Irish Interest _______________________

Michael Viney - Ireland : Smithsonian Natural History - HB - 2003

Published by Blackstaff , 2003.  Hardcover, illustrated throughout, colour section of photographs to centre pages. Ireland conjures up images of nature's majesty: sweeping coastlines, rolling green hills, and secluded peat bogs and marshlands. A...

Fighting Words / What's the stories? (Large Paperback)

Stories from Collinstown College Transition Year students.    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers...

Proinséas Ní Chatháin & Siobhán Fitzpatrick & Howard Clarke - Pathfinders to the Past - The Antiquarian Road to Irish Historical Wrtiting - HB- 2012

Compiled in celebration of the 150th anniversary of one of Ireland’s most distinguished and long-lived cultural institutions – the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland – this collection of essays by distinguished scholars in a...

Fearghal McGarry - The Abbey Rebels of 1916 - A Lost Revolution - HB - 2015

The Abbey Theatre played a leading role in the politicisation of the revolutionary generation that won Irish freedom, but comparatively little is known about the men and women who formed the lifeblood of the institution: those whose radical politics...

Graham Davis ( Editor) - In Seach of a Better Life : British and Irish Migration - HB - 2011

In Search of a Better Life challenges the traditional histories of British and Irish migration, the stories of oppression and exile that form an essential part of the existing literature. By no means were all migrants forced to leave their country by...

Blindboy Boatclub - The Gospel According to Blindboy - HB - Short Stories - 2017

 The Gospel According to Blindboy is a surreal and genre-defying collection of short stories and visual art exploring the myths, complacencies and contradictions at the heart of modern Ireland. Covering themes ranging from love and death to sex and...

Daniel Ford - Michael's War - HB - 2003

Molly Keane & Sally Phipps - Molly Keane's Ireland : An Anthology - PB 1993

A Ted Smart ( Bookclub) edition 1993, of an anthology of Irish writing - fiction, poetry, historical accounts, essays, non fiction, from earliiest times, edited and selected by Molly Keane. 

Kevin C. Kearns - Dublin Street Life and Lore - An Oral History - PB 1997 ( Originally 1991)

A paperback reprint , 1997, originally 1991 in hardcover. Gill & Macmillan.  Kevin Kears publsihed a number of valuable social records of life in a rapidly changing Dublin, coincentrating on collecting the biographies of ordinray Dubliners ...

Brian P. Murphy - The Catholic Bulletin and Republican Ireland - PB - 2005

Paperback, published by Athol Books Belfast 2005.  The Catholic Bulletin and Republican Ireland with Special Reference to J.J.O'Kelly (Sceilg'') - O'Kelly was editor of the newspaper in the crucial post 1916 period. 

Eddie Keher - Hurling Heroes : Fourteen Hurling Greats Profiled - PB

Published by Blackwater Press, 2000.  An account by Kilkenny Hurler Eddie Keher of 14 other notable hurlers from the 20th century -  Tom Chesty, Joe Cooney, Ray Cummins, Tony Doran, Jimmy Doyle, Pat Fox, Len Gaynor, Pat Hartigan, Fan Larkin,...

Liam Ó Briain - Self Portrait - PB 2021 ( Originally 1950)

A 2021 reprint edition ( originally 1950 ) of Liam Ó Briain's autobiography Self Portrait.  Liam Ó Briain was a member of the Irish Volunteers, and fought in the 1916 Rising, and was subsequently a language professor in UCG from 1917...

Dan O'Neill with Liam Horan - Divided Loyalties - PB - SIGNED

The Life and Times of a Mayo Man Who Won an All-Ireland Title with Louth in 1957 Signed by the author to the title page, undedicated.  Light edgewear to the covers,, bumps to corners of back covers. 

Mitchelstown Writers Group - Another Mitchelstown Miscellany - PB 2016

Published 2016, a collection of local history, stort stories, poetry and essays by local writers and residents of the north Cork town. 

John Bowman - De Valera and the Ulster Question 1917-73 - PB- 1989

Published by Oxford University Press, 1989 in paperback, originally 1982.  This is an interpretation of the lifelong preoccupation of Eamon de Valera, a revolutionary nationalist who defined his goal in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin and spent the...

Gerard Shannon - 2 BOOK LOT - Liam Lynch : To Declare a Republic & Rory O'Connor - To Defend the Republic - 2 x PB - BRAND NEW ( With 1 Signed Bookplate)

2 books on revolutionary era figures from historian Gerard Shannon. ( both also available singly)    Book 1- Liam Lynch - To Declare a Republic - PB - BRAND NEW The first major academic study on a pivotal figure in Ireland's revolutionary era,...

Finbarr Bradley / The Irish Edge - How Enterprises Compete on Authenticity and Place (Large Paperback)

The Irish Edge:    Finbarr Bradley, James Kennelly     An argument for Irish businesses to focus more on Ireland's inimitable advantages of culture, authenticity, and place while competing in the global...

Conor Forrest - Heroes of Light and Shadow - PB - BRAND NEW

Magic is real. But so are monsters.  Oisin dreams of being a hero, like theones he reads about in books. So when he overhears a plot for a midnight raid on a Dublin museum, he knows this is his chance.But Oisin soon realises that heroes must fight...

Donnchadh Ó Cinnéide - In Song and Story - A Commemoration of the Centenary of Éirí Amach na CásC

A paperback collection of songs and verse relating to the revolutionary events of 1916  (and some written by those who participated) - published in association with Comhaltas , and issued as part of the decade of Centenaries.  In very good...

Seán MacBride ( Editor) - Crime and Punishment - 1982

A 1982 collection of essays  largely based on the Irish Penal System Commission Report, as well as the full text of the Ó Briain Report into the treatment of those in Garda custody  and the so called 'heavy gang' .  Published by...

Brinsley MacNamara - The Clanking of Chains ( A story of Sinn Féin) - Anvil Press Vintage PB

A paperback REPRINT edition, Anvil Press, of Brinsley Macnamara's The Clanking of Chains, first published in 1919- 20 by Maunsel. Originally titled as The Clanking of Chains - A Story of Sinn Féin. John Weldon, who used the penname Brinsley...

Peadar O'Donnell - Proud Island - PB - 1985 ( Originally 1975)

A 1985 O'Brien Press reprint of the 1975 original. Light spotting to pages, binding tight, otherwise unmarked. 

Philip Judge / In Sight of Yellow Mountain - A Year in the Irish Countryside

I think I bought a house', I said, still slightly stunned. I've spent longer choosing a tie. First, a dream of escaping the city ... and then a century-old cottage to match the dream. Moving to a small village in the heart of the Irish countryside was...

Brendan O'Neill - Irish Cathedrals, Churches and Abbeys - HB - 2002

Hardcover, published by Caxton Books, 2002.  An illustrrated guidebook to Ireland's notable churches  and cathedrals ( ancient and modern )   

Dermot Kavanagh - Ollie - The Hurling Life & Times of Ollie Walsh - PB -2006 - Kilkenny GAA

A larger formast paperback, 2006, published by Blackwater Press.  Oliver ( Ollie) Walsh ( 1837-1996) was a notable hurler , originally from Thomastown.  There is a sliced line ( as if from a blade) on the front cover. 

John Duffy - Barrow Bridges and Related Subjects - PB - 2007

Large format paperback, illustrated throughout, with modern photography, period images, and line drawings.  Introduction by Dick Warner.  "No one person can be a historian and an archaeologist, an engineer and a zoologist and a master of all...

John Broderick - London Irish - Vintage PB - 1981

A Pan paperback, 1981, of the 1979 novel from John Broderick. sunfade to the spine, page block tight, tanning to pages.  'At seventy-two, men are apt to behave oddly, especially where pretty blonde secretaries are concerned..'Among the Irish in...

Donn McClean - Flat Out - Celebrating Irish Flat Racing - HB - 2021

A thrilling collection of 200 photographs from the high-octane, glamourous world of flat racing, from the Irish Derby and the Irish Guineas at The Curragh, to the many local race meets, and reaching internationally to the highlights in the racing...

Patricia Craig ( Editor) - The Ulster Anthology - HB - 2006

Hardcover, published by the Blackstaff Press, 2006.  Condition - heavy dustdarkening to the upper page block, otherwise good, small closed tears to edges of the dustjacket.  This major new anthology of writing about Ulster presents a complex,...

Seán Golden ( Editor) - The Book of Sligo - HB - 2021

This celebrated community arts publication The Book of Sligo was published by Blue Raincoat Theatre Company in November 2021. An elegant and beautifully designed publication The Book of Sligo is a completely unique celebration of one county. Each page...

Roisin McAuley / Emerald Greens (Large Paperback)

Emerald greens: The essential guide to holiday golf in Ireland Emerald Greens is for golfers who like sightseeing and adventure and want their non-golfing partners and companions to have a good time too. It gives detailed descriptions of charming...

Biddy Jenkinson / Poetry Ireland Review Spring 2001 (Large Paperback)

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Michael Caulfield / Any Chance of a Start? (Large Paperback)

Any Chance of a Start? is the debut novel by Annaghdown based writer Michael Caulfield. The three eldest Folan brothers - Christy, Iggy and Mikey - leave the family farm in Mayo to work on building sites in London in the late 1970s. Like so many Irish...

Emer Ryan ( Editor) / The Phoenix - Uncovered (Coffee Table Book)

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Dermot Layden / A Life's Catch (Coffee Table Book)

Built around impressions of life in Ireland in the decades between 1930 and 1960, this book contains musings on a rich variety of life's aspects.   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition...

Edward Newman / Lansdowne Through the Years (Coffee Table Book)

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Declan Hassett / Passing Through (Coffee Table Book)

The author reflects on life's twists of fate and the importance of a sense of place in his life. He focuses on the seemingly inconsequential 'accidents of design' which have proved so important in his life. He continues his memories from a varied career...

Mary Hannigan / Green Devils: The Irish and Manchester United (Coffee Table Book)

A fascinating look at the history of the world's favourite soccer club through the eyes of the Irish who played at Old Trafford.   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture...

Liam Ó Tuama / Jack Lynch - Where He Sported and Played (Coffee Table Book)

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Gerard Shannon - Rory O'Connor : To Defend the Republic - PB - BRAND NEW - ( With Signed Bookplate)

Best remembered for his tragic fate during the Irish Civil War, Rory O’Connor was in fact one of the most indispensable IRA leaders in the fight for Irish freedom in early twentieth-century Ireland. He had several key roles in the revolutionary...

Karen Farrington / The Music, Songs, & Instruments of Ireland (Coffee Table Book)

Throughout the centuries the allure of the Emerald Isle has spread far and wide through the joyful melodies and haunting refrains of its music. In recent years Irish music, in its many forms, has enjoyed a resurgence. Focusing mainly on the traditional...

David Brett - A Book Around the Irish Sea - PB - 2009

The subject of this book is that stretch of water generally called the Irish Sea, and its shores, considered as a place of exchange and meeting, as a zone of interaction, as a fact of geography and history that precedes mere nations. We are accustomed to...

Michael Bourke - Mid Tipperary GAA ( Volume 1 & Volume 2 Set )

Mid Tipperary GAA -  2 Volumes of the three volume Set) 2 x Large format hardcovers, uniformly sized.  Contains:   Mid Tipperary GAA 1884 - 2007 A Photographic History Volume 1 Mid Tipperary GAA 1884 - 2007 A Photographic History Volume...

Denis O'Shaughnessy - Limerick - 100 Stories of the Century - PB

Paperback, published October 2000, for the end of the century - a collection of 100 short essays on various aspects of Limerick history in the 20th century - the focus is mainly on the city, but aslso includes stories from rural county Limerick...

Stephen J. Costello / The Irish Soul : In Dialogue (Coffee Table Book)

Does modern Ireland still have a soul? From the evidence of the sixteen deeply personal interviews in this book, the answer is a resounding ""yes."" Representing a cross-section of the contemporary Irish scene, from Gerry Adams to Desmond Cardinal...

Carolina P. Amador Moreno / An Introduction to Irish English (Coffee Table Book)

This book is a general introduction to the English spoken in Ireland, its most characteristic features, and its historical development. It provides a practical introduction to the topic of Irish English (also known as Hiberno-English), the variety of...

Richard Douthwaite ( Editor)/ Growth : The Celtic Cancer (Coffee Table Book) ( FEASTA Review, Number 2)

Has the growth of the Irish economy improved our lives? Surely the fact that the average Irish income has doubled must be good for our well-being - but is it? Consider these sobering facts:Only 30% of Irish people report themselves satisfied with their...

Finbarr McCarthy / Great GAA Moments 2007 (Coffee Table Book)

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Anney National School 1888-1977 - Lakeside Memories - HB

An illustrated guide to the history of Anney National School, Monaghan.   

Thomas Morrissey - As One Sent : Peter Kennedy SJ 1779-1841 - His Mission in Ireland and North America - HB - 1996

A compelling story of the man who reorganized and restored the Society of Jesus in both Ireland and the United States. This book chronicles Father Kenney's life and spectacular career up to the time of his death in 1841.

Patrick K Egan - The Parish of Ballinasloe : its History From the Earliest Times to the Present Century - HB 1984( Originally 1960 ) ( Kenny's Edition)

This is the full 1984 reprint edition , republished by Kennys of Galway from the 1960 original ( Clonmore & Reynolds)    The Parish of Ballinasloe by Rev. Patrick K. Egan in twelve chapters tells the story of a parish from the establishment...

Desmond Ryan - Sean Treacy and the Third Tipperary Brigade IRA - PB - Illustrated

Seán Treacy was a leader in the Third Tipperary Brigade IRA during the Irish War of Independence, a key figure in the Soloheadbeg Ambush that helped initiate the conflict in 1919, and was killed in a Dublin shootout with British forces in October...