Irish Interest _______________________

Debbie Deegan & Emily Hourican / To Russia With Love: The Children's Stories (Large Paperback)

This is the story of how Irish housewife Debbie Deegan who fought tooth-and-nail to re-unite two young Russian orphan pals. Mother of two Debbie admitted that she and her husband Mick had cried in...

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...

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...

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. 

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

The Irish Edge:   

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...

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...

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...

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. 

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)...

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...

Gina Daly / The Daly Dish Rides Again: 100 Fast and Easy Slimming Recipes (Coffee Table Book)

Instagram sensations and debut cookbook authors Gina and Karol Daly had a massive hit in 2020 with their first cookbook, The Daly Dish . Now they are back with more food that looks so decadent, you...

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

    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 from a...

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

    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 from a...

Una Leavy / Broga Thomais ( Sraith SOS)

Is fuath le Thomás bróga a chaitheamh. Is maith leis a bharraicíni beaga. Is breá leis siúl ar an bhféar agus ar na duilleoga. Ach, cad faoin sneachta? Cad a dhéanfaidh sé ansin?Tomás just HATES...

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...

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

    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 from a...

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...

Rachel Allen - Rachel's Favourite Food at Home (Coffee Table Book)

Offers delicious, inspiring and easy to follow recipes. This illustrated cookbook draws on international influences, classic regional fare and good old family favourites to provide creative options...

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...

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...

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...

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%...

A. Vaughan / Danny Boy: A Life of Daniel O'Donnell (Coffee Table Book)

    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 from a...

Hugh Farrelly / Munster - Rugby Giants (Coffee Table Book)

In this work, Hugh Farrelly examines the rise and rise of Munster and their place in the pantheon of rugby greats. Unique full-colour photographs set out to capture the determination, stamina,...

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

    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 from a...

Nathaniel Harris / Heritage of Ireland: A History of Ireland & Its People (Coffee Table Book)

This book chronicles the major events that have shaped Irish history, from the arrival of the Celts and Christianity to the Tudor conquest and the social and political events of the 20th century. The...

Martin Bourke - Mid Tipperary GAA 1884-2007 ( A Photographic History ) - HB ( Volume 2 of the edition)

Hardcover, this is the SECOND volume of the set (but operates also as a standalone )  - this edition is a detailed photographic history of the the GAA at club level in mid & North Tipperary from the...

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...

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...

Enno Stephan - Spies in Ireland - PB - 1965

Enno Stephan (1927–2018) was a German journalist and historian. He was conscripted into the German military at the age of 15 during the Second World War and subsequently became a prisoner of war. He...

Bob Honohan - The Mitchelstown Blackthorns Story - PB - Cork GAA

Paperback, published by the club itself, 2009.  The Mitchelstown Blackthorns was founded as early as 1887 in the north Cork town.  235 pages, illustrated. 

Michael Dundon - The Rattler : Mickey Byrne - Tipperary Hurling Legend - PB 2011

Michael Byrne (10 September 1923 – 16 October 2016), better known as "the Rattler" Byrne, was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team spanned fifteen years...

Jim O'Donnell & Seán de Fréine - Ciste Cúrsaí Reatha - PB

Paperback, as gaeilge san iomlán. Cnuasach téarmaí agus téarmaíocht ag baint le polataíocht, eacnamaíocht agus cúrsaí reatha.  Focail agus smaointe an lae inniu. Cad as dóibh? Ceard is brí leo?...

Lisa Coen ( Editor) - An Alternative Irish Christmas - HB - BRAND NEW

Celebrate the darker season with new stories and essays from the best and most exciting Irish writers When shadows grow longer, when expectation weighs heavy, how do people in Ireland mark Christmas?...

Gerard Hannan / Tis in Me Ass

    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 from a...

Fiona Crowe / How High the Moon (Large Paperback)

How the universe was measured at Tara.  Brilliant new unique insight into how circles of posts and stones were used in Neolithic times to accurately measure the Earth   This book is second hand, and...

Rita Minehan / Rekindling the Flame (Large Paperback)

A pilgrimage in the footstpes of Brigid of Kildare.    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...

Tony Fahy & Helen Russell ( Editors) / Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger (Large Paperback)

2007 ( published just before things went belly up)  The Celtic Tiger  caused the Irish economy to roar ahead, but what has it done to Irish society? Some saw the rising tide as having lifted all...

John Dunne / Moments in Time (Large Paperback)

Collected poems   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...

Pierce Feirtear / The King's Secret (Large Paperback)

    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 from a...

Frances Maxwell / Walk into my Parlour - A History of Ballinlonty National School(Large Paperback)

A native of Ballinahinch, Frances started her teaching career at the ‘Parlour School’ in Ballinlonty, Tipperary. The book traces the history of the school, outlines the rich and unique culture of the...

UCD Creative Writing / New Tricks with Matches (Large Paperback)

Anthology of short stories from UCD Creative Writing Class.    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...

Tommy O'Brien / Coffee - How are Ye (Large Paperback)

Published by TAF Publishing, 2010.  Paperback.    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...