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  • Banbridge

    The Star of County Down

    Banbridge gets its name from the bridge built across the River Bann in 1712. It's a thriving modern town, rife with history and culture, surrounded by beautiful scenery that provided an iconic location for the internationally acclaimed television series Game of Thrones. It's the setting of the well-known folk song 'The Star of the County Down', contains Europe's first flyover bridge and an ancient ... Read more

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  • We Just Got On With It

    Changes Before, During and After the Second World War in Northern Ireland

    ' But we will do what we have always done – just get on with it .'The contributions of Northern Ireland to allied efforts in the Second World War are widely celebrated, acknowledged by both Sir Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt as vital to their eventual victory. Lesser known are the personal and individual lives of the people who made those contributions – the human cost and the everyday ... Read more

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  • Irish Animal Folk Tales for Children

    How did a tiny wren manage to be crowned King of the Birds? Why did giant Finn McCool's favourite dogs change into mountains? What happened to turn a friendly cat into a cruel fiend who plotted to destroy mankind? Irish Animal Tales for Children is packed with ghostly goings-on, weird characters and wonderful animals. Irreverently told by award-winning storyteller Doreen McBride, these stories are ... Read more

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  • North of Ireland Folk Tales for Children

    How did a spider change the course of history? What would a body in the chimney want with a lonely old woman? And what terrible deed could make a Celtic warrior cry? North of Ireland Folk Tales for Children is full of mermaids and pishogues, haunted dolmens and plenty of ghosts, rude Celts and bloodthirsty warriors. This collection of weird, wonderful and irreverently told tales from award-winning ... Read more

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  • Louth Folk Tales

    Catch a glimpse of the spirit of Ireland in the entertaining company of professional storyteller Doreen McBride as she recounts the local tales, ancient and modern, of County Louth. You will hear of the doomed love of Lassara and her harpist who haunt the waters of Carlingford Lough, of the origin of the River Boyne and of the jumping church at Kildemock. You will also discover St Brigid's ... Read more

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  • The Little Book of County Down

    Did you know?The world's worst novelist, Amanda McKittrick Ros, was born near Ballynahinch.The entire Kilkeel fishing fleet was sunk by a German U-boat on 30 May 1918 without the loss of a single life.Sir Hans Sloane, whose collection formed the foundation of the British Museum, was born in Killyleagh.The Little Book of County Down is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining ... Read more

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  • Tyrone Folk Tales

    The people of Tyrone have the reputation for having 'open hearts and a desire to please' and their folk tales are as varied as their landscape. There are the tales of the amazing feats of the giant Finn McCool and the derring-do of the Red Hand of Ulster as well as the dramatic story of Half-Hung MacNaughton and the hilarious tale of Dixon from Dungannon and his meeting with royalty. All these ... Read more

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  • Fermanagh Folk Tales

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    Fermanagh's culture, heritage, characters and stories set it apart from the rest of the world. Every mountain, tree, lake, stream, rock, stone and character tells a tale. There are the strange stories of mythical creatures, such as the Shining Folk that lurk under the surface of Lough Erne, and the fairies that taught the unruly wee Meg Barnileg a lesson. There are spooky tales of the Cooneen ... Read more

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  • The Little Book of Fermanagh

    Did You KnowVan Morrison wrote 'Brown Eyed Girl' on a piano in DerrygonnellyPaddy Monaghan, from Ederney, befriended Mohammad Ali and became known as Paddy-AliSt Molaise brought soil containing blood from early Christian martyrs from the Colosseum in Rome and placed it on Devonian IslandNatives of Fermanagh had boats called cots, which were shaped like spoons without handles. They are the only ... Read more

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  • The A-Z of Curious Northern Ireland

    Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics

    Northern Ireland is a fascinating, stunningly beautiful province with a recorded history dating back to the ancient Celts. It may be the smallest country in the UK, but it has three Nobel Prizes for English Literature connected to it as well as many world-class musicians, artists and scientists.It is a land where the craic is mighty, where every tree, every flower, every rock tells a story.The A-Z ... Read more

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  • Hidden Dublin

    Deadbeats, Dossers And Decent Skins

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    Criminal incidents, accidents, whippings, beatings, jail escapes and hangings were all part of Dublin's 'brilliant parade' in the eighteenth and nineteenth century, including actors, clergymen, scientists, politicians and rogues and rascals of every hue. Hopkins describes the poverty, soup kitchens, food riots, street beggars and workhouses that were all a feature of Dublin life. He also ... Read more

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  • The Little Book of Dorset

    by David Hilliam ...
    The Little Book of Dorset is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the places, people, legends and true stories about the county's past and present. ... Read more

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