Turtle Bunbury's Books

Acton of Kilmacurragh Co. Wicklow

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Acton of Kilmacurragh Co. Wicklow

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Acton of Kilmacurragh Co. Wicklow is just one of the twelve families that featured in the original book The Gentry & Aristocracy of Wicklow published in 2005 and now out of print. In this series 9 books will be published in total making all the data relating to the 12 families available. The material for all the books was gleaned from all available printed sources and in many cases from family members living in 2005. Most of the images are originals. All books contain an Index and Endnotes.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

CreateSpace

Published Date

ISBN 10

1490543236

ISBN 13

9781490543239

Clements of Kildare & Leitrim

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Clements of Kildare & Leitrim

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Clements is just one of the eighteen families that featured in the original book The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kildare published in 2004 and now out of print. In this series 9 books will be published in total making all the data relating to the 18 families available. The material for all the books was gleaned from all available printed sources and in many cases from family members living in 2004. Most of the images are originals. All books contain an Index and Footnotes. The material has been updated as of 2013.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

CreateSpace

Published Date

ISBN 10

1491066121

ISBN 13

9781491066126

Fennell of Co. Kildare

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fennell of Co. Kildare

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Fennell is just one of the eighteen families that featured in the original book The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kildare published in 2004 and now out of print. In this series 11/12 books will be published in total making all the data relating to the 18 families available. The material for all the books was gleaned from all available printed sources and in many cases from family members living in 2004. Most of the images are originals. Most books contain an Index and Footnotes. The material has been updated as of 2013.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

CreateSpace

Published Date

ISBN 10

1492709999

ISBN 13

9781492709992

1847

A Chronicle of Genius, Generosity & Savagery

By: Turtle Bunbury

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

1847

A Chronicle of Genius, Generosity & Savagery

By: Turtle Bunbury

Capture the spirit of an industrial, social and cultural revolution through this invigorating collection of historical portraits from the dawn of the industrialised world!Though it feels like an era marooned almost irretrievably in the distant past, the 1840s &ndash a decade of blistering social and cultural change – is only two lifetimes removed from the present day. There are, in other words, people alive today who knew and associated with people for whom the Gold Rush and the Great Famine were living memories.Having grown up in an Irish country house built that year, 1847 has long proven the source of inspiration and fascination for historian Turtle Bunbury. And in a bid to once more grasp the spirit of the age, he has over the years assembled an archive of the most remarkable stories from those twelve momentous months.Bristling with all manner of human life and endeavour, from American pioneers and German entrepreneurs to circus charlatans and down-and-out songwriters, 1847 is a collection of his most remarkable discoveries to date and a stirring portrait of a chaotic world surging towards the modern. By turns poignant, outlandish, curious and provocative, this is history at its most invigorating – as panorama, as epic.Praise for The Glorious Madness:'An absolutely brilliant book.'Patrick Geoghegan, Associate Professor in History at Trinity College, Dublin'Turtle Bunbury's open-handed, clear-sighted and finely written book comes fresh and, I might almost say, redeemed out of the moil and storm of controversy that surrounded the topic of the war, in a thousand different guises in the decades since its end. Turtle holds out his hand in the present, seeking the lost hands of the past, in darkness, in darkness, but also suddenly in the clear light of kindness – in the upshot acknowledging their imperilled existence with a brilliant flourish, a veritable banner, of wonderful stories.'Sebastian Barry, author of The Secret Scripture'Turtle continues the wonderful listening and yarn-spinning he has honed in the Vanishing Ireland series, applying it to veterans of the First World War. The stories he recreates are poignant, whimsical and bleakly funny, bringing back into the light the lives of people who found themselves on the wrong side of history after the struggle for Irish independence. This is my kind of micro-history.'John Grenham, The Irish TimesPraise for Vanishing Ireland:'A perfect symbiosis between text and images – both similarity affectionate, respectful, humorous, slightly melancholic but never sentimental or nostalgic. This is invaluable social history.'Cara Magazine'This is a beautiful and remarkably simple book that will melt the hardest of hearts. Bunbury has a light writing style that lets his interviewees, elderly folk from around the country, tell their stories without interference. It's neither patronising nor overly romantic about the past; just narrating moving tales – The portraits by Fennell are striking, warm and dignified, with a feeling of being invited into people's lives.'The Sunday Times

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

535

Publisher

Gill & Macmillan Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

0717168433

ISBN 13

9780717168439

Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered

By: Turtle Bunbury

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered

By: Turtle Bunbury

This volume delves into Ireland’s forgotten history bringing to light some of the most colorful characters and intriguing episodes of the country’s long history. Ireland is approximately the size of the state of Indiana, yet this small country boasts an extensive, rich, and fascinating history. Ireland’s Forgotten Past is an alternative history that covers 13,000 years in 36 stories that are often left out of history books. Among the characters in these absorbing accounts are a pair of ill- fated prehistoric chieftains, a psychopathic Viking, a gallant Norman knight, a dazzling English traitor, an ingenious tailor, an outstanding war-horse, a brothel queen, an insanely prolific sculptor, and a randy prince. This volume offers a succinct account of the Stone Age and Bronze Age, as well as insights into the Bell-Beakers, the Romans, and the Knights Templar. Historian Turtle Bunbury writes a gently off-beat take on monumental events like the Wars of the Roses, the Tudor Conquest and the Battle of the Boyne, as well as the Home Rule campaign and the Great War. Ireland’s Forgotten Past adds color to the existing histories of the country by focusing on the unique characters and intriguing events. This volume will delight anyone interested in the rich untold history of Ireland.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

240

Publisher

Thames & Hudson

Published Date

ISBN 10

0500775400

ISBN 13

9780500775400

The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish and the Great War

First-hand accounts of Irish men and women in the First World War

By: Turtle Bunbury

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish and the Great War

First-hand accounts of Irish men and women in the First World War

By: Turtle Bunbury

From tragic generals to nuns on the run – the extraordinary stories of the Irish on the frontlines of the First World War that you've never heard before Based on first-hand accounts of the First World War, The Glorious Madness is a collection of character portraits and stirring anecdotes that brings to life the hopes, fears and ambitions that defined the generation of Irish men and women lost to the catastrophe of the first great modern war. From the generals and field commanders through to the troopers and nurses on the front lines, from the trenches of the Somme to the beaches of Gallipoli, the Irish served at every turn in the Great War. Popular historian Turtle Bunbury is renowned for uncovering important forgotten stories from our past. Here he reveals many never-before-heard tales of the Irish heroes and heroines whose lives coincided with one of the most brutal conflicts our world has ever known – including nuns, artists, sportsmen, poets, aristocrats, nationalists, nurses, clergymen and film directors. From the dramatic story of the nuns of Ypres and their escape to Ireland to found Kylemore Abbey, to the multiple-escapist who became the one-legged nemesis of Michael Collins, and the five tragic, rugby-loving pals from the same Dublin team massacred at Gallipoli, the stories that Turtle Bunbury unearths about Irish men and women offer a new and timely perspective on Irish participation in the Great War. An important book, by turns poignant, enlightening, whimsical and darkly comic, this is history as it should – free-wheeling and finely tuned to the rhythms of the human heart. Reviews [In The Glorious Madness] Turtle continues the wonderful listening and yarn-spinning he has honed in the Vanishing Ireland series, applying it to veterans of the First World War. The stories he recreates are poignant, whimsical and bleakly funny, bringing back into the light the lives of people who found themselves on the wrong side of history after the struggle for Irish independence. This is my kind of micro-history. John Grenham, The Irish Times A wonderful book packed with great individual stories and pictures which bring the Irish participation in the Great War vividly alive. Sean Farrell, Irish Independent Based on first-hand accounts of the conflict, this collection of character portraits and stirring anecdotes brings to life the hopes, fears and ambitions that defined Ireland's 'lost generation'. Peter Costello, The Irish Catholic Turtle Bunbury's book about the Great War is a great read, a dramatic confection of remarkable stories about remarkable events and individuals slapped together with great dexterity and professionalism. ... This is military history as entertainment on a scale we have not seen since, well, the First World War ... This is one book that can be judged by its cover. Pádraig Yeates, Dublin Review of Books The impressively versatile Turtle Bunbury is known for his sensitively written, well-observed Vanishing Ireland series of books and his appearance on RTE's Genealogy Roadshow. He also toured this year as one of the lecturers in the Great War Roadshow, headed by Myles Dungan. Now, also marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, Bunbury marches into what once would have been a no-man's land for historians. There is much to enjoy here. Bunbury has an eye for irony and pathos and a fluid attractive writing style. It's packed with personalities and stories of courage under fire amid truly unimaginable slaughter, of mind-boggling military incompetence and of individuals emotionally afflicted by reports of courage in another cause at home. Emmanuel Kehoe, Sunday Business Post

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

617

Publisher

Gill & Macmillan Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

0717166147

ISBN 13

9780717166145

The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

By: Turtle Bunbury

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

By: Turtle Bunbury

The compelling story of the great Irish pioneers who left their homeland and in the process profoundly influenced their adoptive countries. From the first voyages of Saint Brendan in the early sixth century, an estimated 10 million people have left the Irish shores for other countries, and today, more than 80 million people worldwide claim Irish descent. In the centuries after the fall of Rome, Irish missionaries carried the word of the Christian God throughout Europe, while soldiers and mariners from across the land ventured overseas in all directions. The advent of the British Empire ignited a slow but extraordinary exodus from Ireland. These "Wild Geese" who opted to live outside of the Protestant state took their chances in the Spanish and French empires, as well as in the fledgling New World. These immigrants played an important role wherever they went: rising to high political and military positions in France and Spain, impacting the foundation of the United States, and fighting in the Civil War that followed it nearly eighty years later. Other Irish would come to the fore in business, science, engineering, and the arts, while some were destined for infamy as mobsters and gunslingers. Historian Turtle Bunbury explores the lives of these men and women, great and otherwise, whose pioneering journeys beyond the Irish shore have played a profound role in world history and have left their indelible mark far beyond Ireland. Throughout The Irish Diaspora, Bunbury takes these overlooked events and characters and weaves them into an entertaining, and often surprising, history of the Irish abroad.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

412

Publisher

Thames & Hudson

Published Date

ISBN 10

0500776563

ISBN 13

9780500776568

Barton of Straffan Co. Kildare

By: Turtle Bunbury

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Barton of Straffan Co. Kildare

By: Turtle Bunbury

Barton of Co. Kildare is just one of the eighteen families that featured in the original book The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kildare published in 2004 and now out of print. In this series 9 books will be published in total making all the data relating to the 18 families available. The material for all the books was gleaned from all available printed sources and in many cases from family members living in 2004. Most of the images are originals. All books contain an Index and Footnotes. The material has been updated as of 2013.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

CreateSpace

Published Date

ISBN 10

1491031751

ISBN 13

9781491031759

Fitzgerald & Guinness of Co. Kildare

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fitzgerald & Guinness of Co. Kildare

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

FitzGerald & Guinness are just two of the eighteen families that featured in the original book The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kildare published in 2004 and now out of print. In this series 9/10 books will be published in total making all the data relating to the 18 families available. The material for all the books was gleaned from all available printed sources and in many cases from family members living in 2004. Most of the images are originals. Most books contain an Index and Footnotes. The material has been updated as of 2013.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

CreateSpace

Published Date

ISBN 10

1492129615

ISBN 13

9781492129615

The Glorious Madness

Tales of the Irish and the Great War

By: Turtle Bunbury

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Glorious Madness

Tales of the Irish and the Great War

By: Turtle Bunbury

Based on first-hand accounts of the conflict, this collection of character portraits and stirring anecdotes brings to life the hopes, fears and ambitions that defined Ireland's lost generation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

338

Publisher

Gill Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

0717162346

ISBN 13

9780717162345

Leslie-Ellis of Magherymore Co. Wicklow

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Leslie-Ellis of Magherymore Co. Wicklow

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Leslie & Ellis of Co. Wicklow are just two of the twelve families that featured in the original book The Gentry & Aristocracy of Wicklow published in 2005 and now out of print. In this series 9 books will be published in total making all the data relating to the 12 families available. The material for all the books was gleaned from all available printed sources and in many cases from family members living in 2005. Most of the images are originals. All books contain an Index and Endnotes.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

CreateSpace

Published Date

ISBN 10

1490951547

ISBN 13

9781490951546

The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

By: Turtle Bunbury

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

By: Turtle Bunbury

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

412

Publisher

Thames & Hudson

Published Date

ISBN 10

0500776563

ISBN 13

9780500776568

The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish and the Great War

First-hand accounts of Irish men and women in the First World War

By: Turtle Bunbury

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish and the Great War

First-hand accounts of Irish men and women in the First World War

By: Turtle Bunbury

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

617

Publisher

Gill & Macmillan Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

0717166147

ISBN 13

9780717166145

Medlicott & Moore of Co. Kildare Ireland

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Medlicott & Moore of Co. Kildare Ireland

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Medlicott & Moore are just two of the eighteen families that featured in the original book The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kildare published in 2004 and now out of print. In this series 10/11 books will be published in total making all the data relating to the 18 families available. The material for all the books was gleaned from all available printed sources and in many cases from family members living in 2004. Most of the images are originals. Most books contain an Index and Footnotes. The material has been updated as of 2013.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

CreateSpace

Published Date

ISBN 10

1492282944

ISBN 13

9781492282945

Hume & Dick of Humewood Castle Co. Wicklow

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hume & Dick of Humewood Castle Co. Wicklow

By: Turtle Bunbury,Art Kavanagh

Hume & Dick of Co. Wicklow are just two of the twelve families that featured in the original book The Gentry & Aristocracy of Wicklow published in 2005 and now out of print. In this series 9 books will be published in total making all the data relating to the 12 families available. The material for all the books was gleaned from all available printed sources and in many cases from family members living in 2005. Most of the images are originals. All books contain an Index and Endnotes.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

CreateSpace

Published Date

ISBN 10

1490923144

ISBN 13

9781490923147

Book's by Turtle Bunbury

Acton of Kilmacurragh Co. Wicklow

Acton of Kilmacurragh Co. Wicklow

Clements of Kildare & Leitrim

Clements of Kildare & Leitrim

Fennell of Co. Kildare

Fennell of Co. Kildare

1847

1847

Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered

Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered

The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish and the Great War

The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish and the Great War

The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

Barton of Straffan Co. Kildare

Barton of Straffan Co. Kildare

Fitzgerald & Guinness of Co. Kildare

Fitzgerald & Guinness of Co. Kildare

The Glorious Madness

The Glorious Madness

Leslie-Ellis of Magherymore Co. Wicklow

Leslie-Ellis of Magherymore Co. Wicklow

The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish and the Great War

The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish and the Great War

Medlicott & Moore of Co. Kildare Ireland

Medlicott & Moore of Co. Kildare Ireland

Hume & Dick of Humewood Castle Co. Wicklow

Hume & Dick of Humewood Castle Co. Wicklow

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email