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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $68, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXIRE88)		  
For the Love of Ireland, A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers  •  Susan Cahill
ANTHOLOGY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 458 PAGES
A rich anthology of writing about Ireland by such Irish luminaries as James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Seamus Heaney, William Trevor, Frank McCourt, Edna O'Brien and Samuel Beckett. The well-chosen excerpts, organized by province, evoke the geography of Ireland in wonderful literary detail. Cahill provides an introduction to each selection, along with specific routes and advice for the literary traveler. Highly recommended for any traveler, the anthology is also a fine introduction to Irish literature. The excerpts include short stories, novels, poems and memoirs. (IRE77, $15.95)		   For the Love of Ireland, A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers
The Book of Kells  •  Bernard Meehan
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 95 PAGES
Written by the keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College, this spectacular little book features 110 color illustrations, including enlargements, of some of the more spectacular decorations in this most famous of medieval manuscripts. Created by Celtic monks around 800 C.E. or a little earlier, the Book of Kells is a masterwork of Western calligraphy, combining traditional Christian iconography with the ornate styles of the time. (IRE09, $19.95)		   The Book of Kells
Eyewitness Guide Ireland  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 384 PAGES
This superb guide is a wonderfully illustrated introduction to the country, featuring photographs, maps and short background essays on history and culture. Organized geographically, it surveys the attractions of Ireland from Dublin's best pubs, to the Book of Kells and charming rural villages. Take it along. (IRE02, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Ireland
Ireland Map  •  Michelin
2011 •  MAP
A colorful map of Ireland at a scale of 1:400,000, featuring insets of the road approaches to major cities, as well as an index to cities, towns, and villages. One Side. 41x35 inches. (IRE23, $11.95)		   Ireland Map



Also Recommended

Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Take along this handy pocket guide, which includes a map and information on city highlights. (IRE30, $11.99)
 		  
A Book of Migrations, Some Passages in Ireland  •  Rebecca Solnit   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  In this intriguing book, the American-born author (now an Irish citizen) introduces the country, its history and literature in a series of essays. Solnit, a wonderful writer, is a thoughtful questioner of the modern Irish identity. (IRE44, $16.95)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Ireland  •  Peter Neville   • HISTORY  •  From the Celts to the Norman invasions and modern-day Ireland, this short history is highly recommended for those who would like a brief overview of the Emerald Isle through the centuries. (GBR39, $14.95)
 		  
How the Irish Saved Civilization  •  Thomas Cahill   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This best-selling history tells the generally unknown story of Ireland's preservation of classical learning in the Dark Ages. (IRE07, $15.95)
 		  
In Search of Ancient Ireland  •  Leo Eaton  •  Carmel McCaffrey   • HISTORY  •  This spirited, illustrated history, the companion to a PBS documentary series, traces the foundation, archaeology and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C. to 1167 A.D. with style and substance. (IRE222, $16.95)
 		  
Magnum Ireland  •  John Banville   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This evocative collection of 250 photographs captures the people, landscapes and changing face of Ireland from the 1950s to the 21st century. (IRE170, $60.00)
 		  
Modern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction  •  Senia Paseta   • HISTORY  •  A remarkably concise history in the well-regarded series, touching on the major aspects of Irish history, politics, and society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (IRE195, $11.95)
 		  
Most Beautiful Villages of Ireland  •  Hugh Palmer  •  Christopher Fitz-Simon   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  With hundreds of color photographs, this illustrated portrait of Ireland, its landscape, architecture and people includes maps and a travel guide. (IRE136, $26.95)
 		  
The Aran Islands  •  J.M. Synge  •  Tim Robinson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A much-loved turn-of-the-century account of the islands (as contrasted with mainland Ireland), drenched in the Celtic soul of the Irish. (IRE26, $15.00)
 		  
The Truth about the Irish  •  Terry Eagleton   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An irreverent A-to-Z guide to all things Irish by a native son and shrewd comic commentator, who casts aside many myths, starting with the first entry - A for alcohol (the Irish have the lowest per capita consumption of alcohol in the E.U., after Greece and Italy). (IRE167, $14.95)
 		  
Spectacular Ireland  •  Peter Harbison   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This stunning overview of Ireland, brought to life both in 140 color photographs and in illuminating essays, presents the lore and beauty of the Emerald Isle, highlighting its castles, cathedrals, people and landscapes. (IRE304, $25.00)
 		  
Vanishing Ireland  •  Turtle Bunbury  •  James Fennell   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Through their own words and memories, the men and women interviewd in this illustrated oral history transport readers to a time when people lived off the land and the sea, music and storytelling were essential parts of life, and a person was defined by their trade. (IRE302, $35.00)
 		  
A Course Called Ireland  •  Tom Coyne   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • NEW  •  Not just a quest to play every seaside course in the Emerald Isle (60 by the time he got to Ulster), Tom Coyne's entertaining portrait of Ireland, its people, pubs and quirks illuminates "Uncommon Acts of Irish Hospitality." (IRE251, $16.00)
 		  
A Pint of Plain  •  Bill Barich   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Drawing on the wit and wisdom of O'Brien, Joyce, Behan, and Synge, Barich explores Irish culture (and popularity around the world) from the vantage of the local pub. (IRE266, $15.00)
 		  
Ireland, a Bicycle, and a Tin Whistle  •  David Wilson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Whether it's the author's adventures in crowded pubs or out in the wild, this travel account is a modest, humorous report on Ireland, its people, festivals and cultures. (IRE17, $19.95)
 		  
McCarthy's Bar, A Journey of Discovery in Ireland  •  Pete McCarthy   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A droll account of McCarthy's encounters on a bar-hopping jaunt from Cork along the west coast to Donegal. His motto, assiduously followed, was never to pass up a bar with his name on it! (IRE168, $16.99)
 		  
O Come Ye Back to Ireland, Our First Year in County Clare  •  Niall Williams  •  Christine Breen   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The first of four engaging chronicles of life on a farm in Kilmihi in rural County Clare, by an Irish-American couple who realized their lifelong dream of returning to Ireland. (IRE16, $12.00)
 		  
Silver Linings, Travels Around Northern Ireland  •  Martin Fletcher   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An account of travels, as well as the people, politics and traditions of Northern Ireland, infused with the author's humor and insightful reporting. (IRE146, $16.95)
 		  
Death in Dublin, A Novel of Suspense  •  Bartholomew Gill   • MYSTERY  •  This gripping mystery, the last of the Peter McGarr series, revolves around the theft of the revered Book of Kells. Darkly atmospheric and impossible to put down! (IRE159, $6.99)
 		  
Dubliners  •  James Joyce   • LITERATURE  •  James Joyce's unsurpassed collection of short stories depicting ordinary life in Dublin among the lower middle class -- a milestone in the history of prose fiction. (IRE15, $11.00)
 		  
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales  •  W.B. Yeats   • LITERATURE  •  Edited by the Nobel Prize-winning poet who spearheaded the Celtic Renaissance in the early 20th century, these enchanting stories introduce a cast of changelings, ghosts, mermaids, demons, saints, priests and fairies. (IRE04, $16.00)
 		  
Opened Ground, Selected Poems 1966-1996  •  Seamus Heaney   • LITERATURE  •  The publication of Heaney's book North in 1975 changed Irish literature -- and poetry worldwide -- forever. Dive into the physical and emotional rhythms of Irish life in this volume, which chronicles the Nobel Laureate's best work from the last 30 years. (IRE65, $18.00)
 		  
Sun Dancing, A Vision of Medieval Ireland  •  Geoffrey Moorhouse   • LITERATURE  •  This wonderfully inspired combination of scholarship and historical fiction, set at the monastery on Skellig Michael, carries the reader back to Ireland's early monastic tradition. (IRE13, $22.95)
 		  
The Hill Bachelors  •  William Trevor   • LITERATURE  •  No one writes better short fiction than William Trevor. This collection of 12 stories captures the life and people of rural Ireland. (IRE42, $15.00)
 		  
The Rebels of Ireland, The Dublin Saga  •  John Rutherford   • LITERATURE  •  Rutherfurd spins the saga of Ireland's 400-year path to independence in all its drama, tragedy and glory in this sweeping follow-up to The Princes of Ireland. (IRE253, $16.95)
 		  
The Sea  •  John Banville   • LITERATURE  •  Recently widowed Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman, returns to the seaside of his youth in this exquisite novel of love and the power of memory. Banville's 18th novel and winner of the 2005 Booker Prize. (IRE295, $13.95)
 		  
The Teapots Are Out and Other Eccentric Tales from Ireland  •  John B. Keane   • LITERATURE  •  A collection of 17 sentimental, sad, outrageous and just plain fun stories by the prolific North Kerry saloon-keeper, balladeer, playwright and novelist. Keane, who died in 2002, had an eye (and ear) for Irish rural life. (IRE144, $13.95)
 		  
Treason at Lisson Grove  •  Anne Perry   • MYSTERY  •  Perry's latest Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery is a thrilling evocation of Victorian-era Europe, especially Ireland. Pitt chases an assassin from London to coastal France and Charlotte gets more than she bargained for when she heads to Dublin to investigate a case involving Pitt's supervisor. (IRE303, $26.00)
 		  
Troubles  •  J.G. Farrell   • LITERATURE  •  Set on the eve of the Irish Rebellion, this first novel in Farrell's remarkable Empire Trilogy illuminates the British Empire's decline in Ireland and the Anglo-Irish to hilarious, haunting effect. (IRE171, $16.95)
 		  
Wild Decembers  •  Edna O'Brien   • LITERATURE  •  A haunting novel of clan enmities and forbidden love in rural Ireland. Few writers have as sure a sense of place as Edna O'Brien, whose lyrical prose builds inevitably toward final tragedy. (IRE94, $13.95)
 		  
Yeats's Poetry, Drama, and Prose  •  W. B. Yeats   • LITERATURE  •  An authoritative anthology, heavily annotated and with biographical and background information. (IRE208, $25.00)
 		  
 
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