The History Press Ireland imprint: 26 books

On the eve of the American Civil War 1.6 million Irish-born people were living in the United States. The majority had emigrated to the major industrialized cities of the North; New York alone was home to more than 200,000 Irish, one in four of the total population. The research for this book has its...

Leitrim has a rich heritage of myths and legends which is uniquely captured in this collection of traditional tales from the county. Discover the burial place of the mythical hunter-warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the sites where holy saints once trod, and the places where ordinary people once encountered...

The Little Book of Mayo is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange, and entertaining facts about County Mayo. Funny, fast-paced, and fact-packed, here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, and strange traditions alongside details of its flora and fauna,...

Those magic words, "Once upon a time," have been spoken around the flickering flame of the turf fire by storytellers for thousands of years. Tony Locke has gathered together stories that are part of the rich tapestry that makes up the folklore, myth, and legend of County Mayo. This book...

Wexford has always had a long and close relationship with the sea. One of the county's most famous sons, John Barry, is known as the Father of the US Navy and, in Maritime Wexford, journalist Jack O'Leary and local historian Nicky Rossiter take the reader on a voyage that touches on this and many...

Discover the darker side of Derry with this collection of spine-chilling tales from across the county. This spooky selection features stories of unexplained phenomena, ghostly apparitions, banshees, and poltergeist activity, and includes tales from well-known locations as well as those from private...

These true stories drawn from historical sources and local reminiscences, have been brought together and retold by Eamonn Henry.This collection is a heady mix of tragic, funny, passionate and moving stories. Included here are tales of well-known events such as the Night of the Big Wind and the Flight...

This is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange, and entertaining facts about County Tyrone. Here you will find out about Tyrone's myth and legend, its proud sporting heritage, its castles and great houses, and its famous (and occasionally infamous) men and women. Through quaint villages and...

Original high society notes on how to live well—recipes from Cinnamon Spinach to Pitchcocked Eels, herbal remedies for everything from smallpox to "inhibitions"During the 18th century ladies of high society kept handwritten notes on recipes, remedies, gardening, and household tips...

DID YOU KNOW?Van Morrison wrote ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ on a piano in DerrygonnellyPaddy Monaghan, from Ederney, Fermanagh, befriended Mohammad Ali and became known as Paddy-AliSt Molaise brought soil containing blood from early Christian martyrs from the Colosseum in Rome and placed it on Devonian...

County Armagh, the Orchard County, has a rich heritage of myths and legends which are uniquely captured in this collection of tales by local storyteller Frances Quinn. Discover the places where the Craobh Rua (the Red Branch Knights) once roamed and the haunts of the powerful Queen Macha, along with...

County Kilkenny abounds in folk tales, myths, and legends, and a selection of the best, drawn from historical sources and newly recorded local reminiscence, have been brought to life here by local storyteller Anne Farrell. Kilkenny is the place where, legend has it, St. Evin and St. Molin once had...