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Non-Fiction

From biography, memoir and essays to history and current affairs, you’ll find New Island books at the leading edge of Irish non-fiction.

Peace After the Final Battle

Peace After the Final Battle

€14.95

New edition

by John Dorney

In this exciting new updated edition, drawing on new research and the most recent material in this field, John Dorney, historian and editor of The Irish Story website, examines the roots of the revolution, using the experiences of the men and women of the time.

C-format, paperback | 382pp | ISBN: 9781848407800 | Release Date: September 2020

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As we close out the decades of centenaries, and approach a re-appraisal of the Civil War our nation has never truly confronted, John Dorney’s engaging history of those years – now in paperback for the first time – is a must read.

Within the space of just a dozen years, Ireland was completely transformed. From being a superficially loyal part of the British Empire, it emerged as a self-governing state. How and why did Ireland go from welcoming royalty in 1912 to independence in 1922?

Foster's Book of Irish Murder

Foster's Book of Irish Murder

€11.95
Divine Illumination: The Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Dún Laoghaire

Divine Illumination: The Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Dún Laoghaire

€19.95
Face Down: The Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer

Face Down: The Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer

€16.95
Away Days: Thirty Years of Irish Footballers in the Premier League

Away Days: Thirty Years of Irish Footballers in the Premier League

€17.95
The Pillar: The Life and Afterlife of the Nelson Pillar

The Pillar: The Life and Afterlife of the Nelson Pillar

€12.95