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Brendan O'Donoghue - In Search of Fame and Fortune - The Leahy Family of Engineers 1780-1888

Hardcover, published by Geography Publications , 2006, signed and with a dedication to a previous owner.  With the exception of a few of the major figures, there have been relatively few publications on the individuals who made up the land...

Liam O'Connor - The Sailor and the Seamstress - PB - BRAND NEW

Every family has a story … for Liam O’Connor that story goes back to his great-grandparents, William and Norry Kennedy. Using the threads of his family’s past to weave a tapestry that is at once personal yet somehow universal, this...

Marie Gleeson - Be Like the Sea - PB - BRAND NEW

‘The one thing you can’t fully control in a ship is the water all around you, so part of your plan is always reading and analysing the currents and the tides. You have a clear image in your head of how you think the ship will perform in the...

Colm Wallace - Irish History : Strange But True - HB - BRAND NEW

We all know of of the various wars, the Famine and the pivotal events which have made the Ireland what it is today, but few know the stranger aspects of the nation's past. From body snatchers, to pirate queens and Celtic vampires, Ireland's hidden...

Brian Walker - Irish History Matters : Politics, Identities and Commemoration- BRAND NEW

While knowledge of history can explain our contemporary situation, an awareness of the myths and misuses of our history can bring a broader and more conciliatory approach to current political and social challenges. History or, more correctly,...

Enda Finnan - Navan Road - An Illustrated History - BRAND NEW

Enda Finnan examins the physical and social development of the Cabra /Navan Road district from the 18th to the 20th century. Tracing the landscape of the area back to the ancient route from the Ford of the Hurdles to Tara, by the 18th century the area...

John Crotty - The Irish Tricolour - Brand New

This important book reveals the untold story of the Irish tricolour: its true origins, a forgotten heroine, and the emblems it replaced. For the first time, a fully referenced history corrects long-standing myths and slurs surrounding Ireland's national...

Michael Loughman - James Ryan and the Development of the Irish State - BRAND NEW

This book examines the life of James Ryan (1892-1970) as a means by which to explore the emergence and development of the independent Irish state. As a figure who was at the centre of the foundational events of the independent Irish state from 1916 until...

Aileen Cox Blundell - Baby Led Feeding Cookbook - BRAND NEW

In this beautifully photographed book, Aileen Cox Blundell provides over 150 nutritious recipes free from refined sugar and salt, aimed at starting your child on a life-long food adventure.More parents than ever are turning to baby-led weaning – a...

David Coleman - Fear Less - PB - BRAND NEW

The Ten-Step Guide to Helping Kids Take Charge of Anxiety.  Published by Gill Books, March 2026 David Coleman's work is focused on helping parents understand and manage anxiety in children and teens, offering practical, expert advice with humor...

Gill Books - Irish Granny's Complete Book of Bread and Baking - BRAND NEW

The Irish Granny's Complete Book of Bread and Baking is a heartwarming, flavour-filled celebration of Ireland's baking tradition. Inside its pages you'll find time-honoured recipes - from hearty soda bread and crumbly scones to sweet tarts, cakes and...

Gill Books - Pocket Book of Saint Patrick - HB

Hardcover, published by Gill Books, 2026, small format hardcover.  Life, Legend and Legacy 

Dave Rudden - Nell on Earth ( Tales of Darkisle - Book 2 ) - PB - BRAND NEW

Twelve-year-old Nell Cafferty didn’t ask to be the eldest of four children. Acting as babysitter, bodyguard and bouncer all week long while her parents work has left no room for her ambitions of being a wrestling star. But when her siblings are...

Paul O'Flynn - Ireland's Call : Six Nations Success - PB - BRAND NEW

It was a time of change for Irish rugby. Following World Cup heartbreak and the loss of inspirational captain Johnny Sexton, Ireland faced the new Six Nations season with many challenges. Could they shake off the disappointment in France? Who would fill...

Francis Kelly - Captain Francisco de Cuéllar: The Armada, Ireland, and the Wars of the Spanish Monarchy, 1578–1606 BRAND NEW

Captain Francisco de Cuéllar was an officer who served with the ill-fated Spanish Armada. He was shipwrecked on the coast of Co. Sligo in September 1588. Known to Irish history for the extraordinary account he wrote of his experiences in Ireland,...

Niamh Donnellan - Little Irish History Heroes - BRAND NEW

Meet the heroes from Irish history whose stories have stood the test of time! From the giant Fionn Mac Cumhaill who built a causeway to Scotland and tricked his rival Benandonner to bold Grace O'Malley and her pirate crew at sea; from great high king...

Jim Herlihy The Royal Irish Constabulary - Reprint PB - BRAND NEW

This book is designed to provide those interested in the history of landed estates and Irish big houses, with practical advice regarding the availability of primary sources, their strengths and weaknesses. It examines the vast array of sources available...

Terence Dooley - The Big Houses and Landed Estates of Ireland - PB - Reprint - BRAND NEW

This book is designed to provide those interested in the history of landed estates and Irish big houses, with practical advice regarding the availability of primary sources, their strengths and weaknesses. It examines the vast array of sources available...

Lucy Kennedy - Under the Floorboards of 39A -

Do you believe in magic? Well, you just need to look beneath your feet ... because under the creaky floorboards of lots and lots of houses in Ireland, but most particularly under those of a house called 39A Cove Street in Dublin, there lives a whole...

Michael Barry - Cork Airport : An Aviation History - HB - 2001

Published 2001, for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Cork airport for commercial flights in October 1961.  A history of avioation in Cork, how the long campaign fpor an international airposrt was ultimately successful , and with a host...

Anthony J Jordan - Seán MacBride - HB - 1993

A 1993 biography of the noted Irish human rights advocate , winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, founder of Amnesty International, son of Maud Gonne and Major John MacBride, assistant secretary to De Valera, IRA War of Independence fighter, assistant...

Neil Hegarty - Dublin : A View from the Ground - HB - 2007

Hardcover, 2007, published by Portrait Books.  Dublin is one of only a handful of cities that holds international appeal and influence - a fact made more unique because its fame is based almost exclusively on cultural output. Dublin may not have an...

T. Ryle Dwyer - Behind the Green Curtain : Ireland's Phoney Neutrality During World War II (Hardback)

Previously, it had been well understood that, for reasons of geographical location, Ireland had been prepared 'to show a certain consideration for Britain' as Eamon de Valera explained to the German minister in Dublin. It was equally known that...

Paul A. Overy - The Tricks of the Rich - PB - BRAND NEW

BRAND NEW, published by Oak Tree Press, 2025. Delivery within Ireland is included in the price.  THE TRICKS OF THE RICH gives you the basics of “financial intelligence”, so that you can start to understand andthen take control of your...

Stanislaus Kennedy ( Sr. Stan) & Síle Wall - Sacred Stillness - PB - BRAND NEW

Sacred Stillness is a tapestry woven from the unique contributions of the many people from different faiths and wisdom traditions who are part of the Sanctuary. It offers a variety of practical, profound and creative meditation practices through a...

Darach Ó Scolaí - Sadhbh - HB - As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW ( Ealaín le Alé Mercado)

An bhean óg a fhaigheann an ceann is fearr ar na firScéal cliste greannmhar atá sa phictiúrleabhar seo do léitheoirí fásta faoi bhean óg a sheasann an fód in aghaidh na bhfear — agus in...

Joseph Robins - Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland in the Twentieth Century - HB

Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland in the Twentieth Century: Fifty Years of An Bord Altranais (The Nursing Board) 1950 - 2000 by Joseph RobinsIllustratedPublished by An Bord Altranais, 2000

Antain Mac Lochlainn - Éanna Corr - PB - As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW

Éanna CorrÉanna Corr – Duine ar an imeall é Éanna Ó Corra. Aonarán i measc na ndaltaí eile i bPobalscoil na Carraige. Cuirtear casadh i scéal Éanna nuair a thagann dalta nua chun na...

Michael Viney / A Year's Turning (Hardback)

This memorable journal of one year in a remote cottage on the west Irish coast is destined to become a classic of Irish nature writing. For nearly twenty years, Michael Viney's popular column in the Irish Times, ""Another Life, "" has captured the...

David Edwards, Clodagh Tait & Padraig Lenihan ( Editors) - Age of Atrocity : Violence and Political Conflict in Early Modern Ireland -PB - BRAND NEW

This book examines one of the bloodiest epochs in Irish history. Part one covers the 16th century, revealing how efforts by the Tudor monarchy to curb the powers of the autonomous Irish lords degenerated into a bitter cultural and sectarian conflict...

Orla Drumgoole - The Irish Mammy Cooks - HB - BRAND NEW

****** AWAITING RESTOCK****     100 recipes that taste of home - HB, 256 pages,  illustrated , FEBRUARY 2026, Gill Books.  Tracked delivery within Ireland is included in the cost.  Orla Drumgoole is an Irish mammy who loves to...

Pat Brereton - Farming in Ireland : Crisis and Climate - An Oral History from the Irish Midlands - PB - BRAND NEW

Rooted in the rich soil of Ireland’s heartland, Farming in the Midlands offers a vivid, multi-layered portrait of rural life across generations. From the challenges of smallholders to the innovations of niche producers, this compelling collection...

Pat Dargan - Medieval Dublin : An Illlustrated History - PB - BRAND NEW

Provides an insightful exploration of Dublin's rich architectural heritage, spanning from the medieval period through the normal era to the late 15th century. Featuring 45 significant structures this guide offers a glimpse into medieval Dublin...

John Waddell - The Celtic World - A History - HB - BRAND NEW

At the dawn of history the Celts occupied a vast swathe of Europe from Ireland in the west to lands south of the Black Sea in asia Minor. The study of this Celtic past has often been a dispited and debated territory and for centuries the true story of...

Templemore, Clonmore, Killea Review 2021- PB - Tipperary Local History

The 2021 edition of the local parish based review, in larger format bound book size, illustrated in colour throughout. Issued at the end of 2021, with events from November 2020- 2021  - covid times.    Some small thumbprints to the covers,...

Peadar O'Dowd - Vanishing Galway - PB - 1987

Paperback, first edition published by the author and the Connaght Tribune Newspaper, 1987 (some of the essays in this book appeared as newspaper essays) A slim 72 page book, with illustrations, photographs and some line drawings interspersed with the...

J. J. Lee - Ireland 1912-1985 : Politics and Society (Large Paperback)

Ireland, 1912-1985 was the first study on this scale of Irish performance, North and South, in the twentieth century. Although stressing the primacy of politics in Irish public affairs, it argues that Irish politics must be understood in the broad...

John P Harrington / Modern Irish Drama - A Norton Critical Edition - PB

Full texts of 12 classic Irish dramas, from Yeats to Friel , with notes, commentaries, criticism and context essays.  Light student underlining and notes added.   

Michael T Foy & Brian Barton - The Easter Rising - PB - 2011 ( oRIGINALLY 2009_

Published as a POD ( Print on Demand) edition, History Press, 2011.  In very good condition, as new, aprt from a slight curled bend to the page block ( which is common enough with POD editions. 

Patrick MacGill - Moleskin Joe - PB - 1983 Reprint

Moleskin Joe is one of the most memorable characters to appear in Patrick MacGill's first two books, 'Children of the Dead End' and 'The Rat-Pit'. This sequel, first published in 1923, recalls the tramps and navvies MacGill encountered during his time on...

George A. Birmingham - Up the Rebels - Vintage 1923 HB

George Birmingham was the pseudonym of James Owen Hannay (1865-1950), an Ulster clergyman who was also a supporter of the Gaelic League. He was a prolific author, here giving an account of the new Irish Republic. Originally 1919, here in the third...

John Murphy & Billy Dante - Little Tommy Twig & The Silly Goose - PB - BRAND NEW SIGNED

On a starry night, a silly goose crashes through Little Tomm Twig's door, desperate for help. The goose needs FLOOSE — and he needs it NOW!But what on earth is this floose? And can six-year-old Tommy solve the mystery before the goose loses his...

Mallika Basu - In Good Taste - What Shapes What We Eat and Drink – and Why It Matters - BRAND NEW

It’s never been a better time to be a food lover. We binge Bake Off, follow foodie influencers, queue for trending hotspots and scroll endlessly for ideas on what to cook next.But for all this appetite, how much do we really know about what goes on...

Fonzie Keogh - The Half Crown Man - PB

Jimmy, the half-crown man, is selling his usual wares but rumours start spreading about the extras he is offering. Elizabeth, the newly widowed pub landlady, is besotted with Dominic, the glamorous new curate in the parish. Her friend Marion warns her...

Aileen Heverin - The Irish Countrywomen's Association: A History : 1910-2000 - PB - 2000

  Paperback, published by Wolfhound Books , 2000. Illustrated.  Originally founded in 1910 as the Society of United Irishwomen ( a bit more revolutionary sounding) this book celebrated the 90th anniversarty of a key rural social organisation,...

Thomas H. O'Connor / The Boston Irish - A Political History (Large Paperback)

The Boston Irish: A Political History Thomas H. O'Connor Settling in a city founded by the Puritans, the Boston Irish evolved into one of America's most distinctive ethnic communities and eventually came to dominate local politics. This book offers...

Templemore, Clonmore, Killea Review 2020 - PB - Tipperary Local History

The 8th issued edition of the local parish based review - 2020, in larger format bound book size, illustrated in colour throughout. Issued at the end of 2020, with events from November 2019-20.  Gift inscription on inside front cover.  

Templemore, Clonmore, Killea Review 2013 - PB - Tipperary Local History

The  first issued edition of the local parish based review - 2014, in larger format bound book size, illustrated in colour throughout. Issued at the end of 2013, with events from November 2012 to 2013.   

Sharon Slater - 366 Days of Limerick - PB - BRAND NEW

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa ( Editor - William Casey) - The Fenian Movement - PB - BRAND NEW

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa is one of the best known leaders of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), better known as the Fenian Movement. This organisation emerged both in Ireland and America in the late 1850s, with the goal of gaining...

Noel Dundon - From the Ashes : Tipperary’s Stunning rise from outsiders to All-Ireland Champions - PB - BRAND NEW

From the Ashes is the extraordinary tale of how no-hopers Tipperary rose in twelve months to become All-Ireland senior hurling champions, beating the cream of the hurling crop and defying all thecritics.A remarkable story of resolve, resilience and...

Christy Kerins - Ballingarry, Granagh and Clouncagh, County Limerick - PB - 2000

Published 2000 ( as part of a Millennium Project on local genealogy and history) this is a full guide to unpublished or uncollated non census data for the area - Landed Estates/ Encumbered Estates data, burials marriages etc .