"Nowhere is the imprint of the pattern of history on the landscape more evident from the air. Ireland's great castles, cities and fields are seldom seen except from ground level; in this book, aerial photography provides the bigger picture - the lie of the land, the topography of a battlefield, the urban vitality of Dublin, the prosperous plains of Kildare and Meath - all are more vivid viewed through Hawkes's 'bird's eye'. Jason Hawkes ..."
"The partnership of one of Ireland's best-known authors, Peter Somerville-Large, and well-known photographer, Tom Kelly, proves successful in Legendary Ireland. A collection of magnificent photographs of Irish landscape, art, architecture, and people, accompanied by lucid descriptions and historical significance, this book will surely delight lovers of Ireland, folklore enthusiasts, and those who love the art of photography alike."
The Irish Country House(1st Edition) A Social History by PeterSomerville-Large Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 1995 by Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-1-85619-237-8, ISBN: 1-85619-237-7
"Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; [16], 384 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliography: p. 367-373. - and index. Summary; For 700 years the Ascendancy dominated Ireland: landlords built their great houses, landscaped their parks and spent wealth gathered from rents, be ..."
Irish Eccentrics(2nd Edition) by PeterSomerville-Large Paperback, 286 Pages, Published 1997 by Lilliput Pr Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-946640-67-6, ISBN: 0-946640-67-X
"This is a ""rare gallery of human curiosities"" - William Trevor. A delightful excursion into the bizarre, colorful, and extravagant lives of Irish eccentrics, saints, scholars, bucks and hellrakes, duellists, abductors, rhymers, and miracle-makers."
Dublin(Updated) The Fair City by PeterSomerville-Large Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 1996 by Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85619-791-5, ISBN: 1-85619-791-3
"Exploring the development of Dublin from the intimate centre over which Leopold Bloom wandered, where George Moore and W.B. Yeats met casually, to the undistinguished urban sprawl of today. It presents a portrait of the heritage and atmosphere of this Irish city."
"A critically acclaimed photographic and literary celebration of Ireland now in trade paperback. The book features 120 color photographs of the Irish landscape by Tom Kelly, "the David Muench of Ireland," and poetry by Seamus Heaney. Author Somerville-Large also wrote The Coast of West Cork and Irish Eccentrics."
"This album combines breathtaking images of the Emerald Isle matched with excerpts from the literary masterpieces it inspired. 115 color photos. Maps."
"Nowhere is the imprint of the pattern of history on the landscape more evident than from the air. Ireland's great castles, cities and fields are revealed in this collection of aerial photographs, offering a unique perspective on a beautiful country."
"Theres nothing like a good ghost story, and the Irish have traditionally excelled at them. The specters which haunt these Irish ghost stories include massacred Spanish sailors, a silver-robed woman who plies her guests with poison, a mutilated peddler, a benign but icy embrace, and the devil himself. Twelve Irish Ghost Stories draws from the rich and varied literary tradition of a culture long enchanted by things supernatural, a land wh ..."
"The slender mane of a yew -green tree will show you where, and the beauty around
it — great ... evolved into another location of hermetic Christianity. ..."
"Third in the acclaimed photographic series of the emerald isle, Literary Ireland creates a spectacular album of mood and color with photographs that capture the country's landscapes as noted by her greatest writers, such as Joyce and Yeats. 115 color photos. Maps. New title launch. $20,000 budget."