Irish Local History

Bernard Share - Cobh Connections - A Record of Railway Service 1862-2012 - PB

Co-published by Iarnród Éireann in association with COBH150 and Titanic100 Commemoration,  2012. A history of railways in the wider Cork Harbour area.  Paperback, illustrated throughout 

Patricia McCarthy - A Favourite Study - Building the King's Inns - HB

Hardcover, illustrated throughout, published by Gill & Macmillan, 2006. 

Simon McBride & Karen Howes - Private Ireland -

A visual exploration of Irish living, both north and south, this text documents the setting, the character and idosyncracies of each featured home - whether a historical abbey, a romantic castle, a Dublin townhouse or a simple whitewashed cottage by the...

Michael Barry - Victorian Dublin Revealed : The Remarkable Legacy of Nineteenth Century Dublin - HB - 2011

During the 63 years of Victoria's reign, Dublin was a simmering cauldron of religious and political tensions. The city developed into a curious mixture of impoverished central areas and comfortable middle-class leafy suburbs. This era spanned the peak of...

Sheila Hamilton / Can I Have Your Charm Bracelet When You Die? (Large Paperback)

Can I Have Your Charm Bracelet When You Die?: A Dublin Childhood Sheila Hamilton     You will laugh and you will cry, and thoroughly enjoy this hilarious, wonderful, inspirational, true, Irish story!A Dublin ChildhoodLove is the...

Haldane Mitchell / Omagh: Paintings and Stories From the Seat of the Chiefs (Coffee Table Book)

2000. First Published. 86 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Padded illustrated paper covered boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Flat signed by author and illustrator to title page. Pages and plates remain bright and clear. Binding...

Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society - Volume 24 - 1991 PB

Paperback, 166 pages with index, Light edgewear to covers Articles featured: A Report on the Excavation of Cashel at Ballyegan, near Castleisland, Co. Kerry (Martin E. Byrne)A Prehistoric Decorated Pillar Stone from Teermoyle, Co. Kerry (Michael...

Kieran O'Shea - Knocknagoshel Parish - PB Booklet - 1991 - Kerry

48 page stapled booklet, signed and dedicated by the author to the title page, 1991.  A history of Knocknagoshel , Kerry

Haldane Mitchell - Images of Omagh and District - Volume 10 - PB

Paperback, published 2002, a photographic history book on Omagh and surrounding areas in County Tyrone.   

Haldane Mitchell - Images of Omagh and District - Volume 7 - PB

Paperback, published 1999, a photographic history book on Omagh and surrounding areas in County Tyrone. 

Lorcan Finnegan - Dublin Streets 2012-2022 - Photography - HB - SIGNED

Hardcover, as issued in bright yellow/ mustard coloured cloth covers, some bumps to corners.  The quality of the portraits - all candid street photography - is stunning. On occasion the subject is staring at the camera, other times it;s as if they...

Ian Wilson - HMS Drake : Rathlin Island Shipwreck - PB - 2011

Paperback, published by Rathlin Island Press, 2011, in as new condition, 86 pages with photographs  The Royal Navy warship HMS Drake was torpedoed by the German U79 on October 2 1917 - this is the story of the ship, the events of the day, on the...

Billy Mundow - The Moving Land : Ireland in Images and Verse - HB - BRAND NEW 2026

This selection of documentary photography by Billy Mundow matches monochrome images of Ireland from the 1960s to the words of Irish poets, recalling lost generations. Themes of a vanished world spool through the pages, capturing the remote and sparsely...

Tommy Barrett & Susan Max - The Runaí - 50 Years of GAA Memories - PB

Paperback, published 2011, signed by both authors , also signed by past GAA Uachtarán Peadar Quinn ( presumably at the launch)  The book emphasises Tommy's republican side from his birth in Killenaule in 1924 and his great love of the G.A.A.,...

Lesley Bond - Blasket Bound : Memoirs of an Ireland Caretaker - PB - BRAND NEW

Like those who came before me, I arrived as an outsider, but the island does not allow one to remain separate for long. It takes root and leaves a mark you cannot shake.’ Lesley Bond and her partner Gordon were the first couple to embark on the...

Rita McCarthy - Forgotten Lives : The Story of the County Clare Mother and Baby Known as the County Nursery 1922-32 - PB - BRAND NEW

In 1922, the County Clare Nursery, a state-supported mother and baby home for County Clare, was opened in part of Kilrush Workhouse. For the ten years of its existence it was owned and funded by Clare County Council. For the first six years it was...

Dan Danaher - Powerful People : Ardnacrusha Power Station by the People Who Worked There - PB

With the flick of a switch on 22 July 1929, Ireland was changed forever. When President W T Cosgrave turned on power at Ardnacrusha Hydroelectric Station, it kickstarted an exciting era for the new state. Inside the heart of Ireland's industrial...

Eilish McCarthy - Two Islands : Growing Up in County Clare - Liscannor, Inis Oírr and Ennis - PB - BRAND NEW

Eilish McCarthy made her vocal way into this world in October 1948. Some say she hasn’t stopped talking since! Eilish’s whole world was Liscannor, where her father was the local headmaster, with occasional trips to as far away as Lahinch and...

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...

Bill Long & Raymonde Standún - Voices of Connemara - PB

When Raymonde Standún set about photographing the local people of the South Conamara Gaeltacht, she quickly sensed that here were stories to be told that lay beyond the reach of a camera: unique places; unique people; a nucleus of Irish culture,...

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...

Valerie O'Sullivan - The MacGillycuddy's Reeks - HB - KERRY

THE MACGILLYCUDDY'S REEKS stretch for 19 magnificent kilometres along the eastern boundary of the Iveragh Peninsula in Kerry. Renowned photographer Valerie O'Sullivan captures the rich heritage and traditions of these hills, as well as the resilience of...

Tom Ferris - Irish Railways in Colour : From Steam to Diesel 1955-1967 - HB 1992

Hardcover, published by Gill Books, 1992, the same edition was first published by UK transport centered published Midland Books. A full pictorial survey of days long gone on Irish Railways- north and south. Some of the then 'modern' traction portrayed in...

Pat McCarrick - The Windings of the Moy Revisited - PB

From 1916 to 1918, the original author of The Windings of the Moy, Rev. James Greer, navigated his way up-river towards ‘these inner reaches of the Moy’. This book by photographer, Pat McCarrick stems from his experiences of the early stages...

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,...

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...

Chris Lawlor - Little History of Wicklow - PB

County Wicklow's landscape is dotted with pre-Christian sites – Baltinglass is known as the 'Hillfort Capital of Ireland'. Saint Patrick landed in Wicklow in 432 AD and the county also boasts ecclesiastical sites, the most impressive being...

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...

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...

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...

John Duffy / Irish Rivers (2 Book Collection)

John Duffy: Irish Rivers (2 Book Collection) Contains: River Slaney from source to sea Barrow Bridges and related aspects   This collection is second hand unless otherwise stated in the description. Removing existing stickers from a second hand book...

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...

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,...

Holywood District U3A / Holywood People (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 second hand book may damage it, so we refrain...

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.   

HMSO - Ring of Gullion - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - PB - 1991

Large format paperback, published 1991, in connection with the Designation of the Sliabh Gullion area ( in Armagh) as a an area of Outstanding Natural BeAUTY.  With maps in the text, guidelines to nature in the area, landcsape archaeology etc. 

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

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 . 

Angelique Day & Patrick McWilliams (Editors) - Ordnance Survey Memoirs Ireland - Parishes of County Antrim - Book XII - 1832-33, 1835-40 ( Ballynure & District) - Volume 32

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6'' ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the...

Angelique Day & Patrick McWilliams (Editors) - Ordnance Survey Memoirs Ireland - Parishes of County Antrim - Book XI - 1832-33, 1835-9 ( Antrim Town and Ballyclare) - Volume 29

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6'' ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the...

Angelique Day & Patrick McWilliams (Editors) - Ordnance Survey Memoirs Ireland - Parishes of County Londonderry - Book X - 1833-35, 1838 ( Mid Londonderry) - Volume 30

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6'' ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the...

Angelique Day & Patrick McWilliams (Editors) - Ordnance Survey Memoirs Ireland - Parishes of County Tyrone - Book II - 1825, 1833-5, 1840 ( Mid & East Tyrone) - Volume 20

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6'' ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the...

Angelique Day & Patrick McWilliams (Editors) - Ordnance Survey Memoirs Ireland - Parishes of County Fermanagh - Book I - 1834-5 ( Enniskillen & Upper Lough Erne) - Volume 4

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6'' ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the...

Angelique Day & Patrick McWilliams (Editors) - Ordnance Survey Memoirs Ireland - Parishes of County Antrim - Book X - 1831-40 ( East Antrim : Glynn, Inver, Kilroot and Templecorran) - Volume 26

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6'' ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the...

Angelique Day & Patrick McWilliams (Editors) - Ordnance Survey Memoirs Ireland - Parishes of County Armagh - Book I- 1838-9 ( Ballymartin, Ballyrobert, Ballywalter, Carnmoney, Mallusk) - Volume 2

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6'' ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the...

Angelique Day & Patrick McWilliams (Editors) - Ordnance Survey Memoirs Ireland - Parishes of County Down -Book I - 1834-6 (South Down) - Volume 1

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6'' ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the...

Angelique Day & Patrick McWilliams (Editors) - Ordnance Survey Memoirs Ireland - Parishes of County Londonderry -Book III - 1831-5 (Roe Valley Lower) - Volume 11

The Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6'' ordnance survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the...