society and culture
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The Hike Life
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The City of Today is a Dying Thing
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How to Smile
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What if? 2
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Gods Don't Cry
original price €23.00 - original price €23.00original price€23.00€23.00 - €23.00current price €23.00Ireland once worshiped a multitude of gods. Gods that were powerful and brave, yet still unafraid to show their vulnerability, reject violence, or ...
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To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before
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Black & Irish: Legends, Trailblazers and Everyday Heroes
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A Beautiful Pint
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Begin Again
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Dublin: Mapping the City
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Tales of the Otherworld: A frightful Collection of Irish Ghost Stories
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Wolf-Men and Water Hounds
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The Late Night Writers Club
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Social Capital
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Changing World
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An Irish Folklore Treasury
original price €25.00 - original price €25.00original price€25.00€25.00 - €25.00current price €25.00John Creedon (Creedo to his pals) has a way with words, as any listener of his radio programme can agree with. Here, he turns his skill to a colle...
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Climate Worrier: A Hypocrite's Guide to Saving the Planet
original price €12.50 - original price €12.50original price€12.50€12.50 - €12.50current price €12.50It seems like you could spend your entire life trying to be kind to the planet, and it still wouldn't be enough. Maybe you grow your own organic ve...
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Listen to the Land Speak
original price €23.00 - original price €23.00original price€23.00€23.00 - €23.00current price €23.00Our ancestors who lived here in Ireland centuries ago lived lives we would barely recognize. Their society praised the poets, monks, wise women, an...
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Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers & Other Irish Words for Nature
original price €20.00 - original price €20.00original price€20.00€20.00 - €20.00current price €20.00The words gathered in these pages, matched with evocative illustrations by Steve Doogan, should leave you with no uncertainty about the poetry, wis...
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Why We Swim
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Rememberings
original price €13.50 - original price €13.50original price€13.50€13.50 - €13.50current price €13.50Rising to fame at 21 with her breath-taking cover of princes 'Nothing Compares2 U', Sinead O'Connor has been in the music business for three decade...
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Pottering: A Cure for Modern Life
original price €17.00 - original price €17.00original price€17.00€17.00 - €17.00current price €17.00Have you found yourself loafing about this year? Unwittingly part of the meander movement? Then you've been pottering. Anna McGovern's little book ...
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Irish Insult Generator
original price €10.50 - original price €10.50original price€10.50€10.50 - €10.50current price €10.50Is he a shitehawk or a messer? A gombeen or a dope? Take the decision-making out of your trash talk and fire out hilarious one-line insults left, r...
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Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
original price €20.00 - original price €20.00original price€20.00€20.00 - €20.00current price €20.00Wabi Sabi is a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth a...
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