The Hook Peninsula, County Wexford - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hook Peninsula, County Wexford write by Billy Colfer. This book was released on 2004. The Hook Peninsula, County Wexford available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The Hook Peninsula continues the Irish Rural Landscape series, building on the research agenda established by the internationally successful Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape. Located in county Wexford, this region was the first to be conquered by the Anglo-Normans and its landscape was shaped by the establishment of two Cistercian abbeys (Tintern and Dunbrody) in the Middle Ages. The location of the peninsula beside a major estuary and busy shipping lanes was of vital importance. The Hook figured prominently in the Confederate Wars in the seventeenth century and in the 1798 rebellion." "This compact and highly distinctive peninsula makes for a compelling case-study in which Billy Colfer carefully knits the local story into a wider narrative. An eye for detail and an intuitive understanding of his local community creates a vivid story, while Colfer's obvious love for the Hook infuses the volume with an underlying passion all the more moving for being understated. Ireland, 'an island nation', has at last a volume informed by a maritime perspective from a writer who understands the sea and its formative influence on landscapes and lives. In these beautiful pages, an astonishing array of maps, photographs, paintings, archive sketches and new drawings ensure that the Hook landscape is given a radiant treatment."--BOOK JACKET.
Waterford Harbour
Waterford Harbour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Waterford Harbour write by Andrew Doherty. This book was released on 2020-09-30. Waterford Harbour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit, it was there that Andrew Doherty was born and raised amongst a treasure chest of stories spun by the fishermen, sailors and their families. As an adult he began to research these accounts and, to his surprise, found many were based on fact. In this book, Doherty will take you on a fascinating journey along the harbour, introduce you to some of its most important sites and people, the area's history, and some of its most fantastic tales. Dreaded press gangs who raided whole communities for crew, the search for buried gold and a ship seized by pirates, the horror of a German bombing of the rural idyll during the Second World War – on every page of this incredible account you will learn something of the maritime community of Waterford Harbour.
Hook Head (de Luxe Edition)
Hook Head (de Luxe Edition) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hook Head (de Luxe Edition) write by LEOHAGEDORN. This book was released on 2019-11-07. Hook Head (de Luxe Edition) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Hook Lighthouse is situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world.
Hook Head
Hook Head - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hook Head write by LEOHAGEDORN. This book was released on 2019-11-07. Hook Head available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Hook Lighthouse is situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world.
The Legend of Loftus Hall
The Legend of Loftus Hall - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Legend of Loftus Hall write by Chris Rush. This book was released on 2018-07-11. The Legend of Loftus Hall available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the 1700s, Loftus Hall was a magnificent, awe invoking building which dominated the edge of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, Ireland. At the time, the Loftus estate was ruled by Charles Loftus Tottenham, who acquired immense power and wealth by marrying Anne Loftus. They had two daughters, Anne and Elizabeth. Charles focused on establishing his reputation and expanding the family name while Anne remained at home to raise their children. Tragedy strikes the heart of the family and as they put their lives back together, a monstrous storm crashes against the Hall and from it emerges a mysterious dark stranger. Welcomed into Loftus Hall, he creates a certain unease among the occupants. The youngest daughter, Anne, falls in love with the man, much to the dismay of her proud father. Discovering their relationship, Charles gives the visitor an ultimatum. However, after a traditional card game held in the mansion, a horrifying event takes place, and soon everyone realises the stranger was concealing his true evil identity. Having lost her love, Anne plunges deep into the realms of insanity. Charles loses his grasp on his power and wealth as a stagnant presence within the Hall creates turmoil and darkness. Swallowing his pride, he is forced to solicit help from the sole individual who may be capable of banishing the malevolence from Loftus Hall once and for all. This is the Legend of Loftus Hall which still survives in the area to this day.
