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A History of Ireland in 100 Objects

A History of Ireland in 100 Objects

Contributor(s): Fintan O'Toole

Authored by: Fintan O'Toole

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This book takes 100 objects and explores their significance in shaping Ireland. Photographs are accompanied by a concise and insightful story that shows the social, political and artistic vitality of each object. Beginning with Mesolithic Ireland and ending in 2005, ornamental treasures such as the Book of Kells, the magnificent 8th century Ardagh Chalice and a chair by modernist furniture designer Eileen Gray are given equal importance as pieces such as the bloodstained shirt of Irish revolutionary James Connolly, a 1950s washing machine and the letters from the Anglo Irish Bank sign which were dismantled in 2011. The concept for this book came from a series in the Irish Times by columnist, writer and literary editor Fintan O’Toole, who also writes the robust introduction to the book.

ISBN

9781908996190

Product Details

Publication date: November 4, 2013
Number of Pages: 250

Prizes/Awards

Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2013

Best Irish-Published Book of the Year - Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland 2013 - Winner

Business to Arts Awards 2013

Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland 2013 - Short-listed

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