Collins Books specializes in out-of-print, hard to find scholarly books in all fields, with special emphasis on history, art and anthropology of the world.
Beautiful, haunting images of crumbling ruins accompany the histories of the houses and their occupants to tell again a fascinating story of troubled times and private hardships.
A quick and easy guide to the Irish revolutionary period for young adults, with clear maps, clever gags, and flamboyant illustrations. This book tells the story of Irish independence with clarity and hilarity.
Recent investigations have unearthed significant new evidence, overlooked for almost a century, that seriously questions the currently accepted version of events surrounding Michael Collins' death.
A comprehensive guide to the best walks in Tipperary, Wateford, Laois and Offaly, among several Irish mountain ranges. Color photos and maps throughout, with information on difficulty and duration.
John Gibney's study makes use of a variety of contemporary documents and images, some of which have never been published before, to explore the second half of the Irish revolution in Dublin.
Tomas O Criomhthain is a giant of Irish literature, but he was a highly unlikely author. He lived his entire life on an isolated and now abandoned island, where he crafted a captivating saga of a doomed folk culture.
Schoolhouse ruins are a common sight in the Irish countryside, wherever populations are in decline and the fabric of a formerly vibrant community is slowly perishing. Once pivotal to their area, they now lie abandoned. In Enda O'Flaherty's collection, they whisper a poignant narrative of a disappearing Ireland – of changing ways of life.
Weaving the kindred strands of history and ecology, the authors tell the fascinating story of Dublin Bay, and its importance to the past, present and future of Ireland and Dublin. Abundant color photos.
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