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Babington, Anthony, THE DEVIL TO PAY.
The mutiny of the Connaught Rangers in India, July 1920. Leo Cooper 1991 1st ed 208pp Hardback in dw V.good £22 Barnard, Toby, A NEW ANATOMY OF IRELAND The Irish Protestants 1649-1770,
an investigation into the life of Irish Protestants thirty years after the planting of Ulster, filled with entertaining and memorable characters. Maps Yale University Press 2004, 1st ed in pb fine £13.00 Barr, James, THE REAL TREASURE ISLAND Gola Island Gweedore,
Illus Private Publication 2004, 1st ed 34 pp fine rare £6.00 Berleth, Richard, THE TWILIGHT LORDS.
The epic struggle of the last feudal lords of Ireland against the England of Elizabeth I. Allan Lane 1978, 1st ed 316pp Hardback dw good £20 Brody, Hugh, INISHKILLANE - Changes & decline in the West of Ireland.
Explains the new values of young people in an isolated parish on the west coast of Ireland in the 1960s.Penguin Press 1973 1st ed 226pp Hardback in dw ex lib £10 Crawford, E.Margaret, ed, THE HUNGRY STREAM.
Essays on emigration and famine. Institute of Irish Studies Queen’s Belfast & Emigration Studies Ulster- American Folk Park 1997, 221 pp mint £10 Cunningham, John, TALES FROM THE BANKS OF LOCH ERNE
An unusual collection of stories and memories from the people who live by the lake of a past which has disappeared Illus Nonsuch 2005 1st ed 95 pp Mint £10 Day, Angélique & McWilliams, Patrick, eds, Ordnance Survey MEMOIRS OF IRELAND - PARISHES OF CO.FERMANAGH I 1834-5 Enniskillen & Upper Lough Erne.
Maps Institute of Irish Studies Queen's University Belfast 1990 1st ed 133pp Hardback in dw Fine £12 de Vere White, Terence, THE STORY OF THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY
From its beginning in 1731 including stories of the personalities who formed its history, Kerryman circa 1955, 1st ed HB 228 pp clipped and chipped dw some browning otherwise good £13 Doherty, Richard, IRISH MEN AND WOMEN IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR
The greatest proportion were from the Irish Free State a country which was officially neutral, Illus Four Courts 1999 HB 319 pp dw fine £25 Dooley, Thomas P., IRISHMEN OR ENGLISH SOLDIERS.
The times and world of a southern Catholic Irish man (1876-1916) enlisting in the British army during World War I. Illus Liverpool University Press 1995, 265pp cover worn at corner otherwise good £15 Dowdican, Anna M. Ed, HOLY CROSS A celebration of Domenican life in Sligo 1252-2002,
with foreword by the President Mary McAleese, Illus Holy Cross Domenican Community Sligo 2002, 1st ed A4 44 pp fine £6.00 Enniskillen, The Countess of, FLORENCE COURT My Irish Home.
The story of the estate and family since 1707
Illus Private publication 1972 1st ed 92pp Hardback in dw Good £20 Fitzpatrick, Rory, GOD'S FRONTIERMEN .
The Scots-Irish Epic.
Illus Weidenfield/Ulster Television 1989 1st ed 296pp Hard back in dw V.Good. £22 Harris, R.G., THE IRISH REGIMENTS 1683-1999.
History of the infantry and the cavalry and their amazing bravery in battle. Illus Spellmount Ltd 1999, 2nd ed qto 288 pp Hardback dw very good £25
Ingram, C.Brett BA BD, 23rd Rector, KILISHEL (Cill Iseal),
Illus short history of a parish in Tyrone with a foreword by Lord Eames of Armagh. Private publication 2007. 1st ed 72 pp fine £9.00 Kavanagh, P.J., FINDING CONNECTIONS.
The author’s search for his great-grandfather who left Co. Carlow for Tasmania in Australia during the late 19th century. Hutchinson 1990. 1st ed 216pp Hardback in dw £12 Kelly, James, ed, THE LETTERS OF LORD CHIEF BARON EDWARD WILLES TO THE EARL OF WARWICK 1757-1762.
An account of Ireland in the mid -18th century just after the famine of 1740-41, Boethius Press 1990, 1st ed 141 pp fine £10 Kennedy, Billie, WOMEN OF THE FRONTIER.
An incredible account of the courage of 18th century female pioneers..Illus Ambassador International 2004, 1st ed 181 pp mint £12 KILTOGHERT TOWARDS THE MILLENIUM
An account of the parish of Kiltoghert Carrick-on-Shannon Co.Leitrim including history of the graveyards. Illus Kiltoghert Millenium Committee 2000 quarto 106 pp Mint £10 Leask, H.G., THE FRIARY OF MUCKROSS.
Formerly known as Muckross Abbey now a National Monument. History and description. Illus Government Publications Dublin c1950, 1st ed 14 pp browning otherwise good rare £8 Lorimer, Joyce, Ed, ENGLISH AND IRISH SETTLEMENT ON THE RIVER AMAZON ON THE RIVER AMAZON 1550-1646,
The story of the traders from Cabo do Norte to the Equator who made small fortunes in tobacco, dyes and hardwoods before the Portuguese arrived thereafter it became too dangerous. Maps Hakluyt Society 1989, 1st ed hb 499 pages dw very good £22.00 MacAnnaidh, Séamus, FERMANAGH BOOKS, Writers & Newspapers of the Nineteenth Century.
Marmara Denizi Enniskillen & Belfast 1999 1st ed 113pp Mint £9 McCarthy, Mike, THE IRISH IN NEWFOUNDLAND 1600-1900,
The story of their trials, tribulations and triumphs, Illus Creative Publishers Newfoundland 1999, 1st ed pb 216 pages very good £15.00 McGowan, Joe, ISLAND VOICES,
The story of Inishmurray Island off the coast of County Sligo, Illus Aeolus 2004, 1st ed 204 pp fine £17.00 McIlfatrick, James H., SPRIGS AROUND THE PUMP TOWN.
Orangeism in the Kilrea district, a history of its Orange Lodge. Illus Private publication 1995 1st ed
123pp Signature on fep Rare £12 Maxton, Hugh, WAKING.
An Irish Protestant’s childhood in Dublin and County Wicklow during the 60s. Lagan Press 1997, 1st ed 221 pp good £7 THE 1798 REBELLION AS RECORDED IN THE DIARIES OF GRACEHILL MORAVIAN CHURCH
Moravian History Magazine 1998, 21pp Mint £4 Mullaly, Frederic, THE SILVER SALVER
The story of the Guinness family, Illus Granada 1981 1st ed HB 267 pp clipped dw otherwise good £10 Murphy, David, IRELAND AND THE CRIMEA WAR
The first book to tell of involvement with the British, France, and Turkey in the 1854 war against Russia. Illus Four Courts 2002 1st ed 281 pp HB dw Mint £30 O’Callaghan, Sean, TO HELL OR BARBADOS.
Describes the ethnic cleansing of the Catholic population of Ireland who were transported to the West Indies during the 17th century. Brandon 2001 1st ed 240pp £10 O’Daly, Alan ed, A SURVEY OF THE IRISH IN ENGLAND (1872).
From articles by Hugh Heinrich in the Nation newspaper.
Hambleton Press 1990. 1st ed 138pp Hardback in dw Fine £16.00 O Duignean, Proinnsios, DROMAHAIRE story and pictures,
History of a plantation village in North Leitrim, Illus Drumlin Publications 1990, 1st ed 124 pp fine £12.00 O'Loughlin, Joe, VOICES OF THE DONEGAL CORRIDOR.
The Donegal Corridor based along Lough Erne in County Fermanagh and along the Donegal coast was a key contribution to the Allies in World War II. A place where ally soldiers trained for combat and where many lost their lives in plane crashes. It is a collection of memories through interviews with families and former comrades.
Illus Nonsuch 2005 1st ed 94pp Mint £12 Power, Bill, WHITE KNIGHTS, DARK EARLS.
The rise and fall of an Anglo-Irish dynasty, the Kings, the Earls of Kingstown in Mitcheistown, Co. Cork. Illus Collins Press 2000 1st ed 303pp £12 Sheehan, Ronan, FOLEY’S ASIA.
A light-hearted look at British history from the bombed statue of General Gough in Dublin across India. The stories behind the statues of the statesmen who were immortalised by the Irish sculptor Henry Foley. Illus Lilliput Press 1999 1st ed 140pp Hardback in dw £10 THE SPRIG OF THE SHILLELAGH.
A history of the Journal of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers millennium souvenir edition . Illus Private Publication 2000, 1st ed 96 pp very good £6 Taylor, Alice, THE SCHOOL THROUGH THE FIELDS
A country life in Lisnasheoga Co.Cork during the 1950s. Century Random Company 1991 HB 279 pp dw V.good £10 Thomson, David, WOODBROOK,
Story of an Anglo-Irish family and house set in County Sligo seen through the eyes of an 18 year old tutor from 1932-42. Vintage 2002. 332 pp fine £10.00 White, Rosalie, A HISTORY OF GRACEHILL MORAVIAN SETTLEMENT,
Illus Private Publication 2007, 37 pp mint £4
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