The Most Famous Irish People Youve Never Heard Of

Download or read book The Most Famous Irish People You've Never Heard Of written by Colin Murphy and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STORIES OF ADVENTURE & ACHIEVEMENT INVENTORS, GOLD-DIGGERS, MILITARY LEADERS, SPIES, RABBLE-ROUSERS, SOLDIERS, COURTESANS, ACE PILOTS DETECTIVES, ATHLETES, HEROES Irish people have left their mark on virtually every corner of the globe. This fascinating book tells the stories of the Irish who are justly celebrated in their adopted homelands, but virtually unknown in Ireland. - William Melville from Kerry, the First Head of MI5 - Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty from Cork, who rescued 4,000 Jews and Allied Servicemen from the Nazis - James Hoban from Kilkenny who designed The White House - Jennie Hodgers from Louth who served three years in Union Army during the American Civil War - as a man - George McElroy from Dublin who became one of World war I's outstanding aerial aces And many more ...

Download or read book More Stuff Irish People Love written by Colin Murphy and published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. This book was released on 2017-04-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love the taste of Red Lemonade, change into your swimming togs under a towel on the beach or find yourself admiring 'the grand stretch in the evenings'? Then this book, jammed with hilarious reflections on what it is to be Irish, will have you nodding in agreement with every turn of the page. Contains approximately 100 things that Irish people like, such as; - Waving hello to complete strangers on country roads. - Using the 'cupla focal' to stress our Irishness when on holidays. - Going for a few pints after mass. - Claiming a relative who fought in the Easter Rising. - Explaining hurling to foreigners. - Nicknaming statues, for example 'The Floozie in the Jacuzzi'.

Download or read book Stuff Irish People Love written by Colin Murphy and published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love the taste of Red Lemonade, change into your swimming togs under a towel on the beach or find yourself admiring 'the grand stretch in the evenings'? Then this book, jammed with hilarious reflections on what it is to be Irish, will have you nodding in agreement with every turn of the page. Contains approximately 100 things that Irish people like, such as; - Waving hello to complete strangers on country roads. - Using the 'cupla focal' to stress our Irishness when on holidays. - Going for a few pints after mass. - Claiming a relative who fought in the Easter Rising. - Explaining hurling to foreigners. - Nicknaming statues, for example 'The Floozie in the Jacuzzi'.

Download or read book 20 Things To Do In Dublin Before You Go For a Pint written by Colin Murphy and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Got some time on your hands before you hit Dublin's famous pubs? Then you need this book, an invaluable guide to twenty of Dublin's highlights for visitors and native alike. History, culture, strangeness and beauty are all here -- along with a list of the local hostelries to visit and let the experience soak in. Sprinkled with the wit of Murphy and O'Dea, best known for the Feckin' Collection. Key attractions include: - Christ Church Cathedral - Dublin Castle - The Chester Beatty Library - The Guinness Storehouse - Trinity College - Temple Bar - Royal Hospital, Kilmainham (IMMA) - Old Jameson Distillery - O'Connell Street & The GPO And many more!

Download or read book A Feckin' Tour of Ireland written by Colin Murphy and published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emerald Isle has something for everyone, from the stupendous coastline and cliffs of the Wild Atlantic Way in the west to the culture and cuisine of the Ancient East; from the castles and forts of the historic north to the famed golden beaches of the beautiful south – and not forgetting the mighty craic and decent watering holes to be found everywhere in between! Humorous information about 50 key tourist attractions in Ireland, accompanied by photographs and illustrations. A light-hearted guide of Ireland for natives and visitors alike. Featured destinations include: - The Game of Thrones Tour - The Giant's Causeway Coastal Route - Kilmainham Gaol - Glasnevin Cemetery & Museum - Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth - Powerscourt House & Gardens - King John's Castle - Irish National Stud & Gardens - Yeats Country

Download or read book Boycott written by Colin Murphy and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2012-11-16 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boycott - a word whose meaning is known the world over. But it once belonged to a man. Two brothers, Owen and Thomas Joyce, barely survive the horror of the great famine that devastated Ireland in the 1840s. But it left a lasting effect on both of them. Three decades later they are thrown together during the Land War, when evictions and landlord cruelty reach an intolerable level. But Thomas places his trust in the gun, while Owen backs the passive resistance advocated by the Land League. Captain Charles Boycott, an English land agent in Mayo, becomes the first to suffer this new form of revolt, when he and his family are ostracised. It is a David versus Goliath situation, with Boycott supported by the military, the police, the press, the British Government. How can peasants stand against an empire? And how will the two brothers reconcile their differences and confront their troubled past? A novel of brotherly love and brotherly conflict.

Download or read book The Priest Hunters written by Colin Murphy and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating investigation the lives of four priest hunters – Sean na Sagart, Edward Tyrrell, Barry Lowe and John Garzia. Ireland in the aftermath of Cromwell – during this period Catholicism and Irish nationalism became inexorably linked and priests were outlawed. The Priest Hunters shines a light on these men who hunted them. Sean naSagart was Irishman who was been condemned to death for horse stealing but was reprieved on condition he become a priest hunter. Edward Tyrrell was an English mercenary driven solely by greed. Barry Lowe indulged in such acts as tying a priest behind his horse and dragging him through the brush. John Garzia, who had fled the Spanish Inquisition, arrived in Ireland and evidently sought revenge hunting down priests. An incredible account of some of the most hated men in Ireland.