A collection of the correspondence of an Irish granny, with over 300 letters and documents, reveals the hidden world of a woman in the years 1867-1915. It has a share of romance, tradgedy and enduring friendship.

A book that tells a chapter in Irish land history never before written . It is the story of a young priest, a friend of Gavin Duffy, Parnell and Davitt who paid the price for living his conscience and died in ignominy.

Athletics in Drogheda 1861-2001 tells the story of how the modern sports of track & field, cross country and road racing made their seperate ways to the Boyneside town of Drogheda in Co. Louth. It chronicles the social conditions that initially confined such activities to a small section fo the community. Generally, the population outside of the upper classes could spectate, but they were frozen out of participation. The book explains why.

Gradually, with changes in society and the development of organisations like the Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA, the sport was embraced by the masses in a plethora of urban and rural clubs. In Drogheda the sport was a major crowd pulling activity until the 1960s ushered in a fundamental change int he Western World's lifestyle. The story of how Drogheda men and women became county, national and international athletic stars is relayed through a combination of events, social comment and individual profiles of the more prominent characters. The narrative encompasses the start of the twenty-first century.

This is a true story which has been written to portray and to share the experience of what it was like for soldiers and civilians on the streets of Belfast during the time period of what has become to be known as Bloody Sunday. A teenage soldier finds himself trapped in a chain of events beyond his control.

The regiment is sent to Flax Street Mill in the Ardoyne area of Belfast on a four month tour of duty. The book describes the interactions between British soldiers and civilians, and includes rioting, street patrols, searches (of homes and civilians), the beating-up of innocent civilians, and indiscriminate shooting. Soldiers' reaction to Bloody Sunday are also highlighted and Colin's decision to desert the British army is now confirmed.

Within minutes of his desertion from Flax Street Mill, Colin is pursued, trapped and taken hostage to a house by the I.R.A. A vote is taken by the I.R.A. as to whether he should live or die. The vote is overruled by one person in Colin's favour. He is then transported to Dublin.

Events in Dublin are described; including newspaper reports and TV coverage. After several weeks of living in a bed sit in Dublin, Colin has a confrontation with a gunman and feels he must leave Dublin for his own safety.

After leaving Dublin, Colin encounters and experiences several different situations while sleeping in barns and working on farms. After a bizarre relationship with Laura, an Irish lady, Colin returns, brokenhearted, to England, and gives himself up. He is then escorted back to his regiment in Germany. He eventually receives a seven-year prison sentence which is served in HMP Wormwood Scrubs, London and HMP Wakefield, Yorkshire.

"Close Tory Island. It is fit only for a high security prison, a rifle-range, or for quarantine... It is an historical accident without parallel."

Academia has inexplicably ignored and omitted the presence of The Society of Freemasons in Ireland in most of the popular history books. This omission is confusing and somewhat illogical considering the overwhelming weight of evidence, not only of their existence but also their involvement in every facet of Irish affairs for more than 200 years. Their absence from the history books leaves a void which curtains the vital information needed to complete the sorry picture of 1798.

This book is a selection taken from six years of writing a weekly column for a regional newspaper in County Louth (Dundalk Argus). The pieces chosen are arranged in a chronological order. The author is a Catholic priest based in a country parish in Mid-Louth. The excerpts chosen deal with the early life of the author on a small farm in South Armagh in Northern Ireland and on life as he knew it growing up in the well-known republican stronghold of Crossmaglen.

The stories take you on a journey through the worst of the Troubles in the 1970s and you can follow on the personal vocation-journey of the priest-writer. Later pieces deal with the reality of priestly life in a rural, pastoral setting. The joys and hopes, the traumas and the shadows of life as a priest in contemporary Ireland are dealt with in this collection.

There are also whimsical pieces and social comment included in the collection. Overall the book is a blend of serious social and spiritual comment and contemporary, sometimes wry observations on life, seasoned with pinches of wisdom and humour.

Stories from a Small Town is the anecdotal history of a little Irish town by the sea, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, and virtually invented by the railway when the Dublin track to Bray was extended to Wicklow in 1855. Characters... Among those who tell their story to the author are a parlour-maid, plumber and fireman; carpenter, farmer and garrage owner; a judge, milkman and second world war mid-turret gunner shot down in flames over Germany to spend the rest of the war as a prisoner.

Despite all the legends, myths and folk tales about the Leprechaun no-one has yet produced a full history and explanation about the phenomenon. This book begins with the fully researched details of the legend and its origins. Then taking the 'what if?' you could speak to a real live Leprechaun and learn the truth the author has expanded on the legend and given a feasible explnation for their existence. Using the accepted theories of science and researching the history of trades through the ages, the book goes on to describe the occupations of the Leprechaun. By the time the book reaches the social structure of the Leprechaun race it paints a picture of a society close to the Utopia man has always dreamed of. Fully illustrated throughout, this book is a delight to possess, look at and read. By the time you have finished it you may even believe in thier existence yourself. If nothing else you will have learnt a great deal about the developoment of cultural trades and answered such questions as: 'Why is an earring called an earring? 'What is the origin of the sock fairy myth?

A Leck in th'Ear is an affectionate look back at life in a small rural village in County Mayo in the 30's and 40's, as seen through the eyes of a child. Its fifteen chapters contain various stories, sometimes sad, oft times funny, but always interesting and informative of a way of life that has long since disappeared into the mists of time.