A History of the County of Down
Title | A History of the County of Down PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Knox (M.D.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 748 |
Release | 1875 |
Genre | Down (Northern Ireland : County) |
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Publications
Title | Publications PDF eBook |
Author | Bibliographical Society of Ireland |
Publisher | |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | |
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The Book of British Topography
Title | The Book of British Topography PDF eBook |
Author | John Parker Anderson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 500 |
Release | 1881 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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Buck Whaley
Title | Buck Whaley PDF eBook |
Author | David Ryan |
Publisher | Merrion Press |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2019-01-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1785372319 |
Thomas 'Buck' Whaley was one of the greatest adventurers in Irish history. In 1788 he made an extraordinary 10-month journey from Dublin to Jerusalem for a wager of £15,000, equivalent to several million today. Nearly shipwrecked in the Sea of Crete, he almost died of plague in Constantinople, narrowly avoided a pirate attack, was waylaid by bandits, and met an infamous Ottoman governor known as 'the Butcher'. On his return, he became an overnight celebrity before suffering a catastrophic series of gambling losses that exiled him first to continental Europe (where he attempted to rescue Louis XVI from the guillotine) and then to the Isle of Man. When he died aged 34 in 1800 he had squandered an astronomical £400,000 (around 100 million) 'without ever purchasing or acquiring contentment or one hour's true happiness'. In his lifetime, Ireland was about to erupt in rebellion; France was on the brink of bloody revolution; and the Ottoman Empire was creaking at the seams. Whaley lit up this volatile world like a fast-burning candle but retained his ability to recognise the absurdity of his own actions and the world around him. Buck Whaley tells the full story of his remarkable life and adventures for the first time.
The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
Title | The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland PDF eBook |
Author | John Parker Anderson |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 494 |
Release | 2024-04-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3385430135 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
American Journal of Science and Arts
Title | American Journal of Science and Arts PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 442 |
Release | 1830 |
Genre | Science |
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A History of the County of Down, from the Most Remote Period to the Present Day
Title | A History of the County of Down, from the Most Remote Period to the Present Day PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Knox |
Publisher | |
Pages | 758 |
Release | 1875 |
Genre | Down (Ireland : County) |
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