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Bestsellers
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible....
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....
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Yes, but....
- By Dale and Carol on 04-01-16
By: Timothy Egan
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Fascinating book
- By P on 08-15-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth....
By: Henry Hemming
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Liam Neeson
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Exceptional Audiobook
- By Thomas on 03-23-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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Plentiful Country
- The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York
- By: Tyler Anbinder
- Narrated by: David McCusker
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill one million Irish men, women, and children—and drive over one million more to flee for America....
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Changing Perceptions on Immigrants
- By Janet V. Payne on 05-07-24
By: Tyler Anbinder
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible....
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....
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Yes, but....
- By Dale and Carol on 04-01-16
By: Timothy Egan
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Fascinating book
- By P on 08-15-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth....
By: Henry Hemming
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Liam Neeson
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Exceptional Audiobook
- By Thomas on 03-23-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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Plentiful Country
- The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York
- By: Tyler Anbinder
- Narrated by: David McCusker
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill one million Irish men, women, and children—and drive over one million more to flee for America....
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Changing Perceptions on Immigrants
- By Janet V. Payne on 05-07-24
By: Tyler Anbinder
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The Troubles
- A Complete History of the Irish Troubles from the Plantation of Ulster and the Great Famine, to the Ira, the Formation of Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement
- By: Dermot P. O'Hara
- Narrated by: Steven Rostance
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Pocket History: The Troubles chronicles the 30 year long Irish Troubles. It begins right at the start with the first English invasion of Ireland and continues right up until present day....
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Too slanted to be taken seriously
- By Ky on 01-25-22
By: Dermot P. O'Hara
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A History of Britain: Volume 1
- By: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603....
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Some History. Mostly a Monarchy Tabloid Rag
- By Carrie on 03-22-19
By: Simon Schama
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces....
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A concise focus with tremendous detail
- By kwdayboise (Kim Day) on 05-24-17
By: Alison Weir
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Irish History
- A Captivating Guide to the History of Ireland
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Did you know that a poet named William Drennan was the first to name Ireland the “Emerald Island”? He was referring to the green hills of Ireland’s countryside in his poem “When Erin first rose”....
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understanding origins
- By Mark Goor on 03-15-24
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The Catalpa Rescue
- The Gripping Story of the Most Dramatic and Successful Prison Break in Australian History
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in history....
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Terrific yarn
- By Garrett on 05-13-19
By: Peter FitzSimons
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A Thread of Violence
- A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder
- By: Mark O'Connell
- Narrated by: Mark O'Connell
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning author comes the gripping tale of one of the most scandalous murderers in modern Irish history, at once a propulsive work of true crime and an act of literary subversion....
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Compelling
- By Simon Blue on 10-16-23
By: Mark O'Connell
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History of Britain and Ireland
- The Definitive Guide
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that shaped British and Irish history, from Stone Age Britain to the present day, in this revised and updated book....
By: DK
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Irish History for Dummies
- By: Mike Cronin
- Narrated by: Patrick Moy
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Putting history into a perspective, Irish History for Dummies is an engaging, entertaining and educational trip through time....
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I Don't Know How the Irish Managed to Endure
- By Lauriesland on 04-13-14
By: Mike Cronin
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There Will Be Fire
- Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
- By: Rory Carroll
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A race-against-the-clock narrative that finally illuminates a history-changing event: the IRA’s attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the epic manhunt that followed....
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A Very British Point of View
- By CaitB on 07-25-23
By: Rory Carroll
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Land Is All That Matters
- The Struggle That Shaped Irish History
- By: Myles Dungan
- Narrated by: Myles Dungan
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In this epic narrative, Myles Dungan examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two. It explores the pivotal moments that shaped Irish history.
By: Myles Dungan
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The Confession of St. Patrick
- Translated from the Original Latin with an Introduction and Notes
- By: St. Patrick
- Narrated by: Bill Shanks
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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It has been remarked by Lord Bacon, in one of his happy illustrations, that time is like a river, which, as it flows on, bears on its surface only what is light and trivial, while all that is solid and valuable sinks beneath its waters....
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Patrick speaks for himself
- By jtvoegtle on 02-15-23
By: St. Patrick
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A Lethal Legacy
- A History of Ireland in 18 Murders
- By: Fin Dwyer
- Narrated by: Fin Dwyer
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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From the creator of The Irish History Podcast comes a fascinating look at Irish history through the lens of murder....
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History made relatable.
- By Jennifer R. on 09-22-23
By: Fin Dwyer
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The 13th Apostle
- A Novel of a Dublin Family, Michael Collins, and the Irish Uprising
- By: Dermot McEvoy
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The story - both romantic and terrifying - of how a handful of men, armed with nothing more than handguns and guts, forced the greatest nation in the world from their shores....
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Enjoyed the history, not the bad sex
- By Mark on 05-04-16
By: Dermot McEvoy
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Elizabeth's London
- Everyday Life in Elizabethan London
- By: Liza Picard
- Narrated by: Liza Picard
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Abridged
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Like its popular and acclaimed predecessors, Restoration London and Dr Johnson's London....
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Hard to Follow Along
- By Makayla Mason on 08-27-18
By: Liza Picard
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Born Fighting
- How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
- By: Jim Webb
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston....
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Every politician should read this
- By Bette Grace on 02-08-19
By: Jim Webb
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Irish History & Mythology
- Exploring the History, Celtic Myths, Folklore, Sagas, Traditions of Ireland
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: Jack Nolan
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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From the ancient tales of the Tuatha Dé Danann, to the iconic events of the Easter Rising, this book takes you on a journey through the ages. Learn about the major events in Ireland's history, including the Viking invasions, the Tudor conquests, and the Great Famine....
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Interesting
- By Chrishel on 03-11-24
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Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
- By: Jane Ridley
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 22 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Entertaining and different, this is an enjoyable study of a flawed yet characterful Prince of Wales seen through the eyes of the women in his life....
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I cried when I finished
- By Silverthorne on 04-22-14
By: Jane Ridley
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A Brief History of the Irish Republican Army
- By: Morgan Chappell
- Narrated by: Shane Casey
- Length: 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The Irish Republican Army–better known as the IRA–has become one of the most infamous and feared paramilitary organisations in the world. Yet little is known about the IRA by the average person on the street....
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Great book
- By Todd on 05-20-23
By: Morgan Chappell
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The Fall of the House of Wilde
- Oscar Wilde and His Family
- By: Emer O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The Fall of the House of Wilde for the first time places Oscar Wilde as a member of one of the most dazzling Anglo-Irish families of Victorian times....
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Like having my 8th grade history text book dictated to me
- By Michele Verdi-Knapp on 10-20-19
By: Emer O'Sullivan
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Maeve's Times
- In Her Own Words
- By: Maeve Binchy
- Narrated by: Kate Binchy
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Maeve's Times gives us wonderful insight into a changing Ireland as it celebrates the work of one of our best-loved writers in all its diversity-revealing her characteristic directness, laugh-out-loud humor....
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A GLIMPSE THROUGH MAEVE'S LOOKING GLASS
- By jstrfic on 08-08-17
By: Maeve Binchy
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Undercover War
- By: Harry McCallion
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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A blistering account of the history of Britain's war against the IRA between 1970 and 1998....
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I liked it
- By WCHBlok on 12-22-21
By: Harry McCallion
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Sinn Féin: The History and Legacy of the Irish Republican Political Party
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The saga of English predominance in Ireland began in the 12th century following the Norman invasion of England, when a band of Norman adventurers, established on the Welsh mainland, set off across the Irish Sea to test their prospects on the shores of England’s western neighbor....
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Great Overview!
- By Jessica Holmes on 08-04-20
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Dirty Linen
- The Troubles in My Home Place
- By: Martin Doyle
- Narrated by: Eugene O'Hare
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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A personal history of the Troubles seen through the microcosm of a single rural parish, part of both the Linen Triangle–heartland of the North's defining industry–and the Murder Triangle–the Badlands roamed by the Glenanne gang of security forces colluding with loyalist paramilarites....
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Outstanding piece of writing
- By Robert C on 02-20-24
By: Martin Doyle
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On Every Tide
- The Making and Remaking of the Irish World
- By: Sean Connolly
- Narrated by: Patrick Moy
- Length: 17 hrs
- Unabridged
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A sweeping history of Irish emigration, On Every Tide argues that the Irish exodus helped make the modern world....
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Enlightening information of Irish immigration
- By S.O. on 02-29-24
By: Sean Connolly
New releases
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship
- By: Karl Spindler
- Narrated by: John Husson
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship recounts one of the most extraordinary and explosive episodes of the Irish Easter Rising. In 1916, working with the Irish revolutionary Sir Roger Casement, Germany sent a captured British merchant ship disguised as a Norwegian tramp steamer named the Aud to Ireland to deliver guns and ammunition to rebels planning the Easter uprising.
By: Karl Spindler
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Land Is All That Matters
- The Struggle That Shaped Irish History
- By: Myles Dungan
- Narrated by: Myles Dungan
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In this epic narrative, Myles Dungan examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two. It explores the pivotal moments that shaped Irish history: the rise of 'moonlighting', the infamous Whiteboys and Rightboys, the insurrection of Captain Rock, the Tithe War of 1831–36, the Great Famine of 1845 that devastated the country and drastically reduced the Irish population, and the Land War of 1878–1909, which ended by transferring almost all the landlords' holdings to their tenants.
By: Myles Dungan
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns, far-reaching changes to British law, a historic ruling from a senior judicial body, a ground-breaking police investigation, and bitter condemnation from a US Congressional commission.
By: Henry Hemming
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Stakeknife, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. The brutal killing of Frank Hegarty began a decades-long search for justice. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both.
By: Henry Hemming
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The Irish Merchant of Alicante
- Moore Hall and Four Generations of Ireland's Aristocratic Moore Family
- By: Michael Gerard
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Historical novel based in Ireland and Spain during the period from 1640 to 1923. It tells the story of the Moore family who are part of the landed gentry while being Catholic. Follow the trials and tragedies of four generations as they navigate their way through turbulent Irish history, family and religious allegiances, while walking the fine line between sworn loyalty to the King and sympathy to growing Irish Nationalism.
By: Michael Gerard
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The Great Famine: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Great Hunger in Ireland from 1845 to 1849 and How the Irish Potato Famine Was Solved
- Exploring Europe’s Past
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In this audiobook, you are invited on a journey back to the 1840s, to the heart of Ireland’s darkest hour. Witness the profound impact of the Great Famine, an event that reshaped not only Ireland but also the world.
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship
- By: Karl Spindler
- Narrated by: John Husson
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship recounts one of the most extraordinary and explosive episodes of the Irish Easter Rising. In 1916, working with the Irish revolutionary Sir Roger Casement, Germany sent a captured British merchant ship disguised as a Norwegian tramp steamer named the Aud to Ireland to deliver guns and ammunition to rebels planning the Easter uprising.
By: Karl Spindler
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Land Is All That Matters
- The Struggle That Shaped Irish History
- By: Myles Dungan
- Narrated by: Myles Dungan
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In this epic narrative, Myles Dungan examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two. It explores the pivotal moments that shaped Irish history: the rise of 'moonlighting', the infamous Whiteboys and Rightboys, the insurrection of Captain Rock, the Tithe War of 1831–36, the Great Famine of 1845 that devastated the country and drastically reduced the Irish population, and the Land War of 1878–1909, which ended by transferring almost all the landlords' holdings to their tenants.
By: Myles Dungan
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns, far-reaching changes to British law, a historic ruling from a senior judicial body, a ground-breaking police investigation, and bitter condemnation from a US Congressional commission.
By: Henry Hemming
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Stakeknife, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. The brutal killing of Frank Hegarty began a decades-long search for justice. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both.
By: Henry Hemming
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The Irish Merchant of Alicante
- Moore Hall and Four Generations of Ireland's Aristocratic Moore Family
- By: Michael Gerard
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Historical novel based in Ireland and Spain during the period from 1640 to 1923. It tells the story of the Moore family who are part of the landed gentry while being Catholic. Follow the trials and tragedies of four generations as they navigate their way through turbulent Irish history, family and religious allegiances, while walking the fine line between sworn loyalty to the King and sympathy to growing Irish Nationalism.
By: Michael Gerard
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The Great Famine: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Great Hunger in Ireland from 1845 to 1849 and How the Irish Potato Famine Was Solved
- Exploring Europe’s Past
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In this audiobook, you are invited on a journey back to the 1840s, to the heart of Ireland’s darkest hour. Witness the profound impact of the Great Famine, an event that reshaped not only Ireland but also the world.
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Dropkick Murphy
- A Legendary Life
- By: Emily Sweeney
- Narrated by: Chris Ciulla, Ken Casey, Emily Sweeney
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Newspapers called him the “the man with the cast-iron toes,” “the best drop-kicker in wrestling,” and “one of the mat game's biggest box office attractions.” But Dr. John “Dropkick” Murphy's legacy extends far beyond the wrestling ring. Decades before the Betty Ford Center became a household name—and long before the band the Dropkick Murphys named themselves in his honor—the phrase going to Dropkick’s meant a person struggling with addiction needed help and would soon get some.
By: Emily Sweeney
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Plentiful Country
- The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York
- By: Tyler Anbinder
- Narrated by: David McCusker
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill one million Irish men, women, and children—and drive over one million more to flee for America. Ten years later, the United States had been transformed by this stupendous migration, nowhere more than New York: by 1855, roughly a third of all adults living in Manhattan were immigrants who had escaped the hunger in Ireland.
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Changing Perceptions on Immigrants
- By Janet V. Payne on 05-07-24
By: Tyler Anbinder
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Women of the Irish Rising: A People's History
- By: Michael Hogan
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of the women who put their lives on the line for Irish freedom. They were not only the nurses, cooks, and couriers, but also gunrunners, sharpshooters, and organizers. Many who barely received mention in mainstream histories are fully revealed here both in their own words and by those who witnessed their incredible courage and leadership. Over 250 women took part in the Irish Rising, more than 70 were imprisoned, and one was sentenced to death by the British. The struggle was initially betrayed by a conservatiove government which compromised their rights to equality, but ...
By: Michael Hogan
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A Thread of Violence
- A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder
- By: Mark O'Connell
- Narrated by: Mark O'Connell
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1982 Malcolm Macarthur, the wealthy heir to a small estate, found himself suddenly without money. The solution, he decided, was to rob a bank. To do this, he would need a gun and a car. In the process of procuring them, he killed two people, and the circumstances of his eventual arrest in the apartment of Ireland's Attorney General nearly brought down the government. The case remains one of the most shocking in Ireland's history. Mark O'Connell has long been haunted by the story of this brutal double murder. But in recent years this haunting has become mutual.
By: Mark O'Connell
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Wild History
- Journeys into Lost Scotland
- By: James Crawford
- Narrated by: Dave Gillies
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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You scramble up over the dunes of an isolated beach. You climb to the summit of a lonely hill. You pick your way through the eerie hush of a forest. And then you find them. The traces of the past. Perhaps they are marked by a tiny symbol on your map, perhaps not. There are no plaques to explain their fading presence before you, nothing to account for what they once were—who made them, lived in them, or abandoned them. Now they are merged with the landscape. They are being reclaimed by nature. They are wild history.
By: James Crawford
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The Yank
- My Life as a Former US Marine in the IRA
- By: John Crawley
- Narrated by: Alan Turkington
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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In this powerful and brutally honest memoir of his extraordinary experiences, John Crawley details the gruelling challenges of his Marine Corps training, and how, not long after his discharge, he joined the IRA. Soon he found himself in Boston, working with notorious American mobster James ‘Whitey' Bulger to amass a shipment of weapons. When captured on the Marita Ann gun-running trawler off the Kerry coast, Crawley was imprisoned for ten years, and upon his release he became one of the masterminds behind the IRA's plan to throw London's electrical system into disarray.
By: John Crawley