Famine Echoes

Famine Echoes PDF Author: Cathal Póirtéir
Publisher: Gill & MacMillan
ISBN: 9780717123148
Category : Famines
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
Famine Echoes gives a unique perspective on the greatest tragedy in Irish history as descendants of Famine survivors recall the community memories of the great hunger.

Home Before Night

Home Before Night PDF Author: Hugh Leonard
Publisher: Methuen Publishing
ISBN: 9780413771681
Category : Dramatists, Irish
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
A tour de force of prose which captures all the poetry and drama of a child's experience of Dublin in the 30s and 40s. The author's crystal-clear recollections, recounted with sparkling humor and immediacy, and the vast array of colorful characters, combine to create an engaging and enthralling read.

Waterford Harbour

Waterford Harbour PDF Author: Andrew Doherty
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750995947
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 149

Book Description
Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit, it was there that Andrew Doherty was born and raised amongst a treasure chest of stories spun by the fishermen, sailors and their families. As an adult he began to research these accounts and, to his surprise, found many were based on fact. In this book, Doherty will take you on a fascinating journey along the harbour, introduce you to some of its most important sites and people, the area's history, and some of its most fantastic tales. Dreaded press gangs who raided whole communities for crew, the search for buried gold and a ship seized by pirates, the horror of a German bombing of the rural idyll during the Second World War – on every page of this incredible account you will learn something of the maritime community of Waterford Harbour.
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