{"product_id":"malachy-mccourts-history-of-ireland-paperback-9780762431816","title":"Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Malachy McCourt offers an authoritative and engrossing one-volume chronicle of Ireland from pre-Christian times to the present, told with Irish flair by the gifted storyteller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The pages are populated with figures from myth, history, and the present-from Saint Patrick to Oliver Cromwell, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Charles Parnell to Sinead O'Connor and Bono. Some beloved, some controversial-each influenced the course of Irish and world history. While McCourt vividly describes Ireland's turbulent history, he also offers a cultural survey with fresh insights to the folklore, literature, art, music, and cuisine of Ireland, producing an irresistible tour through the Emerald Isle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCounty Limerick native \u003cb\u003eMalachy McCourt\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e authority to tell the history of Ireland. He has written several books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eA Monk Swimming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSinging My Him Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDanny Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVoices of Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Claddagh Ring\u003c\/i\u003e. Complementing his literary work, McCourt is also a skilled actor. He appeared in the television series \u003ci\u003eOz\u003c\/i\u003e and in feature films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Bonfire of the Vanities\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Running Press Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669224558866,"sku":"9780762431816","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_035e2ea5-7ccc-49eb-849d-695a1d03343e.jpg?v=1733756807","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/malachy-mccourts-history-of-ireland-paperback-9780762431816","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}