Product Description
Due to overwhelming popular demand, John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley are back with the third installment of their record-breaking Old Ireland in Colour series.
Often imitated but never equalled, the Old Ireland in Colour books are beloved by Irish readers at home and abroad, and in this, the third book of the series, the authors have uncovered yet more photographic gems and breathed new life into them in glorious colour.
All of Irish life is here – from evictions in Connemara to the most elegant drawing rooms in Dublin. Famous faces from politics and the arts appear alongside humble labourers and farmers and impish children from all kinds of backgrounds light up this book’s pages.
With endless surprising details to pore over in every picture, and captivating and illuminating text, Old Ireland in Colour 3 is a winning addition to this spectacular series of bestsellng books.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
John Breslin is a Professor at NUI Galway, where he has taught engineering, computer science and entrepreneurship over a twenty-year period. He has written over 200 publications and co-authored two books. He is co-founder of three websites - boards.ie, adverts.ie, and the PorterShed.
Sarah-Anne Buckley is a lecturer in History at NUI Galway and President of the Women’s History Assocation of Ireland. She has published two monographs, four edited volumes and numerous articles. She is cofounder of the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class and Senior Research Fellow in the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre.
BRAND NEW & UNUSED.