hardcover. 8vo. Original cloth stained. Irish Literature. George A. Birmingham is the pseudonym of James Owen Hannay. He was born on July 16, 1865, in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. Today the house where he was born is a part of the administration building of the Queen’s University of Belfast. It is located on University Road across from the university. On the wall of the house there is a memorial plate which says, “James O. Hannay, George A. Birmingham, Novelist, 1865-1950, Born in this House, July 16”. Behind the tree on the left is the house where Birmingham was born. (Belfast)A memorial plate dedicated to Birmingham (Belfast) At the time when Birmingham was born, the whole island of Ireland was under British rule and there had been a long-lasting conflict between those who claimed that Ireland should stay in Britain and those who insisted Ireland should be free from Britain. Most of the pro-British were immigrants from Britain and their descendants. They were mainly Protestants and called Unionists. On the other hand, most of the pro-Irish had their origins in Ireland. They were mainly Catholics and called Nationalists. Birmingham’s parents were of British origin. His paternal grandfather had immigrated from Scotland to Northern Ireland and married a local woman whose parents also had come from Scotland. They settled themselves in the suburbs of Bushmills, which is famous for whiskey. Birmingham’s father, Robert Hannay (1835-1894), was born there. Later he moved to live in Belfast and gave services as a Church of Ireland clergyman in St. Anne’s Church, today’s St. Anne’s Cathedral, which is located near the city center.

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Angela's Ashes: A Broadside

Frank McCourt

Hardcover. Poetry Broadside 30.5 x 46. Limited Edition. Published in Portland, Oregon, by Twenty-Third Avenue Books and First Choice Books, 1998. Copyright 1996 by Frank McCourt, from Angela's Ashes published by Scribner. This broadside produced by Twenty-Third Avenue Books and First Choice Books on the occasion of an appearance by the author. A total of two hundred and fifty copies are for sale. Two hundred are numbered from 1-200 and fifty are numbered with roman numerals I - L. All are signed by the author. This is 49. The broadside features the opening paragraphs of McCourt's Pulitzer prize-winning book, Angela's Ashes. Illustrated with a woodcut by Julie Freeman

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A Leaf in the Wind: Poems

Patrick Mac Donagh

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Honored Guest: New Essays on W B Yates

J R Mulryne (Editors) Denis Donoghue

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The invisible censor (Essay index reprint series)

Francis Hackett

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Publication date: 1968
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A Stranger in their Midst

Franck Delaney

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Land

Liam O´flaherty

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Publication date: 1946
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The Voice of Shem: Passages from Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce

James Joyce

Hardcover. Freely Adapted for the Theatre by Mary Manning, illustrated by Blachon. Dedicated to Stephen Joyce. Keywords: Literature, Irish, James Joyce

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Publication date: 1957
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An Irishman in China

William P. Sexton

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SKU: KTK0095673
ISBN: 9780970131041

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