Gold Frenzy, the story of Wicklow’s gold
Peadar Mc Ardle describes how a chance discovery just before the 1798 Rising, sparked off a gold rush. Hardback. 112pp €20
Available from Bridge Books, Wicklow, Co Wicklow
You don’t have to be a gardener or a botanist to tell the difference between a daisy and a dandelion. No problem recognising apples, blackberries, clover, ivy, thistles or gorse, but how much do you really know about them? In this eBook explore the folklore and the curious science behind more than 100 familiar wild plants. For the ISSUU edition laptops and mobile devices. To purchase the ISSUU edition for reading on laptops, desktops or mobile devices click on the image above. With download possible no need to rely on internet connection. Price €2, two euro.
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All About Mayo
The illustrated and updated A to Z book about the places, history and people of Mayo, the eBook is available for reading on laptops and mobile devices. Scroll through more than 400 pages. €3 to download.
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For the Kindle version enter ‘All About Mayo’ on the Kindle store.
An illustrated guide to the different types of rock occurring in Ireland
The eBook edition, click on cover image to buy for just €2
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Colour
What we see and the science behind sight
Margaret Franklin and Tom Kennedy explain how we see the world in colour. Extensively illustrated as a page flip eBook. Price €2. To buy click on the cover image.
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A selection from the thousands of photographs taken by Tom Kennedy over the past fifty years. Free to view. Click on the image to view.
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SCIENCE SPIN the popular science magazine
More than 50 issues of Science Spin free to view. Double click on the image above. Click on any cover, but make sure to select only one at a time.
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A picture library resource for editors and publishers.
Collections on Ireland, Thematic images, wild plants, Dublin, classic black and whites, and lots more. Click on the image above to view a selection of catalogues
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Albertine Kennedy Publishing
BACK LIST
The publications below are available only on special order from your book shop
Rock around Ireland, a guide to Irish geology Peadar McArdle, former Director of the Irish Geological Survey describes the different types of rock and how they came to be formed. Landscape paperback, 210x148 mm. €15
Bewley’s
Hugh Oram describes how the café, known for its coffee, cream cakes and sticky buns, became a national institution and safe haven for poets, writers and artists.
112x210 mm landscape, 112 pp, paperback. €12
The Sensational Brain
Dr Veronica Miller describes the brain and reveals how it works in terms that all can understand. Hardback, 112x210 mm, landscape. €15
Vincent’s Hospital Fairview The hospital, bound up with the history of Dublin’s northside, began with a shameful pay-off. Aidan Collins tells the story of how it all began and how it entered the writings of James Joyce. 112 pp, 210x148 mm. Softback €20. Hardback €35
The Exemption
Vera Hajnal tells a remarkable story of survival through one of the darkest periods of Europe’s history. Hardback, 112x210 mm. €20
Fine quality poster sized print ready for framing
Supplied in tube. price €15