Books: All Dublin Cries: Impartiality Me Ould Arse! ; Potato Famine or Mass Outbreak of Anorexia? When It Comes to Ireland, Cal McCrystal Finds There's No Such Thing as a `True' History; the Irish Story: Telling Tales and Making It Up in Ireland by RF Foster ALLEN LANE Pounds 20Mc...
(being the Large Fold-Out-Map of “Antient Ireland” by William Beauford) and VI Tables on two large sheets in the rear of the Volume (containing Orthography/Names of Numbers in different Languages, Names of Numbers of some of the Indians of America etc. etc. compared to the antient ...
(being the Large Fold-Out-Map of “Antient Ireland” by William Beauford) and VI Tables on two large sheets in the rear of the Volume (containing Orthography/Names of Numbers in different Languages, Names of Numbers of some of the Indians of America etc. etc. compared to the antient ...
Night Journey, The - by Kathryn Lasky. Novel. Grades 4 and up. Russia, Jews, 1890's Number the Stars - by Lois Lowry. Novel. Grades 4 and up. Denmark, World War II, 1943 Nory Ryan's Song - by Patricia Reilly Giff. Novel. Grades 4 and up. Ireland, Potato Famine, Mid 1800'...
“the crown” might enjoy this short novel, telling how queen elizabeth becomes hooked on reading after she strays into a bookmobile in the courtyard of the staff quarters of buckingham palace. her literary forays are guided by norman, a junior kitchen employee, to the consternation of pompous...
You’ll spend time in a French asylum, on the wide plains of Argentina, and the battlefields of Ancient Greece. These are some of the best historical fiction books you’ll ever read; books that will take you across so much of this world’s rich, vibrant, and tumultuous history. Wolf Ha...
Britain in 1707. But the nation's history was built long before and long after these milestone dates. Including the devastation of famine, wars fought at sea, and complicated royal figures, Scotland is full of engaging and astounding true tales. Here are 10 must-read books on Scotland's ...
Patrick's Day is celebrated with photos and accounts, but also does a good job instructing about Ireland and the reason for this festive day: St. Patrick. Learn about the life of Patrick, the symbols associated with St. Patrick's Day, why we wear green, and more. Rechenka's Eggs by ...
A potato blight resulted several years of famine in Ireland and Scotland beginning around 1845. The death toll from starvation and related illnesses was immense. Many of the landed gentry commissioned work projects to help feed their local populations, leading to numerous so-called “famine walls,...
Real Lacetraces the story of many notable American family lineages back toIreland's potato famine, also known as the “Great Hunger,” which spanned about half a decade. The incident led to declining health, resulting in over a million deaths in Ireland. The failed crop prompted numerous fami...