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Fodor's Exploring Ireland •  Lindsay Hunt
GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 288 PAGES
With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Ireland and its attractions for visitors. Its features include suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (IRE28, $22.00)

Ireland, A Concise History •  Conor Cruise O'Brien
HISTORY • 1985 • PAPER • 192 PAGES
With its lively, even-handed tone and hundreds of well-integrated photographs and illustrations, this book conveys the essence of Irish history and the Irish experience. Historian, scholar and statesman O'Brien is a grand figure in Ireland, and he sure can write. (IRE20, $19.95)

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)

Irish Fairy and Folk Tales •  W.B. Yeats
LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 380 PAGES
This volume combines two books of folklore edited by the Nobel Prize-winning poet who spearheaded the Celtic Renaissance in the early 20th century. These stories of changelings, ghosts, mermaids, demons, saints, priests and fairies are enchanting and entertaining. Originally published in 1918. (IRE04, $15.00)

Ireland Map •   Ordnance Survey
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A colorful map of Ireland at a scale of 1:450,000, featuring insets of the road approaches to major cities, as well as a complete index to cities, towns, and villages. One Side. 41x35 inches. (IRE23, $23.95)

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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, $11.95)

Frommer's Ireland •  Christi Daugherty • GUIDEBOOK • Focusing on culture, history and suggested itineraries, this excellent guide covers where to go and what to do throughout the Emerald Isle. (IRE228, $21.99)

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, $14.95)

In Search of Ancient Ireland, The Origins of the Irish from Neolithic Times to the Coming of the English •  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)

Luck and the Irish, A Brief History of Change 1970-2000 •  Roy Foster • HISTORY • Foster takes in the sweep of contemporary Irish popular culture, music, literature and politics in this short personal book, originally delivered as the Wiles Lectures in Belfast in 2004. (IRE237, $30.00)

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)

Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland •  Malachy McCourt • HISTORY • Rich in anecdote and biography, McCourt may not break new ground but he sure knows how to tell a tale in this entertaining history of the Emerald Isle from Pict and Celtic origins to Yeats, Joyce, Beckett and Bono. (IRE233, $15.95)

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)

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)

Ireland, An Oxford Archaeological Guide •  Andy Halpin • ARCHAEOLOGY • A complete guide and gazetteer covering Ireland's ancient sites and places of interest. With over 250 plans and illustrations of the major sites and treasures (IRE191, $50.50)

The Book of Kells, An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin •  Bernard Meehan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Written by the keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College, this book features 110 color illustrations, including enlargements, of some of the more spectacular decorations in this most famous of medieval manuscripts. (IRE09, $19.95)

A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, A Pint and the Next Tee •  Tom Coyne • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Not lacking for ambition, Tom Coyne turns a stroll with a set of golf clubs into not just a quest (he played every seaside course in the Emerald Isle) but also an entertaining portrait of Ireland, its people, pubs, quirks and, as Coyne calls it, "Uncommon Acts of Irish Hospitality." (IRE251, $26.00)

Green Shadows, White Whale •  Ray Bradbury • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Set in Dublin, this 1953 hymn to Ireland recounts Bradbury's hilarious experiences writing the Moby Dick screenplay with John Huston (who Bradbury affectionately refers to as the "Devil Himself"). (IRE53, $13.99)

Ireland, In a Glass of Its Own •  Peter Biddlecombe • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A hilarious account of a journey through Ireland by the seasoned and well-traveled author. (IRE185, $15.95)

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, $15.95)

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)

The Great Shame, And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World •  Thomas Keneally • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Novelist Keneally traces his ancestors from Ireland to America and Australia in the 19th century in this absorbing family memoir. (IRE204, $19.95)

The Hill Bachelors •  William Trevor • ANTHOLOGY • 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)

A Star Called Henry •  Roddy Doyle • LITERATURE • The Irish wars of independence and the Dublin slums of the early 20th century provide the backdrop for Doyle's gritty, swashbuckling tale about a boy who enlists in the army at age 14, wielding his father's peg leg as a weapon. (IRE254, $15.00)

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, $9.95)

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 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, $12.00)

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)

Yeats's Poetry, Drama, and Prose •  W. B. Yeats • LITERATURE • An authoritative anthology, heavily annotated and with biographical and background information. (IRE208, $24.15)

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	Fodor's Exploring Ireland • Lindsay Hunt GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 288 PAGES With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Ireland and its attractions for visitors. Its features include suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (IRE28, $22.00)
	Ireland, A Concise History • Conor Cruise O'Brien HISTORY • 1985 • PAPER • 192 PAGES With its lively, even-handed tone and hundreds of well-integrated photographs and illustrations, this book conveys the essence of Irish history and the Irish experience. Historian, scholar and statesman O'Brien is a grand figure in Ireland, and he sure can write. (IRE20, $19.95)
	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)
	Irish Fairy and Folk Tales • W.B. Yeats LITERATURE • 2004 • PAPER • 380 PAGES This volume combines two books of folklore edited by the Nobel Prize-winning poet who spearheaded the Celtic Renaissance in the early 20th century. These stories of changelings, ghosts, mermaids, demons, saints, priests and fairies are enchanting and entertaining. Originally published in 1918. (IRE04, $15.00)
	Ireland Map • Ordnance Survey MAP A colorful map of Ireland at a scale of 1:450,000, featuring insets of the road approaches to major cities, as well as a complete index to cities, towns, and villages. One Side. 41x35 inches. (IRE23, $23.95)

	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, $11.95)
	Frommer's Ireland • Christi Daugherty • GUIDEBOOK • Focusing on culture, history and suggested itineraries, this excellent guide covers where to go and what to do throughout the Emerald Isle. (IRE228, $21.99)
	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, $14.95)
	In Search of Ancient Ireland, The Origins of the Irish from Neolithic Times to the Coming of the English • 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)
	Luck and the Irish, A Brief History of Change 1970-2000 • Roy Foster • HISTORY • Foster takes in the sweep of contemporary Irish popular culture, music, literature and politics in this short personal book, originally delivered as the Wiles Lectures in Belfast in 2004. (IRE237, $30.00)
	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)
	Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland • Malachy McCourt • HISTORY • Rich in anecdote and biography, McCourt may not break new ground but he sure knows how to tell a tale in this entertaining history of the Emerald Isle from Pict and Celtic origins to Yeats, Joyce, Beckett and Bono. (IRE233, $15.95)
	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)
	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)
	Ireland, An Oxford Archaeological Guide • Andy Halpin • ARCHAEOLOGY • A complete guide and gazetteer covering Ireland's ancient sites and places of interest. With over 250 plans and illustrations of the major sites and treasures (IRE191, $50.50)
	The Book of Kells, An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin • Bernard Meehan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Written by the keeper of manuscripts at Trinity College, this book features 110 color illustrations, including enlargements, of some of the more spectacular decorations in this most famous of medieval manuscripts. (IRE09, $19.95)
	A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, A Pint and the Next Tee • Tom Coyne • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Not lacking for ambition, Tom Coyne turns a stroll with a set of golf clubs into not just a quest (he played every seaside course in the Emerald Isle) but also an entertaining portrait of Ireland, its people, pubs, quirks and, as Coyne calls it, "Uncommon Acts of Irish Hospitality." (IRE251, $26.00)
	Green Shadows, White Whale • Ray Bradbury • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Set in Dublin, this 1953 hymn to Ireland recounts Bradbury's hilarious experiences writing the Moby Dick screenplay with John Huston (who Bradbury affectionately refers to as the "Devil Himself"). (IRE53, $13.99)
	Ireland, In a Glass of Its Own • Peter Biddlecombe • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A hilarious account of a journey through Ireland by the seasoned and well-traveled author. (IRE185, $15.95)
	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, $15.95)
	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)
	The Great Shame, And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World • Thomas Keneally • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Novelist Keneally traces his ancestors from Ireland to America and Australia in the 19th century in this absorbing family memoir. (IRE204, $19.95)
	The Hill Bachelors • William Trevor • ANTHOLOGY • 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)
	A Star Called Henry • Roddy Doyle • LITERATURE • The Irish wars of independence and the Dublin slums of the early 20th century provide the backdrop for Doyle's gritty, swashbuckling tale about a boy who enlists in the army at age 14, wielding his father's peg leg as a weapon. (IRE254, $15.00)
	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, $9.95)
	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 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, $12.00)
	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)
	Yeats's Poetry, Drama, and Prose • W. B. Yeats • LITERATURE • An authoritative anthology, heavily annotated and with biographical and background information. (IRE208, $24.15)