Ireland's Forgotten Past by Turtle Bunbury
An original and irreverent retelling of overlooked stories from Irish history.
'Witty and irreverent' - Family Tree
'Will delight anyone interested in the untold history of Ireland' - Timeless Travels
'A rare and cherishable thing … Bunbury’s great skill is to illuminate the past through the picaresque activities of significant contemporary individualsThe approach is profoundly effective' - Yorkshire Times
'A quirky collection, well illustrated with woodcuts by Joe McLaren in a handsome hardback that will make absorbing reading or a thoughtful gift' - The Tuam Herald
'Fascinating' - Offaly Express
'Fascinating and informative' - Wexford Today
'A great read' - Carlow Live
'A series of fascinating and engaging tales' - Current Archaeology
'Bunbury’s voice … is warm and engaging. He draws the reader in for a bit of a chat and a bit of a laugh about the eccentricities of his Irish antecedents' - Irish Examiner
'Corking great tales' - The Corkman
'Marvellous … a magnificently eclectic collection ' - BBC History Magazine
'Wonderful' - Irish Central
'Full of interesting stories and very beautifully written' - RTÉ Radio One: The Ryan Tubridy Show
'Delicious … a stirring atlas of Irishness' - Sebastian Barry, Guardian
'Will delight anyone interested in the untold history of Ireland' - Timeless Travels
'A rare and cherishable thing … Bunbury’s great skill is to illuminate the past through the picaresque activities of significant contemporary individualsThe approach is profoundly effective' - Yorkshire Times
'A quirky collection, well illustrated with woodcuts by Joe McLaren in a handsome hardback that will make absorbing reading or a thoughtful gift' - The Tuam Herald
'Fascinating' - Offaly Express
'Fascinating and informative' - Wexford Today
'A great read' - Carlow Live
'A series of fascinating and engaging tales' - Current Archaeology
'Bunbury’s voice … is warm and engaging. He draws the reader in for a bit of a chat and a bit of a laugh about the eccentricities of his Irish antecedents' - Irish Examiner
'Corking great tales' - The Corkman
'Marvellous … a magnificently eclectic collection ' - BBC History Magazine
'Wonderful' - Irish Central
'Full of interesting stories and very beautifully written' - RTÉ Radio One: The Ryan Tubridy Show
'Delicious … a stirring atlas of Irishness' - Sebastian Barry, Guardian
Turtle Bunbury is the author of several books, including The Irish Pub. He was a co-presenter of The Genealogy Roadshow on RTÉ television, and also appeared on BBC1’s Wogan’s Ireland and episodes of the American and Irish versions of the 'Who Do You Think You Are?' TV series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500022535 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500022534 |
| Title | Ireland's Forgotten Past |
| Author | Turtle Bunbury |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-03-12 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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