Founded in 1992, A. & A. Farmar publish mainly non-fiction books of Irish interest, including history, traveller, biography, business titles and food and drink. Book-lovers will appreciate our very high editorial, design and production standards, for which we have a well-established reputation. All the books listed here can be ordered directly from us, at a special discount—just click on 'Buy'.
The private lives of three generations of Ireland's professional classes.
Tony Farmar
 | 'Full of anecdotes, illustrations and photographs as well as the elegant prose of Tony Farmar. It is an unmitigated joy to read.'
Irish University Review 'Farmar has an inquisitive and compassionate eye for the background detail . . his obvious pleasure in his research results in a highly readable volume.' In Dublin 'An absolute delight . . .a wicked and intellectually sinful pleasure' Michael D. Higgins, Sunday Business Post 'Brilliant social history of the Irish middle classes' Irish Independent € 8.99 256 pp pb ISBN: 978-1-899047-10-9 Buy |
A&A Farmar's World — Political correctness
In a contest for the least politically correct remark ever, this would do well— ‘We can see the value set on animals even by the barbarians of Tierra del Fuego, by their killing and eating their old women, in times of dearth, as of less value than their dogs.’ (Charles Darwin, Origin of the Species)