Sarah Elliott holds a degree in Modern History and recently obtained an MA in Irish History from Maynooth University.  She is interested in all facets of Irish life and has published books on subjects as diverse as the Irish beard and GAA. Sarah works in the Irish book trade and lives in North County Dublin.

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• 1 The Emerald Isle 12 2 Giant steps and baby steps 13 3 Older than the Pyramids! 15 4 Veni, vidi, vici! Or maybe not... 17 5 Natural preservatives 19 6 Land of the little people 20 7 Here, boy! 21 8 May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you 24 9 A medieval treasure 26 10 A long time ago, on an island far, far away... 28 11 Battle of the boozers 29 12 Urbs Intacta: the Untaken City 31 13 From Castle to Kingdom 33 14 The gift of the gab 36 15 Who run the world? Girls! 38 16 Ireland's most famous head-case 39 17 Soldiers in petticoats 41 18 From Baltimore to Barbary 44 19 Parklife 46 20 A pint of the black stuff 48 21 Bliain ai air: the year of the slaughter 50 22 To the White House 53 23 Probably the most famous glass in the world 56 24 Stand up and be counted 58 25 Monster meetings! 58 26 Ireland's national necropolis 61 27 The Unsung Hero 64 28 Keogh's Last Stand 67 29 Green, white and orange 68 30 'Til death do us part... 70 31 'We are Alcock and Brown. Yesterday we were in America.' 72 32 Watch the tram car please 74 33 Boycott! 77 34 Stranger than fiction 80 35 Death of a language 82 36 There's no such thing as fairies 84 37 Knit one, purl one 86 38 Leave your jewels and gold wands in the bank and buy a revolver 89 39 But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you... 91 40 SOS Titanic calling Harland & Wolff and The RMS Titanic 93 41 We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland... 97 42 Down with this sort of thing! 100 43 The men of Ireland were hurling when the Gods of Greece were young 102 44 If you built it, they will come 104 45 The Field 106 46 Those magnificent men in their flying machines 108 47 She was lovely and fair like the rose of the summer 110 48 The case for humanity 111 49 The Taking of Christ 11350 'Ladies and Gentlemen, to whom it concerns, it's The Late Late Show...' 115 51 Who stole the horse? 117 52 I did it the Wild Atlantic Way 119 53 Yes Equality! 122 54 Like a bridge over Liffey waters 125 55 From feen to Ford 129 56 We all stand together! 130 57 Between the jigs and the reels 131