Frank shouldice (34 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. "A fascinating trawl through a very personal history." - Irish Gazette "A stirring story of Easter Week that has gone untold until now." - Irish Voice It's April, 1916. Dublin GAA footballer Frank Shouldice has just won the Croke Cup. It's a big achievement for the up and coming star, but he has other things on his mind. Two weeks after the final whistle he's on a rooftop in North King Street with a rifle in his hand. His cheekbone is grazed by a bullet smashing into the wall behind him and, according to a confidential military file, Frank Shouldice is killed in action. Except he's very much alive. His brother Jack commands the barricaded street below. In some of the heaviest fighting of the Easter Rising the South Staffordshire Regiment can't budge a pocket of Irish Volunteers defiantly holding out. Desperate to get the upper hand, the South Staffs storm the barricades after dawn. Through the sights of a borrowed pair of binoculars Frank takes aim from the Jameson malthouse high above. The street is soon littered with casualties and the British troops are forced to withdraw. Pearse's surrender begins the next chapter of this extraordinary story. In the eventful years that follow, Frank, formerly a civil servant at the Land Commission, will spend jail terms in Stafford, Brixton and Wormwood Scrubs.When he gets home to Ballaghadereen, County Roscommon he is placed under close surveillance by MI5, the military and police in Ireland. He is court-martialled in Frongoch internment camp when as Hut Leader he protects other prisoners from conscription. Incarcerated at Usk Prison in Wales he leads a daring four-man escape to freedom. But he didn't like to talk about it. And when Ireland's War of Independence descends into Civil War he lays down his gun forever. Drawing on prison letters, personal diaries, secret military and police files, Grandpa the Sniper retraces a remarkable journey by a reluctant hero. Extensively researched and written by his grandson and namesake, it's a fascinating trawl through a very personal history. Part biography, part memoir, it offers readers a rare insight into one of the quiet men who gave their all for Irish freedom. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good.

Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Etat : Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Etat : Good. It's 1995, five years since Brendan and Irene Gogarty lost their only son. The man responsible for the boy's death is about to be released from prison, four years ahead of sentence. Overwhelmed by a crippling sense of injustice the Gogartys seek revenge.Thwarted at every turn they take a punt on salvation. They make for Medjugorje, a spiritual shrine in the middle of a Balkan warzone. Deliverance does not come easy, not for a pair of agnostics on pilgrimage. When Irene has a meltdown on Cross Mountain they know things will never be the same.The couple head for the azure calm of the Adriatic. There they meet a Bosnian couple, Anja and her severely war-damaged husband Damir, whose lives have been ripped asunder by turmoil in their home city, Sarajevo. An uneasy and unlikely friendship develops.In this unique setting, Frank Shouldice brilliantly explores how one grief-stricken Irish couple finds the means to cope with loss and discover the things that really matter .…

Etat : New.

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Unable to free themselves from a personal trauma six years past, one that has come back to haunt them due to an outrageous miscarriage of justice, Brendan and Irene Gogarty find themselves amongst a planeload of Holy Joes bound for Medjugorje. A pair of agnostics, most unlikely pilgrims, theyre taking a punt on divine deliverance.Medjugorje in 1995 is a spiritual shrine in the middle of a warzone, a ready-made getaway with Vegas-type odds on salvation, but the sacred hill does not deliver. Overcome with unrealistic hopes for some heavenly sign, Irene has a meltdown on Cross Mountain. Things will never be the same.The couple head for the coast and witness first-hand a country ravaged by conflict before they reach the azure calm of the Adriatic. Over lazy days in a fishing village the Gogartys begin to unwind. On a whim Brendan decides to buy an old cottage dubbed the villa as a gift for Irene. It is perfect except that it is occupied by the auctioneers pregnant cousin, Anja, and her severely war-damaged husband, Damir. The young Bosnian couple literally have nothing, yet it is the Gogartys who feel they have lost everything.Irene cannot accept Brendans offer of a fresh beginning, knowing it would result in her new friends becoming homeless, but now the Irish couple must face some hard truths about both their past and their future.In this unlikely setting in a faraway land, Brendan and Irene must reach deep into themselves and, under the shade of a cedar tree, find the means to cope with loss and discover the things that really matter . . . A family tragedy. Justice denied. A painful search for revenge and then salvation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Etat : Good. It's 1995, five years since Brendan and Irene Gogarty lost their only son. The man responsible for the boy's death is about to be released from prison, four years ahead of sentence. Overwhelmed by a crippling sense of injustice the Gogartys seek revenge.Thwarted at every turn they take a punt on salvation. They make for Medjugorje, a spiritual shrine in the middle of a Balkan warzone. Deliverance does not come easy, not for a pair of agnostics on pilgrimage. When Irene has a meltdown on Cross Mountain they know things will never be the same.The couple head for the azure calm of the Adriatic. There they meet a Bosnian couple, Anja and her severely war-damaged husband Damir, whose lives have been ripped asunder by turmoil in their home city, Sarajevo. An uneasy and unlikely friendship develops.In this unique setting, Frank Shouldice brilliantly explores how one grief-stricken Irish couple finds the means to cope with loss and discover the things that really matter .…

paperback. Etat : New. *Brand new* Ships from USA.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Etat : New. Unable to free themselves from a personal trauma six years past, one that has come back to haunt them due to an outrageous miscarriage of justice, Brendan and Irene Gogarty find themselves amongst a planeload of Holy Joes bound for Medjugorje. A pair of agnostics, most unlikely pilgrims, they're taking a punt on divine deliverance.Medjugorje in 1995 is a spiritual shrine in the middle of a warzone, a ready-made getaway with Vegas-type odds on salvation, but the sacred hill does not deliver. Overcome with unrealistic hopes for some heavenly sign, Irene has a meltdown on Cross Mountain. Things will never be the same.The couple head for the coast and witness first-hand a country ravaged by conflict before they reach the azure calm of the Adriatic. Over lazy days in a fishing village the Gogartys begin to unwind. On a whim Brendan decides to buy an old cottage - dubbed the villa - as a gift for Irene. It is perfect except that it is occupied by the auctioneer's pregnant cousin, Anja, and her severely war-damaged husband, Damir. The young Bosnian couple literally have nothing, yet it is the Gogartys who feel they have lost everything.Irene cannot accept Brendan's offer of a fresh beginning, knowing it would result in her new friends becoming homeless, but now the Irish couple must face some hard truths about both their past and their future. In this unlikely setting in a faraway land, Brendan and Irene must reach deep into themselves and, under the shade of a cedar tree, find the means to cope with loss and discover the things that really matter . . .…

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Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Etat : Good. Biography of author's grandfather who was a sniper for the Irish Volunteers in 1916, was imprisoned in Wales and then leads an escape to prison. But when Ireland's War of Independence descends into Civil War he lays down his gun forever.

Etat : New. 2025. paperback. . . . . .

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Describes itself as "part biography, part memoir". Thoroughly researched. Many historical photographs. Slight fold mark on front cover. Clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 387 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 280 pages. 9.21x6.14x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Etat : New.

Etat : New. 2025. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback / softback. Etat : New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 3 working days.

Etat : New. 2015. Paperback. . . . . .

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Paperback.Signed by the author. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated 386 pages. Grandpa the Sniper: The Remarkable Story of a 1916 Volunteer This book is in very good condition. ROSCOMMON INTEREST. Signed by Author(s).

Etat : New. 2015. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by the Author on title page, A fine copy, Like new but a hint of wear to covers. Signed by Author(s).