Cork Strolls

Download or read book Cork Strolls written by Gregory Bracken and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cork has long been an important hub for international trade, including the lucrative transatlantic routes. This wealth is reflected in the city's fine architecture, which boasts a wide variety of styles, from Neoclassical to Gothic. Following on from their successful Dublin Strolls, the Brackens guide us on charming walks through Cork's architecture, sharing expert insights and intriguing historical detail along the way. Striking hand-drawn illustrations capture the beauty of Ireland's second city. Each of the walks through the city starts where the previous one left off, allowing readers to extend their explorations. They are bookended by landmarks of the city skyline: to the north, the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne in Shandon and to the west, St Vincent's Church in Sunday's Well. In between, they meander through the city, taking in Ireland's tallest building, the hotel where Michael Collins spent his last night and classic Cork sights such as the English Market, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, and the old Beamish and Crawford brewery. There are also strolls covering outlying attractions like Fota House and Blarney Castle, as well as the neighbouring seaside towns of Cobh and Kinsale. This illuminating guide reveals the city and county in a whole new light.

Download or read book Jersey Angel written by Beth Ann Bauman and published by Ember. This book was released on 2012 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shapely seventeen-year-old Angel Cassonetti, who lives with her younger siblings and single mother in a house at the Jersey Shore, finds it hard to stay away from ex-boyfriend Joey Sardone.

Download or read book The "Good" Reverend written by Herman Edel and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Angus O'Donnell has lived a life of suffering, cruelty, and depravation, and it has created a monster. Born at the height of the Irish Potato Famine, he suffered indignities that only a cruel world can heap upon one so unlucky as to be conceived in Ireland at that time. As a child, the regular beatings he endured inspired in the young victim a burning desire to rise above and succeed. Determined to achieve his dreams, he decided early on that morality is no barrier to his goals. There is no sin, no lie, no foul maneuver he will not use in this battle. His journey through college and his marriage to the daughter of an ultra-rich Englishman only served to harden his resolve. Because of his ever-maddening father-in-law, O'Donnell shifts his career ambitions to the Church of England. Almost immediately, the young man's steely ambition is rewarded with success for both O'Donnell and the church itself. He uses every one of the tools he adopted as a young man as a weapon to achieve what he demands from his life. At sixty-five, the famed Canon of the Bath Cathedral in England has more than earned the sobriquet of the "Good" Reverend.

Download or read book Legends, Ballads and Songs of the Lee written by John FitzGerald and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Lamplighters of the Phoenix Park written by James Flanagan and published by Hachette Books Ireland. This book was released on 2023-10-19 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Phoenix Park in Dublin holds a special place in the collective memory of Irish people. From the assassinations of 1882 and the destruction of several imperial monuments, to the arrival of Douglas Hyde as Ireland's first president and Pope John Paul's 1979 visit, it has been at the centre of Irish society for centuries. But the park is also part and parcel of daily life for many Dubliners - none more so than the Flanagan family, who have been lighting the gas lamps within its walls since 1890. Here, historian Donal Fallon speaks to brothers Frank and James Flanagan, lamplighters of the park, to give us a snapshot of a fading tradition, and a unique history of one of Ireland's most beloved places. With stunning photographs, historical events and personal stories, The Lamplighters of the Phoenix Park shines a light on the park at the centre of our national identity, through the prism of this singular family, whose histories have been intertwined for more than 150 years.

Download or read book The Anniversary written by Roisin Meaney and published by Hachette Books Ireland. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three couples. One weekend. Everything is about to change... The Cunningham family are escaping to their holiday home by the sea for the long weekend, as they've done every summer for many years. Except that now, parents Lily and Charlie are waiting for their divorce papers to come through -- and have their new partners in tow. Their daughter Poll, there with her boyfriend, is determined to make known her feelings for Chloe, her father's new love. Poll's brother Thomas also has feelings for Chloe -- of a very different nature . . . And amid all the drama, everyone has forgotten that this weekend also happens to be Lily and Charlie's wedding anniversary. Will any of the couples survive the weekend intact? 'Just about everything in this good-humoured book will keep you engrossed and in for a satisfying surprise at the end' Irish Independent

Download or read book Elkan written by John Eytchison and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of a mysterious old book takes Elkan on a quest to discover seven keys to a chest with seven locks. With his guide, Captain Kamali, Elkan experiences Biblical history first hand, from paradise to catastrophe.