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The earliest recorded Irvine in Orkney was a William de Irwyn in 1369. This book draws on copious contemporary records that survive in Edinburgh, Kirkwall and elsewhere, together with implications of genetic genealogy, to develop fourteen lineages of William's alleged descendants. By James M Irvine Soft cover
Film tie-in paperback edition of the best-selling memoir, now a major film. With a new afterword from the author. Paperback. By Amy Liptrot. 2018 Paperback Edition Available Here. Second Book 'The Instant' Available Here
Prepare to be challenged and provoked by An Orkney Gardener, a thought-provoking and unapologetic exploration of the critical state of modern agriculture and soil health. Vernon Bradley, a seasoned gardener... dares to question the status quo of monoculture farming and its devastating effects on our environment and food supply By Vernon Bradley. Paperback.
A well-known Church of Scotland minister with an unusually varied career has written a celebration of one of the most satisfying, challenging, intriguing and - occasionally - entertaining profession around. By Marjory A Maclean. Paperback.
Edited by Sarah Neely, foreword by Ali Smith. Paperback.
'A fiercely independent people on the fringe of the British Isles' More than thirty years of Ian Scott's letters from North Ronaldsay provide an intimate glimpse into the relentlessly changing world of one island community played out against a dramatic backdrop of land, sea and sky. Paperback. By Ian Scott.
This book attempts to trace the origin of the placenames of Orkney - hills, coastal forms, farms, cottages and fields. By Gregor Lamb. Paperback. Hardback available here.
An autobiography covering the six years Chris and his wife spent in Orkney in the 1980s. This volume follows him through days on large ships and then getting trapped in the rat race in London. With his family, he escapes to the Orkney and Shetland Islands and pioneers new ferry services. By Chris Marrow. Paperback.
Stronsay tales of shipwrecks and strandings. By Ian Cooper. Paperback.
A photographic and written experience of the Puffins time ashore on the island of Stronsay. By Bill Hodgson. Paperback.
In the first half of the 19th century, thousands of women and girls were employed throughout Orkney plaiting straw. 'The Strawplaiters of Orkney' reveals the forgotten history of the working lives of women and girls in the islands. By Fiona Grahame. Paperback.