Book Reviews

Around the Ring The Iveragh Peninsula: A cultural atlas of the Ring of Kerry

The Iveragh Peninsula in Kerry has a lot to offer, but back in the 16th century, when Cromwellian soldiers were being paid off with land, ... (full review)

Weather Eye The final year

At the height of the Great War a writer in the The Irish Times wondered if German guns were responsible for a period of 'abominable' ... (full review)

God's Philosophers How the Medieval World laid the foundations of modern science

The Dark Ages were not so gloomy, and the Renaissance was not so bright as we have been led to believe. In a fascinating exploration ... (full review)

Set in Stone geological guide to the building stones of Belfast

Belfast has so many streets of brick that if it were not for the stony Victorian core, it could almost be called the Red City. ... (full review)

Irish Fossils, a Pocket Guide

Wherever sedimentary rocks occur we are likely to find the fossilised remains of plants and animals. Although Ireland has little to offer in the line ... (full review)

The natural history of Ireland

As we are always being told, the winner gets to write the history, and lies, if repeated often enough become established as fact. Rewriting of ... (full review)

Brown Trout in Ireland

This superbly illustrated book by leading fisheries scientist, Dr Martin O'Grady, Senior Research Officer with the Central Fisheries Board, will appeal to anyone with even ... (full review)

The Geology of Ireland

Basalt in the north, granite in the Wicklow Mountains, and a big expanse of limestone stretching across the country before rising up to face the ... (full review)

Natural Religion

Lef to our own devices, set free to run wild, how would we all behave? Would we become like those nasty children in Golding's Lord ... (full review)

Humans in Outer Space Interdisciplinary Odysseys, a collection of studies in space policy

Space travel is no longer a matter of how, but of how far are we prepared to go. Hundreds of people have already experienced what ... (full review)