of Peadar McNultyGary Rutherford
Peadar McNulty was a veteran of the 1916 Rising and War of Independence who had written several journal and chronological accounts about these years including a detailed account of the Collinstown Aerodrome raid.
The Secret WatersDel Harding
The Secret Waters is a fishing book with a difference. It assumes you already know ‘how to do it’ and is, instead, about actually doing it.
AtlantipediaTony O’Connell
The purpose of this volume is to provide a guide to the continuing search for Plato’s Atlantis in an A to Z format. As such, it is, to date, the most comprehensive sourcebook available on the subject, enabling readers to follow the development of Atlantis theories.
Michael Cavanagh – His Life and Selected WorksThe Michael Cavanagh Society
Michael Cavanagh (1822-1900) of Cappoquin, Co. Waterford was a Young Irelander, Fenian and writer of considerable importance. Having lived through the Great Famine, Cavanagh was involved in one of the last Young Ireland actions in Ireland, the attack on the constabulary barracks at Cappoquin.
Patient number 360993Kay Morrison
This is a true account of the authors’ son Darren’s struggle for survival against all the odds after the doctor in the hospital made a dreadful mistake and made no attempt to fix it.
Unknown Truths about the European UnionFrancis Codjoe
This book reveals the crucial advice a Founding Father of the European Project offered to Europeans relating to the survival of the European Enterprise.
Cancer in a Cold Climate – The Shafting of St Luke’s HospitalEnid O'Dowd
This book is about the struggle to save St Luke’s Hospital, a beacon of medical care and spiritual sustenance for cancer sufferers and their families for over half a century in Ireland. Only the brand is to survive, on current plans.
Twice Condemned – Irish Views of the Dreyfus AffairRichard Barrett
The Dreyfus Affair was the major political scandal of the late 1890s. A Jewish officer in the French Army had clearly been unjustly convicted of spying for Germany, yet the French government and army refused to accept his innocence and free him.
Racing Round IrelandFred Drew
Racing Round Ireland is a collection of articles and stories (some previously published, some not) about the Round Ireland Yacht Race which is held every two years and begins and ends in Wicklow.
