Irish History


Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 
Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Ireland
The IRA
We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland
Modern Ireland, 1600 - 1972
Guerilla Days in Ireland: A Personal Account of the Anglo-Irish War
The Famine Plot: England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy
Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA
The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845 - 1849
A Secret History of the IRA: Gerry Adams and the Thirty Year War
Ten Men Dead: The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike
Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland
Voices from the Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland
There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
Shining Ones by Sanna HinesDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierThe Crystal Cave by Mary  StewartCeltic Tales by Kate ForresterThe Four Treasures of Eirean by Ali Isaac
Irish Myth and Folklore
54 books — 19 voters
The Celts by John CollisThe Celtic World by Jennifer PaxtonWriting IT - Novel, Plot, Characters by Ed AdamsThe Conquest of Gaul by Gaius Julius CaesarThe History of Rome, Books 1-5 by Livy
The Celtic World Suggested Reading
82 books — 3 voters

After Elizabeth by Leanda de LisleGod's Secretaries by Adam NicolsonGod's Vindictive Wrath by Charles CordellPirates of Barbary by Adrian TinniswoodUnnatural Murder by Anne Somerset
Early Stuart Britain
107 books — 19 voters
Fallen by Lia MillsA Star Called Henry by Roddy DoyleAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillEaster, 1916 by W.B. YeatsThe Angel's Lamp by Ashby Jones
Easter 1916 Rising
14 books — 5 voters

Hank Bracker
There is evidence to support claims that 962 years prior to Columbus setting foot in the Bahamas, Saint Brendan, an Irish monastic priest known as “Saint Brendan the Navigator,” looked for the “Isle of the Blessed.” What island he found has been lost to history and is still unknown; however, legend names it “Saint Brendan’s Island.” Many believe that in his journeys across the Atlantic Ocean he actually landed in America in 1150, or 342 years prior to Columbus’ discovery.” Note: Saint Patrick ’s ...more
Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba"

Rashers Tierney
On St. Patrick's Day, the traditional Irish family would rise early and find a solitary sprig of shamrock to put on their somber Sunday best. Then they'd spend the morning in church listening to sermons about how thankful they should be that St. Patrick saved such a bunch of ungrateful sinners. Nobody wore green clothing as it was considered an unlucky color not suitable for church. ...more
Rashers Tierney, F*ck You I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome

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