There are numerous types of fairies in Ireland, and their distribution is wide. There may be one or more close by at any time. What they all have in common is a reluctance to let themselves be seen by humans. A Field Guide to Irish Fairies is an essential aid to their recognition and identification. Expertly researched and compiled, illustrated in the possible detail, covering habitats, history and habits, this handy book makes excellent armchair reading and should accompany everyone with an interest in the subject.

In this compact guide, Ronan Coghlan provides a comprehensive dictionary of Irish first names, giving the derivation and history of each and, where appropriate, the Irish translation. Earlier names which are no longer in use but which are of historical interest are also given, as is advice to parents about choosing a baby name. However, since naming patterns reflect a country's past, this book will appeal not only to parents but to anyone with a general interest in Ireland and its history.It would make an ideal baby gift.

Who were Ossian, Cuchulain, Finn MacCool and Conn of the Hundred Battles? What was Tir na nOg and where was Hy-Brasil?

In this book Ronan Coghlan not only answers these questions, but lists and describes over five hundred gods, demons and giants, places, objects and events which figure in the fantastical myths and legends of Ireland.

This beautifully illustrated and handy reference work will not only prove invaluable to schoolchildren and students, but will also appeal to those to whom the Tuatha de Danaan, the Fianna, the Milesians, the Formorians and the Firbolg are little more than names and who are interested in acquiring a greater knowledge of them.

This modestly priced little book offers an introduction to the variety of Irish cooking. Murphy shows you how to start the day with a traditional Irish Farmhouse Breakfast, or impress your friends with a whole Baked Salmon or a serving of Dublin Lawyer. Round it all off with an Irish Coffee or a Hot Whiskey.

Ancestor-hunting is an increasingly popular pastime. This is particularly true for people with an Irish backround. After all, to the Celtic mind, genealogy has always been important. The heads of ancient Irish families enjoyed hearing their ancestors listed far back into times of legend, to Conn of the Hundred Battles, or to Queen Mebd herself. Indeed more than one, in bygone days, were proud to enumerate their antecedents all the way back to Noah, or even Adam. The great emigration of the 19th and 20th centuries has left many people, several generations away from the original emigrants, keen to find out about their Irish family roots.

In this detailed and practical handbook, you will find the means of locating your own Irish roots, and the satisfaction of tracing your own links with a society which is one of the oldest and most enduring of the world's communities.Anyone trying to trace their family tree will probably find this book informative.

This little book may rank as the most concise history of Ireland to date. Nevertheless, it is also a comprehensive and informative account, tracing as it does the entire recorded course of Irish history from the arrival of St Patrick in the fifth century through to independence, partition and the present day.