Author: Gordon D'ArcyPublisher: Collins Books
ISBN: 9781848892682
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Watercolors and anecdotes from the Irish Burren, celebrating the flora, fauna, and people of the region. In full color.
The Burren & Aran Islands
Author: Tony KirbyPublisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 184889919X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A guide to some of the best walking routes in the region, with lucid descriptions and additional information to enhance the walkers' enjoyment and appreciation of the place. Each route, prefaced with a quick-reference summary, is illustrated with a clear sketch map.
Burren Country
Author: Paul ClementsPublisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 1848899394
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
For 20 years Paul Clements has been tapping into the Burren's hidden crevices, drawn to its history, mystery and peculiarities. He writes absorbingly about the rocks, hills and walls, and the range of colours, the animals he rubs shoulders with, and about subjects which excite him, such as the exotic wild flowers, ancient ruins, early morning birdsong, and the smell of whiskey in historic pubs. A hunter and gatherer of information and lore on the Burren, the author ferrets out little-known facts and weaves them together to create these carefully distilled essays.
The Burren and the Aran Islands
Author: Carleton Shepherd JonesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Burren and the Aran Islands form a region renowned for its geology, flora and archaeology. Possibly the greatest interest is in the archaeology but the ancient monuments are often perceived as shrouded in mystery and beyond explanation. Recent studies have shed considerable light on the functions of these monuments and the people who built them. This book presents these archaeological interpretations in an attractive and engaging manner. After a brief introduction, the book is divided into two parts, the Burren and the Aran Islands. Significant sites are highlighted while "panel" features explain more tangential topics, e.g., how to build a wedge tomb. Contents include Colonization and Early Settlement, From Neolithic to Bronze Age. The Celts, The Arrival of Christianity, Early Medieval Chiefs and their Stone Forts, and finally Later Tower Houses and Military Constructions. In this heavily illustrated book, captions are often extensive and can be read separately or with the text. Overall it can be read cover-to-cover or dipped into. Dr. Jones' writing transforms the dry academic material of excavation reports and archaeological inventories into an engaging and understandable story. He is also the author of "Wild Plants of the Burren & Aran Islands which is available from Dufour.
Deed of Murder
Author: Cora HarrisonPublisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 178010135X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The enthralling new Burren mystery . . . April 1511, Ireland. Mara, Brehon of the Burren, is celebrating the christening of her son when she notices that three of her law students have disappeared from the party. The next morning, one of them is found dead on a lone mountain pass with suspicious wounds. He was carrying an important legal document that has now disappeared. But why did he choose to deliver it during the night, and what of the two other missing students? Mara must uncover the truth, and it at first seems that the stolen deed holds all the answers . . .
Archaeology of the Burren
Author: Thomas Johnson WestroppPublisher: Clasp Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This work contains a complete record of the prehistoric monuments of northern Clare which were surveyed, described and illustrated by Thomas J. Westropp between 1896 and 1916. It details the archaeological remains of the Burren and its borders, with emphasis on the forts and dolmens of the area. Also included are cairns, cists, huts and souterrains, with further information on place-names, history and folklore.
The Rough Guide to Ireland
Author: Margaret GreenwoodPublisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781843530596
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Including detailed guidance to exploring the countryside and historic sites, this fully revised guide offers a complete picture of the beautiful island of Ireland, north and south. of color photos.
Trans Voices
Author: Declan HenryPublisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 178450520X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Bronze Winner for the 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the category of Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-Fiction Foregrounding the voices of transgender and non-binary people, this honest and insightful book is a compilation of the voices of those who have decided to undergo transition - both male-to-female and female-to-male. Drawing on over one hundred interviews with individuals, the book details the diverse experiences and challenges faced by those who transition, exploring a range of topics such as hormone treatments; reassignment surgeries; coming out; sex and sexuality; physical, emotional and mental health; transphobia; discrimination; and hate crime, as well as highlighting the lives of non-binary individuals and those who cross-dress to form a wider understanding of the varied ways in which people experience gender. This powerful book is an ideal introduction to those keen to understand more about contemporary trans issues as well as those questioning their own gender identity.
Author: Elizabeth AlbertsonThe Burren Trails
Author: Jackie QueallyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780993051289
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This full colour guide to the Burren presents a series of itineraries for cyclists or car users to explore the hidden as well as the better known sites in the International Geopark and surrounds of this stunning limestone region in Counties Clare and Galway, Ireland. Includes good directions, maps, GPS, mileage, photos and informative text. Written by local prolific author and guide Jackie Queally, who also is a biofield tuner (sound healing). Quirky and fun to read, it will whet your appetite to explore this beautiiful nature-laden area at your leisure.
