Irish Local History

Ethna Le Masney - The International Style house, and its arrival in Limerick in the 1930s - HB Unpublished MA Thesis 2003

An unpublished M.A thesis ( presumably the author's copy as additional copies woyuld be kept by the awarding University ) - written for the M.A degree in History of Art & Design, UL , 2003. John Logan was the MA supervisor.  The book is bound in...

J.R O'Flanagan - The River Blackwater in Munster - HB -1975 Facsimile Edition ( Originally 1844)

Originally published in 1844, this is a full facsimile edition , published by Tower Books, cORK, 1975.  Hardcover with illustrations in dustjacket, there is a period plastic cover protecting the jacket. Fold out ( period) facsimile map of the river...

Rebecca Brownlie - Abandoned Ireland ( Book 1 ) - HB - BRAND NEW - 2022

Abandoned Ireland travels the length and breadth of the island of Ireland visiting and documenting our forgotten buildings, highlighting their social importance, and bringing their stories back to life through the medium of photography. From Big...

Mike Cronin, Mark Duncan & Paul Rouse - The GAA - County by County - HB

People and place, sport and identity are at the heart of this book, telling the story of how the GAA has left a unique imprint on every Irish county and Irish communities overseas. Organised county by county, the highs and lows of on-field activity are...

Michael B. Barry & John O'Byrne - The Emergency in Colour : Ireland in Wartime - HB - BRAND NEW

The Emergency in Colour brings wartime Ireland to life in dramatic colour. Through extensive research, the photos presented here have been painstakingly hand-colourised by photographer John O’Byrne, showing what life on the island was like in...

James Crombie - Murmurations - HB - BRAND NEW

 As seen in THE IRISH TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT, RTÉ, IRISH EXAMINER, THE JOURNAL and many more…. In the dusk hours of a November evening in 2020, James Crombie set out for the shore of Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath with no goal except to...

Rebecca Brownlie - Abandoned Ireland : Volume 2 - BRAND NEW

In Abandoned Ireland 2, photographer Rebecca Brownlie travels further off the beaten path to explore and showcase Ireland’s forgotten buildings before nature or the demolition man claims them forever. Through her evocative...

Kieran Fanning - Haunted Ireland - An Atlas of Ghost Stories From Every County - BRAND NEW

Tracked delivery within Ireland is included in the cost.  Join master storyteller Kieran Fanning on a visit to every county in Ireland through 32 spooky stories. From well-known hauntings like The Ghost of Loftus Hall and The White Lady of Kinsale,...

Rachel Finnegan - The Memoirs and Diaries of Judith Isobel Chavasse : An Account of Life in West Cork and Waterford (1867-1935) - BRAND NEW SIGNED

Rachel Finnegan - The Memoirs and Diaries of Judith Isobel Chavasse : An Account of Life in West Cork and Waterford (1867-1935) - BRAND NEW ( JUNE 2024) DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE COST. signed  In this meticulously researched...

Sarah Gearty & Michael Potterton - Town & Country : Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas - PB - BRAND NEW - 2023

The interconnection between town and country is the central theme in this new volume. It is based on a seminar held in 2021 where contributors used and compared historic town atlases to understand how the urban landscape interacted with its suburban...

Ciarán Wallace - Meath : The Irish Revolution, 1912−1923 - BRAND NEW

This book looks at the people of Meath during the turmoil of the revolutionary era. As politics, war and revolution intruded on daily life, some embraced the chance for change, risking life and livelihood for their chosen cause; others resisted the tide...

Cormac Moore - Laois : The Irish Revolution, 1912−1923 - BRAND NEW

The turbulent revolutionary period in modern Irish history from 1912 to 1923 had a profound impact on the political, economic and social make-up of Laois. The issue of land that had dominated the landscape of Laois from the late nineteenth century...

Catherine Swift, Brian Hodkinson & Tom Donovan, ( Editors) - Limestone and River : Essays on Limerick History in Honour of Liam Irwin - BRAND NEW

From Viking trading place to modern hi-tech city, Limerick’s long history as Ireland’s oldest Atlantic port has been played out against its natural backdrop of limestone and river. The stone circles of Lough Gur, the Norman strongholds of...

Donal Hall & Eoin Magennis - Armagh The Irish Revolution, 1912-23 - BRAND NEW

County Armagh was one of the most controversial theatres of political and military conflict during the 1912–23 period. The county’s long-standing antipathy between unionism and nationalism intensified during the third home rule crisis of...

Peadar Slattery - Social Life in Pre-Reformation Dublin 1450-1540 - HB - BRAND NEW

This is an account of social life in pre-Reformation Dublin, telling of its ruling class, its wealthy merchants, its all-powerful traditional church, the city's personalities, and Dublin's unwanted Irish. Dublin was an English city run by a local...

David A Fleming - Edmund Sexten Pery : The Politics of Virtue and Intrigue in Eighteeenth Century Ireland

Edmund Sexten Pery was one of the great Irish parliamentarians of the eighteenth century. His political career, as a prominent patriot in the 1750s and 1760s and later as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons between 1771 and 1785, ensured that he was at...

John O'Callaghan - Limerick : The Irish Revolution 1912-23 - PB - BRAND NEW

Limerick was a key social, political and military battleground during the Irish revolution of 1912-23. By examining a wide range of contemporary sources, O'Callaghan reveals what life was like for people from all sectors of Limerick society during these...

James Hardiman - History of the Town and County of Galway ( Bicentenary Edition 2020 ( Originally 1820

This edition of James Hardiman's (1782-1855) 'History of the Town and County of Galway' commemorates the bicentenary of its original publication in 1820. Hardiman's formative years were spent in Galway. He developed his interest in the history of the...

Matthew Potter - City and Cemetery : A History of Mount Saint Lawrence, Limerick - HB - 2015

This book records the history of a graveyard which has been the primary place of burial in Limerick city since 1849 containing the remains of over 75,000 people. Compiled by Limerick City and County Council historian Dr Matthew Potter and edited by...

Terri Kearney - Lough Hyne : From Prehistory to the Present - PB - SIGNED BRAND NEW

This illustrated publication on Lough Hyne traces man’s interaction with the lough for over 4,000 years. Terri Kearney utilises the physical landscape, local knowledge and folklore as well as historical sources to explore the unique aspects of...

Mainchín Seoighe - Portrait of Limerick - 1982 Local County History HB 1st Ed

A hardcover 1985 reprint of Mainchín Seoighe's Portrait of Limerick , originally published by Robert Hale Publishing in 1982.  Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, there's a small nick at the top edge of the spine, no...