Comprehensive and engaging, the story of ireland is an eyeopening account of a nation that has long. Wordwell ltd is a wellestablished publishing house based in dublin producing highquality specialist books and a range of culturally significant magazines. It claims to be the united kingdoms largest independent publisher in this field. It has companies in london, new york, sydney and delhi. Irish publishers and literary agents creative writing ink ireland. The history press, ireland is a publisher of local and general history books. Welcome to publishing ireland, the irish book publishers association. A book on the subject of migration from ireland to leeds in the 20th century was published in 2010. I recently heard a trio of irish authors claim that the combination of. With a fully searchable database of over 565,000 records.
General publishers of nonfiction including biographyautobiography and current affairs particularly of. Mercier press is irelands oldest independent publishing house, based in cork. The story of how books in all their variety, from mathematics textbooks to murder mysteries, reach the hands of readers is a significant one. Irish nationalists and englands difficulty is irelands opportunity. We have had a great deal of success in bringing out, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out. The history of irish book publishing by tony farmar. Our list encompasses an enormous variety of topics including history, current affairs, biography, photography and historical fiction and offers a great breadth of formats from pocket gift books to. In this groundbreaking history of ireland, neil hegarty presents a fresh perspective on irelands past. The history of irish book publishing tony farmar on. Ireland win the miniworld cup in london, and without much break he had a.
Bloomsbury publishing is a leading independent publishing house established in 1986. The course of irish history by theodore william moody. Often overshadowed by conflict, the diverse history of ireland encompasses so much more. An excellent singlevolume introduction to irish history, this book covers. Nessie bundle includes playing cards, activity book, my own story, plastic model painted figurine available in small and large. Sinead moriartys novels have sold over 700,000 copies in ireland and the uk. An independent irish publisher with more than 250 titles in print. The bibliography of british and irish history bbih is the largest and most comprehensive guide available to whats been written about british and irish history, from the early 1900s to 2019. Irish history is really undocumented until the popularizing of christianity in 435ad.
If you are looking for a comprehensive, singlevolume survey of irish history, i can recommend thomas bartletts ireland. Contemporary irish history, military and political history, literature, arts and the media, social history, womens studies and genealogy. Lang syne scottish and irish clan books english family. But if you read them in sequence they make a first class continuous narrative history. Marianne elliott is director of the institute of irish studies at liverpool university and author of catholics of ulster. To date, dalkey archive press has offices in ireland as well in the uk and us. Northern ireland, irish and general interest books covering historical, social.
The ireland story bookshop general irish history books. Meet our authors, browse their fantastic books or just download free resources. Endeavour press is the uks leading independent digital publisher. Illustrated local books and prints of ireland and england from cottage publications.
Leabhairchomhar is the book publishing imprint of the literary magazine comhar, publishing books for. The following is a list of publishers and literary agents in ireland. Our company publishes a broad range of quality fiction and nonfiction works. Overview company history leadership team news blogs.
Publishing no more than 20 new titles a year, we select, edit and promote each book with the love and care of a. They accept nonfiction submissions on history, lifestyle, biography, food and. Publishing with ulster historical foundation booksireland. The challenges facing academic publishing worldwide have. This is especially so in ireland, where irish publishing houses. Titles include history, politics, current affairs, mind, body, spirit, folklore, humour, fiction and childrens books.
The history press is a british publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history. If you didnt know, publishing ireland makes life a little easier for writers seeking publication by listing all publishers in ireland on their website. Boylans 1916 and all that and lisa burkitts the memory of scent. The bibliography of british and irish history is an online subscription service thats available via a very wide range of uk higher education institutions and research libraries, as well as universities and. Our irish titles reflect the diversity and complexity of ireland s history. Some of the great books ever published by the history press island include c.
The history press ireland, dublin, ireland is just one of over 20,000 publishing company profiles in our. The history of irish publishing is the first comprehensive record of and examination into one of the. The course of irish history compiled by theodore moody is a book drawn from a tv series built on lectureessays by noted academics. Publishersglobal is a free online information service for publishers and publishing service providers. Publishers blurbs often claim that books will suit both the student and the. Spanning irish history from its earliest inhabitants to the countrys current financial crisis, the story of ireland is an epic and brilliant retelling of irelands history from a new point of view. There was a particular concentration of migrants from the irish county of mayo. Irish history books ireland history books mercier press. The bibliography of british and irish history bbih is the most comprehensive and accurate guide available to whats been published in british and irish history over the past 125.
Independent publishing house irish book publishers mercier press. Digital publishers of irish history run by eoin purcell. We have published important reports on gender equality in uk history 2015 and 2018 and race, ethnicity and equality in uk history 2018. Centrinian is a small independent publishing house founded in london on august 5, 2011. Our list encompasses an enormous variety of topics including history, current affairs, biography, photography and historical fiction and offers a great breadth of formats from pocket gift books to comprehensive histories.
The history of irish book publishing the history press by tony farmar, with a final chapter by conor kostick, will be launched by fergal tobin, with speeches by author conor kostick and sam. Book description flame tree publishing, united kingdom, 2015. Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide delivery. In 2015 she won the irish book award for popular fiction. Associated editions publish books on a variety of subjects including architecture, art, art history, artists books, childrens books, design, limited editions, music. The new update brings the total number of available records to 615,000 books, articles and edited collections covering british, irish and global history. Scratch your itch for travel with these 51 great travel memoirs, fiction and destination books contemporary books on ireland. Farmar publish general nonfiction including books on medical. Bibliography of british and irish history institute of. The man who made ireland by tim pat coogan, how the irish saved civilization. Gill books distributes their books in ireland while macmillan distribution limited distributes them in the uk. The encyclopedia of ireland is being dubbed the most comprehensive book to date on irish life, culture, and history, and leafing through its pages, its hard to disagree. Published in 20thcentury contemporary history, issue 4 julaug 2005, news, news, volume. The following publishers are all full members of publishing ireland.
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