Glasnevin Cemetery came into being when national hero Daniel O'Connell, in a time of religious oppression, demanded the opening of a burial ground in which both Catholics and Protestants could lay their dead to rest. He said, in fact, it should be for people 'of all religions and none'.
From 1832 till now over 1.5 million people from all walks of life have been laid to rest here from revolutionaries, politicians, poets, heroes, railway engineers, soldiers, singers, babies and one 112-year-old!
In this book we look at some of those people who reach out to us from the past - our past.
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Book 10 in the popular In a Nutshell 'Heroes' series. (This is also available in Irish)
From the author of Irish Times Bestseller They All Fall Down
Between 1856 and 1864, five remarkable girls were born in Cork, Ireland.
19 Railway Street explores the link that connects two different worlds and two remarkable young people on the brink of maturity. This is a unique collaboration between two of Ireland’s most popular authors. Llywelyn’s previous novels for children have won two Bisto Book Awards and one Reading Association of Ireland Award for excellence.
Six of the largest religions in the world explained: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism
This is the story of Saint Colmcille: saint, scholar and one of the first people to see the Loch Ness Monster!
Includes class discussion topics, glossary and timeline.
'The Devil wears Prada meets Bridget Jones - The Sunday Independent
LIMITED SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE . . . From the bestselling author of The Ghosts of Magnificent Children
Introducing the NEW Hands on History 'MY TIME' series
From the author of The Other Side of the Wall'Menacing from the start, surprising to the end' - Emily Hourican
'A lovely debut. Lovely writing and totally different' CATHY KELLY
Secrets, love, lies, murder - The legacy passes through the generations
New EXCLUSIVE August release. From the bestselling author of Molly's Diary. Based on the true story of Ireland's secret World War II hero
“An intimate portrait of a young mother as she attempts to navigate the political and social complexities of early 20th century Dublin. Full of social and historical detail – but always warmly human” Catherine Dunne, author
‘A story Stephen King would have written if he’d grown up in Ireland – a read-in-one-sitting, sleep-with-the-lights-on sort of book’ Peadar Ó Guilín, author of The Call