Recounts the story of an ordinary man who has enjoyed extraordinary adventures. Paddy describes sailing his leaky sailboat across the Atlantic to a triumphant arrival in Boston; a near `wipe out' while successfully recreating Ernest Shackleton's exploits in Antarctica; capsizing near Mount Brandon on the night of the Fastnet Race disaster; accomplishing the first westward circumnavigation of the North Pole in a small boat, winning the Blue Water Medal; completing the hazardous journey through the Northwest Passage, and a few less perilous journeys such as sailing across the Bay of Biscay to trade Irish wool and whiskey for Spanish wine and cheese, and retracing the journeys of Irish monks in Iceland. On land Paddy had adventures building bridges in the fierce heat in Malawi, and later in life worked for the Rapid Response Team for the UN World Food Program in Ethiopia. This is a rollicking account of a life truly well lived.

So Far, So Good: An Adventurous Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Paddy Barry

Travelers & Explorers

Liffey Pr

Provides a clear overview of mental health, illness, and well-being in Ireland. Written by one of Ireland's leading psychiatrists, this book offers an essential and unique guide for patients, families, caregivers, mental health professionals, and anyone with an interest in mental health and illness.

Mental Health in Ireland: The Complete Guide for Patients, Families, Health Care Professionals and Everyone Who Wants To Be Well

Kelly, Brendan

Literature & Fiction

The Paraclete

Could She Corrupt Him Beyond Redemption?
 Since his childhood, Leo's world has been dominated by one beautiful woman's obsession with him. Raised in a small Texas town, educated at a large university, and devastated after his first "normal" relationship fails, the young scholar is no match for his aunt's desire to use him for her own gratification. 
With little hope for normalcy, Leo resigns himself to a life of pretense and lies. His charade increasingly leads him to professional failures, withdrawal from normal relationships, and spiraling emotional dependence on his aunt, with whom he lives in exile from the rest of his family. Together they act out a quiet tragedy in small rental apartments, doing temp jobs in a succession of obscure towns. Then, already in his late thirties, he meets Janet, a grade school teacher in the tiny North Carolina town of Cannon Shoals, and what had seemed impossible happens. 
He falls in love.

Jerry Stubblefield

Could She Corrupt Him Beyond Redemption?
 Since his childhood, Leo's world has been dominated by one beautiful woman's obsession with him. Raised in a small Texas town, educated at a large university, and devastated after his first "normal" relationship fails, the young scholar is no match for his aunt's desire to use him for her own gratification. 
With little hope for normalcy, Leo resigns himself to a life of pretense and lies. His charade increasingly leads him to professional failures, withdrawal from normal relationships, and spiraling emotional dependence on his aunt, with whom he lives in exile from the rest of his family. Together they act out a quiet tragedy in small rental apartments, doing temp jobs in a succession of obscure towns. Then, already in his late thirties, he meets Janet, a grade school teacher in the tiny North Carolina town of Cannon Shoals, and what had seemed impossible happens. 
He falls in love.

Stubblefield, Jerry

Bayou Jesus

No Power on Earth Could Save Them from Their Sins
 On a Sunday afternoon drive through Louisiana, Zassy, an elderly woman of color, tells the story of her son, the legendary Bayou Jesus, to a young white man. Born in an abandoned barn, Frank Potter touches the lives of all who encounter him. When he and young, unwed Zassy find haven at the rotting Boudreaux plantation, Bellwether, Frank's destiny becomes clear--a destiny that will forever change Bayou Teche. Wounded during WWI, Samson Boudreaux, a political hopeful and abusive bigot, returns to discover he's lost control of his family, and determines to make everyone around him pay for his pain. Born of a bitter union, Samson's daughter, Alice, befriends Frank, and Samson feels his ingrained beliefs slipping through his fingers. When Frank receives a stigmatic sign, news of his divinity spreads and enrages Samson. Forced to flee Bellwether, Frank begins a spiritual odyssey on the bayou. A life paralleling that of Jesus--skill with carpentry, accepting the outcast, healing the sick--he gathers followers and an imposing disciple along the way, unaware of forces gathering against him. And when Alice makes a decision that unwittingly seals Frank's fate, it will also condemn her own, and those of everyone she loves as well. Entrancing, altruistic and shocking, the Jesus of Miller's bayou is a gritty meditation on the changing times, and will haunt readers' memories long after others fade.

M.G. Miller

"This book is a history of Dublin, with a remarkable feel for the way the past is embodied in bridges and alleyways, sculpture and slums. But in classical Dublin manner it also ambles and diverges, pausing to illuminate the reader about a whole range of subjects from duels to theatres, maternity hospitals to prisons, the Book of Kells to Bono, Politics, industry, painting, architecture, feminism, poetry, famine, armed insurrection: these are a mere handful of the topics explored in this extraordinarily rich account. Like all the finest surveys, it combines a deep affection for its subject with an astutely critical eye. There are a good many guides to contemporary Dublin, and a shelf-load of histories of the place; but to combine the two, as Kilfeather has done in the spirit of this series, is a rare achievement."

Dublin: A Cultural and Literary History

Kilfeather, Siobhán

British & Irish

This book looks at the political and social aspects of Friel's drama, in the context of the development of modern Ireland. The plays' preoccupations are located in the framework of their internal, historical and literary time, and against the backdrop of the evolving Irish state in which they were written. Friel's plays have consistently explored themes of nationality and community, language and communication, social ritual and ""otherness"", sketched through a series of unforgettable characters. The seeming smallness of their lives mirrors the great movements of Irish society and history; the personal and the political are shown to be inextricably linked. ""A useful analysis and synthesis of Friel's dramatic works. . . Corbett's writing style is markedly facile and accessible, and his logic clear and simply laid out, his arguments are powerful and shed a useful light on Friel's plays. . . A solid introduction to Friel's work."" Choice

Brian Friel: Decoding the Language of the Tribe (Contemporary Irish Writers)

Corbett, Tony

Dramas & Plays

Ireland's history can literally be found in its walled towns. The Vikings in 9th century Dublin, the Anglo-Normans in 13th century Fethard, and the English Planters in 17th century Derry all found themselves surrounded by intransigent belligerents and responded by building walls. These walls were instrumental in the history, development, and layout of Ireland's key towns and cities and are essential to an overall understanding of Irish history. In Irish Walled Towns the story of each of 20 key settlement areas throughout Ireland is told. Illustrated with contemporary photographs as well as historical maps and drawings, Irish Walled Towns explores a fascinating aspect of Ireland's history and heritage.

Irish Walled Towns

History

Givens, John

Europe

The High Crosses of Ireland stand as elegant monuments to a high civilization from the last quarter of the first Christian millennium. The photographs in this book capture the quality of those master carvers' work of a thousand years ago. The book illustrates the majesty and wonder of these forms, with their characteristic ring around the head, a potent nationalistic symbol so recognized as to be used in nineteenth century graves on both sides of the Atlantic by all those wishing to identify themselves as Irish.

The High Crosses of Ireland: Inspriations in Stone

Powell, Elinor D. U.

Religion & Spirituality

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So Far, So Good: An Adventurous Life

Mental Health in Ireland: The Complete Guide for Patients, Families, Health Care Professionals and Everyone Who Wants To Be Well

The Paraclete

The Paraclete

Bayou Jesus

Bayou Jesus

Dublin: A Cultural and Literary History

Brian Friel: Decoding the Language of the Tribe (Contemporary Irish Writers)

Irish Walled Towns

The High Crosses of Ireland: Inspriations in Stone