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Enjoy the best of Irish granny’s classic recipes.This pocket-sized cookery book includes all the classic Irish dishes, from Boxty to Barm Brack. There are breakfasts, soups, starters, breads, cakes and biscuits, main dishes, preserves and drinks and a special section on Christmas favourites.Every recipe is illustrated with a full-colour photograph, with easy-to-follow text.

A collection of stories about the Little People that children will love.

The Irish famously have a way with words and this beautifully illustrated selection includes the best of Irish wit and wisdom to amuse and entertain on any occasion. Enjoy the stunning wit of some of Ireland's finest writers, as well as words of unparalleled wisdom that are woven into the fabric of the language of this island.

The Easter Rising was arguably the most important event in Irish history. It was an armed insurrection that occurred mainly in Dublin during Easter Week, 1916, mounted by Irish republicans intent on ending British rule in Ireland and establishing an independent Irish Republic. While not immediately successful, its consequences changed the course of Irish history forever.This book explains what happened in the years before and after the Rising, as well as providing an exciting day-by-day account of the events themselves, and biographies of the leading figures.

Enjoy the best of the Irish granny’s baking recipes.

More of the greatest Irish stories from the producers of the Pocket series.Kings and farmers, monsters and fairies, magic and mayhem – all the ingredients of classic legends are to be found between the pages of this book. Packed with 19 age-old tales drawn from Ireland’s ancient tradition of storytelling, including stories of the legendary Fionn Mac Cumhail, these yarns will delight younger readers, and those young at heart – as they have for generations.

The Great Famine, an Gorta Mór in Irish, was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. Often referred to as the Irish Potato Famine, particularly outside Ireland, as around forty percent of the population were reliant on this crop. Over a million people died and over a million more emigrated, often in appalling circumstances. This book explains what happened before and during the Famine, with an account of the consequences of this epic tragedy.

A collection of the best-known and most exciting Scottish myths and legends.