Tag: Ireland

In the Stacks: National Library of Ireland

[paperback bargains] Dublin, 1969.Next stop for In the Stacks is the National Library of Ireland.  Located in Dublin, Ireland's national library is home to the most comprehensive collection of Irish documentary material on the planet. Here is a little book-themed grouping from their Flickr offering.  The Reading Room of Miss Sandes Soldiers Home in the Curragh Camp. Elise Sandes (1851-1934) from Tralee, Co Kerry founded this movement near army camps in Ireland, England and India. She was an evangelical missionary and her aim was to provide wholesome recreation for young soldiers to keep them away from pubs. Eason & Son Ltd.,...

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Irish Rare Books, MSS, and Art Auction a Real Corker

Naomh Pádraig (387-493).Saint Patrick banished snakes from Ireland. Fortunately, he allowed bookworms to stick around.Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From Jimmy Joyce to William Butler Yeats...Beginning today, March 17, 2010 - St. Patrick's Day - Irish bookhounds and hounds of rare Irish books, art, and eiriana - or simply those blessed with the luck o' the Irish - can get a sneak-peek at a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow when Bloomsbury - New York previews The Irish Sale, to be held next Tuesday, March 23, 2010, presumably to allow hangovers ample time...

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