Irish History and Historical Biography

Paul Mohr - John Bermingham - Tuam & Ireland's New Star

Hardcover, published 2002. Internally and externally good apart from an area of peel on the inside front pastedown - unclear as to why, as no frontis pages appear to be missing.  Paul Mohr’s Biography on the life and times of world renowned...

Roy Stokes - Death in the Irish Sea : The Sinking of the RMS Leinster - HB

Published by Collins Press, 1998. Hardcover, in slightly edgeworn dustjacket ( especially at the top edges.  Illustrated.  On October 10 1918, the Dublin to UK mailboat, the RMS Leinster was topedoed by a U-Boat off the Dublin coast, resulting...

John O'Rourke - The Great Irish Famine - HB 1989 ( Originally 1874)

Hardcover, published by Veritas Dublin, in the ( slightly abridged) modern edition, originally published in 1874, and this one of the first (and sole) 19th century narrative histories of the Great Famine.  This edition also added an index , and...

Maurice Gorham - Ireland from Old Photographs - HB - 1971

Published by Batsford UK, 1971, this is a larger format hardback, collected and presented in context by Maurice Gorham. The date rage on the photographs runs from 1860 to circa 1910. Some photographs are double page spread.   

Ruth Johnson - Viking Age Dublin - PB

Pubished 2004 by Dublin City Council, an illustrated guide to Viking Dublin, with maps, details of archaeological excavations, and everyday life in medieval Dublin. 

Jo Kerrigan - Old Ways, Old Secrets - Pagan Ireland - HB

In a land like ours, the old beliefs bring pleasure and wisdom…Exploring the legends, special places and treasured practices of old, Jo Kerrigan reveals a rich world beneath Ireland's modern layers.So many of today's Irish traditions reach back to...

Jo Kerrigan - Brehon Laws : The Ancient Wisdom of Ireland - HB - BRAND NEW

A fascinating look at the lifestyle and values of ancient Ireland Thousands of years ago, Celtic Ireland was a land of tribes and warriors; but a widely accepted, sophisticated and surprisingly enlightened legal system kept society running smoothly. The...

Paul O'Brien - Crossfire : 1916 in Focus - PB - SIGNED - BRAND NEW

Crossfire is the true story of of one of the bloodiest engagements against Crown forces during the 1916 Rising. It examines the battles that were fought in and around the Four Courts area of Dublin city, and the atrocities that were uncovered on North...

Dermot James / The Gore-Booths of Lissadell (Large Paperback)

Published by The Woodfield Press, Dublin 2004.  The Gore-Booths of Lissadell charts the lives and works of nine members of the family over a period of almost 200 years. Sligo's Lissadell  House is one of Ireland’s most famous country...

Dermot Keogh / Ireland in World War Two (Large Paperback)

Diplomacy and Survival Mervyn O'Driscoll (Editor) A must for anyone interested in Irish politics and the Second World War. Co-edited by the Professor of History at University College Cork, Dr Dermot Keogh, and lecturer in Modern History at...

Harry McGee / The Murderer and the Taoiseach

The Murderer and the Taoiseach: Death, Politics and GUBU - Revisiting the Notorious Malcolm Macarthur Case       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the...

Ronald H. Bayor & Timothy J. Meagher - The New York Irish - PB - 1996

When Ellis Island opened in 1892, nearly four million Irish men and women had already made the journey to America. By the 1990s, Ireland had sent another million or more. New York has been both port of entry and home to the Irish for three centuries...

Marion McGarry / Irish Customs and Rituals (Large Paperback)

How Our Ancestors Celebrated Life and the Seasons From the author of The Irish Cottage comes a new book, exploring old Irish customs and beliefs. Chapters focus on the quarter-day festivities that marked the commencement of each season: ‘Spring:...

Frank Corr - Irish Hotels : A Celebration - HB - 2017 ( IHF)

To mark the 80th Anniversary of the Irish Hotels Federation, the IHF commissioned a book looking back at how the sector has evolved over the years and the contribution that hotels have made to the social and economic fabric of Ireland.Written by the...

Steve Brennan & Bernadette O'Neill - Emeralds of Tinseltown : The Irish in Hollywood - HB - 2007

Hardcover, published by Appletree Press, 2007.  Illustrated .  With stars like Colin Farrell, Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Roma Downey and directors Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan leading the march. But they are just part of a...

Aiveen Cooper - The River Shannon : A Journey Down Ireland's Longest River - HB - 2011

Hardcover, published by Collins Press, Cork 2011.  An illustrated journey down the Shannon from it's source at the Shannon pot to the Fergus Estuary at the mouth of the Shannon.  High quality photography throughout. 

Patrick Bishop - The Irish Empire : The Story of the Irish Abroad - HB

In The Irish Empire Patrick Bishop looks at why, in the last four hundred years, to be brought up in Ireland meant being prepared to leave it, an Irish cultural mindset that has persisted almost to the present day. In doing so, he examines the Irish...

John Looby - Blessed John Sullivan : A Man Sent by God - PB - 2017

Paperback, published by Messenger Publications, 2017, Illustrated.  A Man Sent by God is a fascinating account of the life and times of one of Ireland’s most revered holy men. The reader is guided through the various stages of John...

Charles Mollan, William Davis & Brendan Finucane - Irish Innovators in Science and Technology - HB - 2002

Hardcover, published by the Royal Irish Academy, 2002.  A gazetteer type guide to notable Irish scientists, researchers and technologists, from the late 1700's to the late 20th century, arranged chronologically.  Illustrated. 

David Lee & Debbie Jacobs - Made in Limerick : History of Industries, Trade and Commerce - PB - 2003

Published by Limerick Civic Trust, 2002. The book, in a series of essays by a wide range of contributors, deals with the economic and industrial , commercial and trade history of the city, covering a wide range iof subjects and industries - ranging from...

Howard Clarke, Sarah Dent & Ruth Johnson - Dublinia : The Story of Medieval Dublin - PB

Dublinia is the story of a unique period in Irish history told with passion, imagination and accuracy. This book leads the reader through the noise and bustle of the medieval streets of Dublin looking at all aspects of life, from religion to trade, from...

John Mulqueen & Jimmy Wren - De Valera : An Illustrated Life - PB

A large format illustrated paperback - illustrated by Jimmy Wren ( Almost in the manner of a graphic novel , with page of illustratyions facing the text pages.  Published by Tomar Books, Dublin, 1989. 

Neil Richardson - Dark Times, Decent Men : Stories of Irishmen in World War II - PB

At least 130,000 Irish - from north and south of the border - served during the Second World War. Seven thousand never returned. They fought as soldiers in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, as sailors in U-boat infested seas, and as airmen in the...

Jack McKenna - Spoilt Rotten : Memoirs pf Jack McKenna of Listowel 1918-2028 - PB - Kerry

Published by North Kerry Literary Trust, Listowel, 2018.    Jack, of McKenna's Hardware fame, is one of the best known of the town's business leaders; and a major contributing force within the community. But for him, the Lartigue Monorail...

Charles Messenger - Northern Ireland : The Troubles - HB - Illustrated 1985

Co-published by Hamlyn Bison, 1985, a detailed illustrated history of The Troubles in Northern Ireland ( as well as providing historical background andf context)  Contains a myriad of press photos and press agency images from the 1969-1984 period ,...

Mike Cronin - Irish History for Dummies - PB - 2006

Paperback, published by Wiley , 2006 In very good condition throughout. Ideal for anyone seeking an outline of Irish history and events, detailed enough to be valuable and of use to stiudenmts etc, but not as detailed to be too heavy of a read for the...

Alvin Jackson - Ireland 1798-1998 : War, Peace and Beyond - PB 2nd Edition 2010

Receiving widespread critical acclaim when first published, Ireland 1798-1998 has been revised to include coverage of the most recent developments. Jackson’s stylish and impartial interpretation continues to provide the most up-to-date and...

Noel Kissane - Treasures from the National Library of Ireland - PB - 1994

Published 1994, an illustrated collection of 100 artistic and literary highlights from the items held by the Irish National Library. 

Michael MacCarthy Morrogh - The Irish Century - HB 1998 ( Historical Irish Photography from the Hulton Getty Picture Collection)

Hardcover, large format, published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson UK, 1998.  All photographs - even the modern ones up to the 1990's are in black and white. 

Robert Devoy, Val Cummins, Barry Brunt, Darius Bartklett & Sarah Kandrot ( Editors) - The Coastal Atlas of Ireland - HB - 2021 - AS NEW COPY

The Coastal Atlas of Ireland is a celebration of Ireland's coastal and marine spaces. Drawing on written contributions from over 100 authors from across the island of Ireland and beyond, the Atlas takes an explicitly all-island approach; though the work...

Thomas Pakenham - The Year of Liberty: The Great Irish Rebellion of 1789 - HB - Illustrated Edition

 In May 1798 a hundred thousand peasants rose against the British government in Ireland. By the time the revolt had been put down four months later, thirty thousand dead were literally rotting in heaps in a smoking and desolate countryside. Yet it...

Richard Aldous & Niamh Puirseil / We Declare: Landmark Documents in Ireland's History (Coffee Table Book)

From St. Patrick’s confession to the harrowing reports of the Famine Relief Commission, the dramatic Proclamation of the Republic and the controversial 1921 Anglo-Irish treaty, and the road to peace and the Good Friday agreement, the most momentous...

Mary Healy - For the Poor & For the Gentry - PB - Kilkenny & Fethard

Biographical account of the author;s life as a servant in her youth in a 'big house in Kilsheelan and Lyrath in Kilkenny and her subsequent married life in Fethard. Published in 1989 when the author was 77.  Geography Publications. Paperback ,...

Elizabeth Healy - Literary Tour of Ireland - PB

Large format illustrated paperback, published by Wolfhound Press, in this PB edition, 2001, originally 1995.  A guide to literary sites around Ireland

Catherine J Delaney - Oak Park : People, Places and Politics - Carlow - HB

Hardcover, published 2018, a detailed history of the Oak Park estate in Carlow, architecture, family, landed estate history, and the Bruen family who were resident landlords for much of the estate';s long history. 

David Lee - Remembering Limerick - Historical Essays Celebrating the 800th Anniversary of Limerick's 1197 Charter) - PB - SIGNED

This copy signed and dedicated by the editor David Lee, and also signed ( in a separate signature) by journalist and Limerick native, David Hanly.  Paperback, published by Limerick Civic Trust . A collection of essays from a host pof contributors on...

W.R Hutchison - Tyrone Precinct ( A History of the Plantation Settlement of Dungannon and Mountjoy to Modern Times) - PB - 1951

Paperback, a modern reprint ( Donoghmore Historical Society) of the Dundalgan Press, 1951 ( a hardcover edition was issued in the same initiual year of publication)  A good copy of the author's close look at Tyrone's natural capitol of Dungannon,...

George Hill - The Macdonnells of Antrim - HB Facsimile Reprint 1978 ( Originally 1973)

This is a hardcover facsimile ( a full copy using the original plates) of the 1873 edition of Hill's The Macdonnells of Antrim,. published in this reprint, Impact Amergin, Ballycastle, originally published in Belfast in 1873.  LACKS dustjacket,...

Finbarr Slattery - Following the Horses - HB - SIGNED HB - KERRY - 1996

Published by the Kerryman Newspaper 1996, this copy is signed and dedicated by the author.  An account of his family’s background, and growing up in Asdee, north Kerry. Studied in Dublin, the worked in the UK Returned to Ireland, and after a...

Diarmaid Ferriter - The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020 - Hardback - - BRAND NEW

Ireland is a strikingly different country now to the one it was in the mid-1990s. Dramatic economic, social and cultural changes, including the Celtic Tiger boom and increasingly secular debate about abortion, the status of women and same-sex marriage...

Richard O'Rawe / In the Name of the Son (Large Paperback)

The Gerry Conlon Story Johnny Depp (Foreword) "This book is a tour de force . a chronicle of the triumph of the human spirit over extreme adversity. It is a story of hope. It is the story of a man I loved and would have taken a bullet for."...

Bernard Neary / The Candle Factory (Large Paperback)

Five hundred years of Rathborne's, master chandlers   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...

Jarlath Killeen - Gothic Ireland : Horror and the Irish Anglican Imagination in the Long Eighteenth Century - HB - 2005

Published by Four Courts Press, Dublin - 2005 .  Light age tanning to pages, otherwise good.  This book examines the formation of Anglican identity in Ireland throughout the long 18th century. Beginning with the 1641 Rebellion, which...

Peter Somerville-Large - Cappaghglass - HB

Hardcover, published by Hamish Hamilton UK, 1985.  Moderate to heavy age spotting to the page block, small area of laminate peel to upper edge of spine on the dustjacket. 

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...

Colm Wallace - Irish History : Strange But True - PB - 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...

Gill Books - Pocket Book of Saint Patrick - HB