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"This book will be appreciated by visitors who want more historical background than ordinary series guidebooks supply...Highly recommended..." - "Library Journal". "For independent, inquisitive travellers traversing the green roads of Ireland, there is no better guide than "A Traveller's History of Ireland." - "Small Press". Constantly in the news, there are few countries where the background history is so vital to an understanding of its people and culture. "A Traveller's History of Ireland" not only offers the reader a chronological outline of the nation's development right up to the present day but also provides an invaluable introduction to this land of poets, saints, eloquent politicians, illustrious soldiers and inspiring rebels. Political, social and industrial history and economics are also well covered. The book includes a comprehensive description of modern Ireland, both North and South, and of its two separate Catholic Nationalist and Protestant Unionist traditions. There is a Historical Gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text and particular attention is paid to the classic historical sites, which feature on any visitor's itinerary. ... Read more

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Not a traveler's history, but OK
This interesting little book is a history of Ireland, pure and simple - there is nothing particularly different for the traveler than any other Irish history book. As a history book, I did find this book to have a good deal of information, covering everything from prehistoric Ireland to the contemporary scene.

Now, as already said, this book has nothing in particular to offer the traveler, so if you are looking for that, you will be disappointed. As a history book, this book is somewhat disappointing because the author does not maintain objectivity about his subject. For example, when discussing the massacres of Protestants in 1641, the author minimizes the claims of losses and challenges the objectivity of the witnesses. But, when he comes to the massacres committed by Oliver Cromwell in 1649 he does not similarly challenge the historic record.

Well, am I saying that this is a bad book? No, in point of fact, I did find this to be a highly informative and interesting read. The author does a good job of covering Irish history in a smooth and interesting manner.

So, if you are looking for a good history book for the traveler, then don't get this book. If you are looking for an objective and clear-eyed book on Irish history...then don't get this book. But, if you are looking for a short, but highly informative book on Irish history, then you will enjoy this book. Just know what you are getting.

Needs less history, more travel
Starry-eyed and with a deep-seated love of the history of the place even before I had set foot there, I travelled to Paris after graduating university, armed not only with the obligatory budget guide to hostels and el-cheapo cafes, but with a last-minute find: "A Traveller's History of Paris". It was fabulous. Not only could I bore my travelling companion to tears photographing every angle of every building, but I could also talk her ear off from Notre Dame to the Louvre, recounting the historical anecdotes and trivia that went with each site.

I was looking forward to much the same when I ordered "A Traveller's History of Ireland". And from the point of view of history, this book certainly strives for thoroughness. However, in the end I left this one at home because it told me very little about specific histories of specific sites that I intended to visit throughout Ireland. Certainly it makes an effort, with the historical gazetteer at the back, to link the history to the geography; however, as a traveller, I much prefer to have the *places* enumerated and detailed than the periods.

As a history of Ireland, this book is not even that inspiring. Rather dry and sometimes pedantic, it lacks the lyrical energy that so informs the Irish love-affair with the written and spoken word. To get a sense of the flavour of Ireland's history, you'd do far better to read such personal accounts as Frank McCourt's deservedly popular memoirs, or the alternately funny and heart-rending novels of Roddy Doyle. For the romantic, browse Yeats' poems; for the ancient, explore the rich Irish folklore and mythology. Any of these will give you a better feel for the country and its spirit than this book, detailed and scholarly as it is.

I recommend this book mostly for that detail and scholarly approach. The title is misleading, though - this is not a book written with the traveller in mind. ... Read more

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In this original study of the transformation of late nineteenth-century Stockholm into a flourishing industrial capital, Allan Pred reconstructs the development of Stockholm's local economy, civil society and built environment through an interpretation of lost elements of language, of forgotten fragments of daily discourse, of lost words and meanings that belonged to members of the working and periodically employed classes.Pred demonstrates how the emergence of industrial capitalism in Stockholm and the onslaught of modernization were not simply imposed upon the local arena; instead they were given their own distinctive local identity and meaning. ... Read more

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Introduces the topography, history, society, economy, and governmental structure of Northern Ireland. ... Read more

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Chapters: Un/locode:dk. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 92. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The geography of Ireland describes an island in northwest Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The main geographical features of Ireland include low central plains surrounded by a ring of coastal mountains. The highest peak is Carrauntoohil (Irish: ), which is 1,041 metres (3,415 ft) above sea level. The western coastline is rugged, with many islands, peninsulas, headlands and bays. The island is bisected by the River Shannon, which at 386 km (240 mi) with a 113 km (70 mi) estuary is the longest river in Ireland and flows south from County Cavan in Ulster to meet the Atlantic just south of Limerick. There are a number of sizeable lakes along Ireland's rivers, of which Lough Neagh is the largest. Politically, the island consists of the state, Ireland, with jurisdiction over about five sixths of the island; and Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom, with jurisdiction over the remaining sixth. Located west of the island of Great Britain, it is located at approximately . It has a total area of 84,421 km (32,595 sq mi). It is separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea and from mainland Europe by the Celtic Sea. Slieve League in southern County Donegal.The oldest known Irish rock is about 1.7 billion years old and is found on Inishtrahull Island off the coast of County Donegal. and also at Annagh Head in north west County Mayo. ] In other parts of Donegal, scientists have discovered rocks that began life as glacial deposits, demonstrating that at this early period, part of what was to become Ireland was in the grip of an ice age. However, because of the effects of later upheavals, it is almost impossible to sequence these early rock layers correctly. About 600 million y...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=156486 ... Read more

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Title: Ireland, the Great War and the Geography of Remembrance.(Book Review)
Author: Andrew Iarocci
Publication: Environments (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2004
Publisher: University of Waterloo
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Title: The Human Geography of Ireland.(Brief Article)
Author: John Bradbeer
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1996
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: v162Issue: n2Page: p219(1)

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Chapters: Geography of County Antrim, Geography of County Armagh, Geography of County Carlow, Geography of County Cavan, Geography of County Clare, Geography of County Cork, Geography of County Donegal, Geography of County Down, Geography of County Dublin, Geography of County Fermanagh, Geography of County Galway, Geography of County Kerry, Geography of County Kildare, Geography of County Kilkenny, Geography of County Laois, Geography of County Leitrim, Geography of County Limerick, Geography of County Londonderry, Geography of County Longford, Geography of County Louth, Geography of County Mayo, Geography of County Meath, Geography of County Monaghan, Geography of County Offaly, Geography of County Roscommon, Geography of County Sligo, Geography of County Tipperary, Geography of County Tyrone, Geography of County Waterford, Geography of County Westmeath, Geography of County Wexford, Geography of County Wicklow, Townlands of Ireland by County, National Botanic Gardens, Phoenix Park, Drum Manor Forest Park, List of Townlands in County Kilkenny, Killarney National Park, Fingal, Gweedore, Fenit, Rathcoole, Corrib Gas Project, Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Northside, List of Dublin Postal Districts, List of Subdivisions of County Dublin, Carrigrohane Straight, Curragh, Cliffs of Moher, Greater Dublin Area, the Burren, Temple Bar, Dublin, Sandyford, River Foyle, Connemara, Uí Maine, South Dublin, Cranmore, Sligo, Lough Eske, Dartrey Forest, New Inn, County Tipperary, Mullinalaghta, Turgesius Island, the Rosses, Cratloe Woods, Soghain, Magh Slécht, Clanbrassil Street, Thomond, Iar Connacht, Céide Fields, Devil's Bit, Shannon-erne Waterway, Ring of Kerry, Rosslare Europort, Pol an Ionain, Manor of St. Sepulchre, Glen of the Downs, Silent Valley Reservoir, Liberty of Thomas Court and Donore, North Channel, Carracastle, Dukart's Canal, Dublin Metropolitan Area, Aillwee Cave, Muintir Murchada, Newry Canal, Ballycroy National ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20837948 ... Read more

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Title: Map-Making, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland, c. 1530-1750.(Book review)
Author: David J. Butler
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2007
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Volume: 173Issue: 3Page: 286(1)

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Chapters: Geography of Ireland. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The geography of Ireland describes an island in northwest Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The main geographical features of Ireland include low central plains surrounded by a ring of coastal mountains. The highest peak is Carrauntoohil (Irish: ), which is 1,041 metres (3,415 ft) above sea level. The western coastline is rugged, with many islands, peninsulas, headlands and bays. The island is bisected by the River Shannon, which at 386 km (240 mi) with a 113 km (70 mi) estuary is the longest river in Ireland and flows south from County Cavan in Ulster to meet the Atlantic just south of Limerick. There are a number of sizeable lakes along Ireland's rivers, of which Lough Neagh is the largest. Politically, the island consists of the state, Ireland, with jurisdiction over about five sixths of the island; and Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom, with jurisdiction over the remaining sixth. Located west of the island of Great Britain, it is located at approximately . It has a total area of 84,421 km (32,595 sq mi). It is separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea and from mainland Europe by the Celtic Sea. Slieve League in southern County Donegal.The oldest known Irish rock is about 1.7 billion years old and is found on Inishtrahull Island off the coast of County Donegal. and also at Annagh Head in north west County Mayo. ] In other parts of Donegal, scientists have discovered rocks that began life as glacial deposits, demonstrating that at this early period, part of what was to become Ireland was in the grip of an ice age. However, because of the effects of later upheavals, it is almost impossible to sequence these early rock layers correctly. About 600 m...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=156486 ... Read more

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Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can't be restored."  Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books.

There are now 65,000  titles available  (that's an incredible 25 million pages) of material ranging from works by famous names such as  Dickens, Trollope and Hardy as well as many forgotten literary gems , all of which can now be printed on demand and purchased right here on Amazon.

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Chapters: River Bann, Ulster Way, Black Pig's Dyke, A24 Road, British Tertiary Volcanic Province, A36 Road. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The River Bann (Irish: ) is the longest river in Northern Ireland, the total length being 80 miles (129 km). The river winds its way from the south east corner of the province to the north west coast, pausing in the middle to widen into the enormous Lough Neagh. The river has played an important part in the industrialisation of the north of Ireland, especially in the Linen Industry. Today Salmon and Eel fisheries are the most important economic features of the river. The river is often used as a dividing line between the eastern and western areas of Northern Ireland, often labelled the "Bann divide". Towns, councils and businesses "west of the Bann" are often seen as having less investment and government spending than those to the east. It is also seen as a religious, economic and political divide, with Catholics, Nationalists and Republicans being in the majority to the west, and Protestants and Unionists in the majority to the east; and with the financial and industrial capital of Greater Belfast to the east with the west of the Bann having been more largely agricultural and rural. The Upper Bann rises in the Mourne Mountains in County Down and flows into Lough Neagh at Bannfoot, County Armagh. This stretch is one of the most popular coarse fishing rivers in Europe. Near Portadown it connects with the now disused Newry Canal, which once gave access south to the Irish Sea. Overlooking the River Bann at Coleraine and the Riverside Retail Park on the eastern banks of the riverThe Lower Bann flows from Lough Neagh at Toome to the Atlantic Ocean at Portstewart. The river is a canalised waterway with five lock...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1077718 ... Read more

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Dublin : printed by James Hoey, 1752. 71,[1]p.,plate : map ; 12° ... Read more