Tipperary Books

Martin Bourke & Seamus King - The History of Camogie in Tipperary - HB - 2003

The History of Camogie in Tipperary 1904-2003This book is about the story of camogie in the county of Tipperary from the earliest beginnings to 2003. It traces the earliest efforts to form teams in...

Martin Bourke - G.A.A History of Clonmore, Killea and Templemore 1884=1988

Large format hardback, published 1988 ( the mid 1980's were a golden era for local GAA histories, inspired by the GAA Centenary in 1984. ( As far as I can ascertain, the paperback was published...

Martin Bourke - Jimmy Finn - A Tipperary Legend - PB

Written by Martin Bourke, the 344-page book, marks the 90th birthday of the Borris-Ileigh clubman who hurled for Tipperary from 1949 to 1960, winning 3 All-Ireland’s, 3 Munster titles and 6...

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  - this edition is a detailed [hotographic history of the the GAA at club level in mid & North Tipperary from the foundation of the GAA in...

Martin Quinn - Tipperary People of Great Note - PB - BRAND NEW

This book is a remarkable look at 86 influential historical figures of great note from Tipperary Town and district (all within a 20km radius of Tipperary Town) dating from as far back as the...

Mercedes Lillis - Two Hundred Years A growing 1787-1987 : The Story of the Ursulines in Thurles - PB

A history of the Ursulines ( a religious teaching order) and their long history in Thurles, Tipperary.  All such accounts of religious houses are valuable sources of local history and genealogy...

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...

Michael Bourke - Mid Tipperary GAA ( 3 Volume Set )

Mid Tipperary GAA (3 Volume Set) 3 x Large format hardcovers, uniformly sized.  Contains:   Mid Tipperary GAA 1884 - 2007 A Photographic History Volume 1 Mid Tipperary GAA 1884 - 2007 A...

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...

Michael Walshe - It's a Long Road That Has No Turning - PB - SIGNED

Michael Walshe, a native of the glen of Aherlow, Tipperary spent 13 years in Moorepark and during this time was President of the Irish Grassland Association from 1966-1967. In 1961 he travelled to...

Newport News: Published by Newport Newsletter Committee December 2011 (Large Paperback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may...

Newport Newsletter Committee - Newport News 1990 - PB TIPPERARY

The annual publication from the Newport ( Tipperary Committee, with local sport news, developments in the year, a huge range of photographs ( from the toewn and also from surrounding areas such as...

Newport Newsletter Committee - Newport News 2012 - PB TIPPERARY

The annual publication from the Newport ( Tipperary)  Committee, with local sport news, developments in the year, a huge range of photographs ( from the town and also from surrounding areas such...

Newport Newsletter Committee - Newport News 2014 - PB TIPPERARY

The annual publication from the Newport ( Tipperary Committee, with local sport news, developments in the year, a huge range of photographs ( from the toewn and also from surrounding areas such as...

Newport Newsletter Committee - Newport News 2017 - PB TIPPERARY

The annual publication from the Newport ( Tipperary Committee, with local sport news, developments in the year, a huge range of photographs ( from the town and also from surrounding areas such as...

Paddy O'Brien ( Editor) - Toomevara GAA - 25 Glorious Years 1986-2010 - HB

A hardcover fully illustrated history of the Tipperary club, covering all levels and codes.  The first endpage is partly loose, no other flaws or damage noted.   

Pádraig Haicéad - In Bloody Protest : North Tipperary's IRA Roll of Honour 1916-1926 - PB

With a dedication to the previous owner from the author ( on the inside front cover) . Paperback, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, and some more recent in colour.  No...

Patrick C. Power - History of South Tipperary - HB - SIGNED ( Copy 614 of 750)

Hardcover, copy 614 of the limited signed edition of 750 copies, published by Mercier Press, Cork , 1989. Signed by the author to limitation page This was the sole edition, and not reprinted since...

Paul P. Walsh - A History of Templemore and its Environs - PB

Originally published 1991, reprinted ( revised) 2006.  Most towns in Tipperary have compiled and recorded their very interesting histories, but up until the publication of this book,  no...

Paul Whyte - Harrow the Boys - PB - BRAND NEW

In a not too distant future, much of Ireland’s midwest has been flooded by rising sea water. Life goes on, people adapt, live their lives, survive. Ram is a wader from the hillside settlement...

Peg Hanafin - Getting More Out of Life - PB - 2014 - BRAND NEW

In the midst of the hustle and bustle of your life, take time to reflect and spend just one minute each day to ponder on life's experiences, values, and meaning. In this book Peg presents some...

Peg Hanafin / Getting More out of Life (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...

Peg Hanafin / I wish i had known (Hardback)

    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...

Phyllis Whitsell / A Song for Bridget (Hardback)

   The unforgettable true story behind the Sunday Times bestselling memoir Finding Tipperary Mary. Bridget 'Tipperary Mary' Larkin faced poverty, bereavement, cruelty and abandonment many...

Phyllis Whitsell / Finding Tipperary Mary (Hardback)

 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'What an extraordinary story... very moving indeed' Vanessa Feltz, Radio 2The astonishing true story of a daughter's search for her own past and the desperate mother...

Proinsias Ó Drisceoil ( Editor) - Tipperary Historical Journal 2008

Paperback, in very good condition apart from previous owners name and address on title page.  CONTENTS -  224 Pages; 16 Articles Properties in Carrick-on-Suir Granted to the Duke of Ormond...

Seamus J King, Liam Ó Donnchú, Jimmy Smyth - Tipperary 's GAA Ballads - PB

A paperback edition, 2000, published by Lár na Páirce, Thurles.  Signed to title page by Liam Ó Donnchú, also signed on another page by Seamus J King and Jimmy Smyth,...

Séamus Leahy / The Tipp Revival : Return to Glory 1987-94 (Large Paperback)

This is a book that should surely be judged by its cover, which features a blue and gold jerseyed Nick English in full flight, an sliotar ar bhas a chamdin aige, the intensity of his gaze unwavering...

Sean ó Nuinseain - Cill Sioláin - 100 Years and More of Gaelic Games in the Parish of Kilsheelan and Kilcash 1884-1988 - PB

An excellent  GAA club history on the South Tipperary club , published 1988. Large format paperbasck The first club was formed in Kilcash about 1884 and it continued in existence until 1910. The...

Sinéad Delahunty - Delalicious : A Full Plate For a Full Life - PB - BRAND NEW

Sinéad Delahunty has learned many life lessons on the football field. Most importantly, she has mastered how to fuel her body healthily. Her debut cookbook is bursting with recipes that are...

Siobhan MacGowan / The Trial of Lotta Rae

 On Halloween night, 1906, young working-class Lotta Rae is attacked by a wealthy gentleman. She seeks justice at an Old Bailey trial alongside her barrister, William LInden, who she believes to...

Templemore Tidy Towns Committee - Templemore Through the Lens of Time - PB - 2010

A large format paperback, published 2010.  A wealth of historic photographs of the town of Templemore in North Tipperary, with a particular focus on past residents , hundreds of black and white...

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

The 2020 edition of the local parish based review - 2014, in larger format bound book size, illustrated in colour throughout. Issued at the end of 2020, with events from November 2019- 2020  -...

Thurles Drama Group - Them Was Days : 50 Years of Thurles Drama Group - HB - 2017

Hardcover, an illustrated history of 50 years of local drama in Thurles, Tipperary, hardcover, illustrated throughout with a host of photographs of performaces from those years.   

Tipperary GAA County Board - Tipperary GAA Annual / Yearbook 2024

172 pages, in full colour, a detailed account of all county and club events, matches, scores, for Tipperary, 2024, ( but details events of 2023) A large format a4 paperback, detailed guide...

Tipperary GAA County Board- Tipperary GAA Annual / Yearbook 2022

192 pages, in full colour, a detailed account of all county and club events, matches, scores, for Tipperary, 2022, ( but details events of 2021) A large format a4 paperback, detailed guide...

Tom Hennessy - Sean Hogan's Flying Column ( 2nd Commemorative Edition 2023) - BRAND NEW

The second issue - published March 2023, with articles from the following contributor s-  Dr.Ruan O Donnell ( UL History )  Niamh Hassett ( an essay on Esther Boyle, Roxborough and the...

Tom Hennessy - Seán Hogan's Flying Column - PB - BRAND NEW ( Tipperary- War of Independence) BOOKLET

An illustrated 64 page book ( with photographs in colour and black and white) , independently published, Tipperary,  2022. Paperback ( this publication was supported with publications...

Wiliam Corbett with Denis G Marnane & Mary Guinan Darmody - A Political Directory of County Tipperary 1918-2010 - PB

A detailed guide to all elections, candidates and public representatives for Tipperary since the landmark 1918  election. 

William Hayes & Joseph Kennedy - The Parish Churches of North Tipperary - Commemorating a Two-Hundred Year Heritage - PB - 2007 ( SIGNED by both Authors)

A large format illustrated paperback, with photographs thrpoughout, detailing the history of all churches in North Tipperary.  Paperback, 2007, signed by both authors , and dated 26-06-2007

William J Hayes - Thurles : A Guide to the Cathedral Town - PB

Stapled illustrated booklet format, 54 pages.  Published by Lisheen Publications, Roscrea.  A guide to the town, it's history, development, notable buildings etc.