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Bestsellers
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible....
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Fascinating book
- By P on 08-15-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....
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Yes, but....
- By Dale and Carol on 04-01-16
By: Timothy Egan
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth....
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Great summary of the dirty war in the Irish - British conflict
- By Paul O'Brien on 05-24-24
By: Henry Hemming
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There Will Be Fire
- Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
- By: Rory Carroll
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A race-against-the-clock narrative that finally illuminates a history-changing event: the IRA’s attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the epic manhunt that followed....
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A Very British Point of View
- By CaitB on 07-25-23
By: Rory Carroll
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Irish History for Dummies
- By: Mike Cronin
- Narrated by: Patrick Moy
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Putting history into a perspective, Irish History for Dummies is an engaging, entertaining and educational trip through time....
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I Don't Know How the Irish Managed to Endure
- By Lauriesland on 04-13-14
By: Mike Cronin
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible....
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Fascinating book
- By P on 08-15-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....
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Yes, but....
- By Dale and Carol on 04-01-16
By: Timothy Egan
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth....
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Great summary of the dirty war in the Irish - British conflict
- By Paul O'Brien on 05-24-24
By: Henry Hemming
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There Will Be Fire
- Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
- By: Rory Carroll
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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A race-against-the-clock narrative that finally illuminates a history-changing event: the IRA’s attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the epic manhunt that followed....
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A Very British Point of View
- By CaitB on 07-25-23
By: Rory Carroll
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Irish History for Dummies
- By: Mike Cronin
- Narrated by: Patrick Moy
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Putting history into a perspective, Irish History for Dummies is an engaging, entertaining and educational trip through time....
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I Don't Know How the Irish Managed to Endure
- By Lauriesland on 04-13-14
By: Mike Cronin
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Liam Neeson
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Exceptional Audiobook
- By Thomas on 03-23-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces....
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A concise focus with tremendous detail
- By kwdayboise (Kim Day) on 05-24-17
By: Alison Weir
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A History of Britain: Volume 1
- By: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603....
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Some History. Mostly a Monarchy Tabloid Rag
- By Carrie on 03-22-19
By: Simon Schama
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Irish History
- A Captivating Guide to the History of Ireland
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Did you know that a poet named William Drennan was the first to name Ireland the “Emerald Island”? He was referring to the green hills of Ireland’s countryside in his poem “When Erin first rose”....
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understanding origins
- By Mark Goor on 03-15-24
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The Troubles
- A Complete History of the Irish Troubles from the Plantation of Ulster and the Great Famine, to the Ira, the Formation of Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement
- By: Dermot P. O'Hara
- Narrated by: Steven Rostance
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Pocket History: The Troubles chronicles the 30 year long Irish Troubles. It begins right at the start with the first English invasion of Ireland and continues right up until present day....
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Too slanted to be taken seriously
- By Ky on 01-25-22
By: Dermot P. O'Hara
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Born Fighting
- How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
- By: Jim Webb
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston....
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Every politician should read this
- By Bette Grace on 02-08-19
By: Jim Webb
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Plentiful Country
- The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York
- By: Tyler Anbinder
- Narrated by: David McCusker
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill one million Irish men, women, and children—and drive over one million more to flee for America....
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Changing Perceptions on Immigrants
- By Janet V. Payne on 05-07-24
By: Tyler Anbinder
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The Catalpa Rescue
- The Gripping Story of the Most Dramatic and Successful Prison Break in Australian History
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in history....
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Terrific yarn
- By Garrett on 05-13-19
By: Peter FitzSimons
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Margot at War
- Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-1916
- By: Anne deCourcy
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional prime minister's wife in British history. Known for her wit, style, and habit of speaking her mind, she transformed 10 Downing Street into a glittering social and intellectual salon....
By: Anne deCourcy
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The 13th Apostle
- A Novel of a Dublin Family, Michael Collins, and the Irish Uprising
- By: Dermot McEvoy
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The story - both romantic and terrifying - of how a handful of men, armed with nothing more than handguns and guts, forced the greatest nation in the world from their shores....
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Enjoyed the history, not the bad sex
- By Mark on 05-04-16
By: Dermot McEvoy
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British Food
- An Extraordinary Thousand Years of History
- By: Colin Spencer
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognized as the authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breathtaking attempt to trace the changes to and influences on food in Britain....
By: Colin Spencer
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In Search of Angels
- Travels to the Edge of the World
- By: Alistair Moffat
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Fourteen centuries ago, Irish saints brought the Word of God to the Hebrides and Scotland's Atlantic shore. These "white martyrs" sought solitude, remoteness, even harshness, in places apart from the world where they could fast, pray, and move closer to an understanding of God....
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My new quest in life.
- By S. R. on 03-31-24
By: Alistair Moffat
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Brian Epstein
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The Beatles came onto the scene like a force of nature. Their songs became the anthems of generations of fans, and their emergence marked a high-water mark of popular music.
By: Hourly History
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A Thread of Violence
- A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder
- By: Mark O'Connell
- Narrated by: Mark O'Connell
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning author comes the gripping tale of one of the most scandalous murderers in modern Irish history, at once a propulsive work of true crime and an act of literary subversion....
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Compelling
- By Simon Blue on 10-16-23
By: Mark O'Connell
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Northern Ireland: The Fragile Peace
- By: Feargal Cochrane
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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After two decades of relative peace following the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the Brexit referendum in 2016 reopened the Northern Ireland question. In this thoughtful and engaging book, Feargal Cochrane considers the region's troubled history....
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even handed (to an American)
- By Curt M. Campbell on 06-30-23
By: Feargal Cochrane
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Undercover War
- By: Harry McCallion
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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A blistering account of the history of Britain's war against the IRA between 1970 and 1998....
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I liked it
- By WCHBlok on 12-22-21
By: Harry McCallion
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When the Irish Invaded Canada
- The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland's Freedom
- By: Christopher Klein
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The outlandish, untold story of the Irish American revolutionaries who tried to free Ireland by invading Canada, When the Irish Invaded Canada is a story of fighting for what's right in the face of impossible odds....
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Essential modern ( circa 20th C. ) Irish history
- By PNC917 on 09-21-23
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Sinn Féin: The History and Legacy of the Irish Republican Political Party
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The saga of English predominance in Ireland began in the 12th century following the Norman invasion of England, when a band of Norman adventurers, established on the Welsh mainland, set off across the Irish Sea to test their prospects on the shores of England’s western neighbor....
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Great Overview!
- By Jessica Holmes on 08-04-20
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Celtic Mythology
- A Concise Guide to the Gods, Sagas, and Beliefs
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Bridger Conklin
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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This introduction to Celtic mythology will serve the novice well - for it is a complicated history with the earliest written records destroyed by the marauding Vikings....
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A Lot but Not Enough to Satisfy
- By James on 04-26-18
By: Hourly History
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Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
- By: Jane Ridley
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 22 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Entertaining and different, this is an enjoyable study of a flawed yet characterful Prince of Wales seen through the eyes of the women in his life....
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I cried when I finished
- By Silverthorne on 04-22-14
By: Jane Ridley
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James Joyce
- A Life from Beginning to End (History of Ireland)
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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James Joyce is considered the number one literary voice of Ireland, and for good reason. In this book, we discover his life and his story from beginning to end....
By: Hourly History
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Land Is All That Matters
- The Struggle That Shaped Irish History
- By: Myles Dungan
- Narrated by: Myles Dungan
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In this epic narrative, Myles Dungan examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two. It explores the pivotal moments that shaped Irish history.
By: Myles Dungan
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Saint Brigid of Kildare
- The Life, Legends, and Legacy of One of Ireland’s Patron Saints
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The drumbeat of horses’ hooves and clatter of chariot wheels echo through the rolling green hills of what will be known much later as the Emerald Isle. The driver is a lone woman whose long hair and homespun cloak whip through the wind behind her....
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The Mother's Story
- By: Julia O'Donnell
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as a child during the poverty-stricken 1920s....
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A Mother's Story
- By J. Rusti Noland on 05-19-21
By: Julia O'Donnell
New releases
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Brian Epstein
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The Beatles came onto the scene like a force of nature. Their songs became the anthems of generations of fans, and their emergence marked a high-water mark of popular music. But beyond the Beatles themselves, there is one man who can be credited with engineering this perfect maelstrom of musical majesty, and that man is former Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
By: Hourly History
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British Food
- An Extraordinary Thousand Years of History
- By: Colin Spencer
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognized as the authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breathtaking attempt to trace the changes to and influences on food in Britain from the Black Death through the Enclosures, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of Capitalism to the present day.
By: Colin Spencer
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship
- By: Karl Spindler
- Narrated by: John Husson
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship recounts one of the most extraordinary and explosive episodes of the Irish Easter Rising. In 1916, working with the Irish revolutionary Sir Roger Casement, Germany sent a captured British merchant ship disguised as a Norwegian tramp steamer named the Aud to Ireland to deliver guns and ammunition to rebels planning the Easter uprising.
By: Karl Spindler
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Land Is All That Matters
- The Struggle That Shaped Irish History
- By: Myles Dungan
- Narrated by: Myles Dungan
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In this epic narrative, Myles Dungan examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two. It explores the pivotal moments that shaped Irish history: the rise of 'moonlighting', the infamous Whiteboys and Rightboys, the insurrection of Captain Rock, the Tithe War of 1831–36, the Great Famine of 1845 that devastated the country and drastically reduced the Irish population, and the Land War of 1878–1909, which ended by transferring almost all the landlords' holdings to their tenants.
By: Myles Dungan
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns, far-reaching changes to British law, a historic ruling from a senior judicial body, a ground-breaking police investigation, and bitter condemnation from a US Congressional commission.
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Great summary of the dirty war in the Irish - British conflict
- By Paul O'Brien on 05-24-24
By: Henry Hemming
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Stakeknife, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. The brutal killing of Frank Hegarty began a decades-long search for justice. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both.
By: Henry Hemming
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Brian Epstein
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The Beatles came onto the scene like a force of nature. Their songs became the anthems of generations of fans, and their emergence marked a high-water mark of popular music. But beyond the Beatles themselves, there is one man who can be credited with engineering this perfect maelstrom of musical majesty, and that man is former Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
By: Hourly History
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British Food
- An Extraordinary Thousand Years of History
- By: Colin Spencer
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
This is a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognized as the authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breathtaking attempt to trace the changes to and influences on food in Britain from the Black Death through the Enclosures, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of Capitalism to the present day.
By: Colin Spencer
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship
- By: Karl Spindler
- Narrated by: John Husson
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship recounts one of the most extraordinary and explosive episodes of the Irish Easter Rising. In 1916, working with the Irish revolutionary Sir Roger Casement, Germany sent a captured British merchant ship disguised as a Norwegian tramp steamer named the Aud to Ireland to deliver guns and ammunition to rebels planning the Easter uprising.
By: Karl Spindler
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Land Is All That Matters
- The Struggle That Shaped Irish History
- By: Myles Dungan
- Narrated by: Myles Dungan
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In this epic narrative, Myles Dungan examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two. It explores the pivotal moments that shaped Irish history: the rise of 'moonlighting', the infamous Whiteboys and Rightboys, the insurrection of Captain Rock, the Tithe War of 1831–36, the Great Famine of 1845 that devastated the country and drastically reduced the Irish population, and the Land War of 1878–1909, which ended by transferring almost all the landlords' holdings to their tenants.
By: Myles Dungan
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns, far-reaching changes to British law, a historic ruling from a senior judicial body, a ground-breaking police investigation, and bitter condemnation from a US Congressional commission.
-
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Great summary of the dirty war in the Irish - British conflict
- By Paul O'Brien on 05-24-24
By: Henry Hemming
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Stakeknife, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. The brutal killing of Frank Hegarty began a decades-long search for justice. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both.
By: Henry Hemming