Michael Moynihan: Stuck for a superb Christmas gift? This one rewards every reader

If anyone in your house enjoys history, politics, or revolution then this is the book to buy

Hélène O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy — winners of the Hodges Figgis History Book of the Year for ‘Atlas of the Irish Civil War: New Perspectives’ (Cork University Press) at this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards.

For many readers in Cork and beyond these are the weeks of Christmas shopping — not gifting, never gifting.

Challenging times, then.