If you are looking for a book that covers Irish farming from the 5th century (before the days St Patrick banished the snakes from Ireland!) to within the last couple of centuries, Agriculture and Settlement in Ireland is the book for you. Edited by Margaret Murphy and Matthew Stout, there’s much to enjoy and discover as the writers analyse statistics, maps, letters, receipts and much [...]
First published in 1945, the Homecraft book is an assortment of advice across a myriad of subjects for the post-war woman, wife and mother. It offers bite-sized snippets of advice on the subjects of house, health, beauty and dress. Over 60,000 copies were sold which I presume shows the emphasis at the time on the need to be thrifty [...]
Do you like reading books about farming?
Are you planning on buying books as gifts for Christmas?
Would you like to soak up some festive atmosphere in a bookshop this Friday evening?
Would you like to meet some authors of farming books and get your purchases signed?
Are you within driving distance of Kilkenny city?
If [...]
Today is Mother-in-Law Day believe it or not.
The website Days of the Year says “Mothers-in-law get a pretty bad deal. Do they deserve the reputation they have for hounding son-in-laws, and always being a witch? Mother-In-Law Day gives you and your mother-in-law a chance to get to know each other, and to get away from all of those horrible preconceptions. Why not give your mother-in-law (and mothers-in-law everywhere) a fair chance – take them out for a nice meal, [...]
You are cordially invited to the Facebook launch of How To Be A Perfect Farm Wife on Friday 23rd October over on, yes, you’ve guessed it – Facebook! No matter where you live, you’ll be able to dip in and out. No need to dress up, you can attend in your PJs if you want to. You’ll have to make your own tea and pour your own wine though!
What happens at a book launch on Facebook? Well, there [...]
