General catalogue - The O'Brien Press

The Christy Moore Songbook
Christy Moore
This collection presents the lyrics and
music of more than 100 songs Christy
Moore has performed over the years.
142 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-063-0
€8.99 pb
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Yeats and Sligo
Kevin Connolly
“A brilliant evocative twinning of the
physical landscape of a country and the
mental landscape of the great poet ...
no lover of Yeats should be without [it]”
Dermot Bolger
160 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-419-5
€24.99 hb
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GERRY ADAMS
President of Sinn Féin and TD for Louth,
Gerry Adams has been a published writer
since 1982. His books have won critical
acclaim in many quarters and have been
widely translated. His writings range from
local history and reminiscence to politics and
short stories, and they include the fullest and
most authoritative exposition of modern Irish
republicanism.
The Street and Other Stories
“The warmth of Adams’s writing comes from
the affection of a man for the remembered
things of his past...The Street demonstrates
that Adams can write well.” Times Literary
Supplement
160 pages/ISBN 978-0-86322-293-1
€8.99 pb/Rights available W
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Cage 11
Cage Eleven is Gerry Adams’ account –
sometimes passionate, often humorous – of
life in Long Kesh prison and, above all, of his
fellow prisoners.
160 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-292-4
€8.99 pb
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An Irish Eye
Adams’ perspective on momentous events in
Irish republicanism and in the politics of Ireland
as a whole, describing events with insight,
passion and humour. He takes the reader behind
the scenes to witness events that continue to
shape relations between Britain and Ireland.
320 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-370-9
€9.99 pb
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An Irish Voice
The Quest for Peace
An absorbing first-hand account of a crucial
period in Irish history, including talks with John
Hume in 1993, through the IRA cessation,
President Clinton’s visit, the bombing at Canary
Wharf, right up to the restoration of the IRA
ceasefire.
282 pages/ISBN 978-1-90201-101-1
€9.99 pb/Rights available IR
Selected Writings
‘Adams writes fluently and observantly ... He
displays a hard-edged compassion for the silent
poor, the old and the down-and-out.’ Financial
Times
352 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-233-7
€9.99 pb
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Before the Dawn
An Autobiography
A compelling insider perspective on the
years of conflict. From pogroms in 1969 to
hunger strikes in 1981, from the streets of
West Belfast to the cages of Long Kesh,
this is essential reading for anyone wishing
to understand modern Ireland.
258 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-289-4/€9.99 pb
Rights available W / Rights sold .B/C • CA • DU •
F • G • GR • I • SP • US/CAN
The New Ireland
A Vision For The Future
An essential political manifesto at a crucial
moment from the leading figure in Irish
Republicanism.
128 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-344-0
€8.99 pb
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Hope and History
Making Peace in Ireland
The inside story of one of the most controversial
public figures, Gerry Adams here reveals the
truth behind the headlines of how the peace
process was begun and how it was brought to
fruition.
406 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-317-4/€22.00 hb
ISBN 978-0-86322-330-3/€9.99 pb
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An Irish Journal
A unique insight into Irish politics, covering the
crucial period from 1997 to 2000, consisting of
selected articles from Gerry’s regular column in
the New York newspaper, The Irish Voice.
288 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-282-5
€12.99 pb
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