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PEOPLE AND PLACES - Ireland Includes biographies, reminiscences, old tales from the past, Politics, analysis, essays on emigration and famine, lifestyles. This section is in two parts.
All are paperbacks except where otherwise stated.
For information on how to order any of our books please see our FAQ section. A HANDBOOK TO TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, Hodges, Figgis, & Co, 1929, Illus description and history of the university. 1st ed 40pp cover little worn otherwise good £8 Barrington Ruth, HEALTH MEDICINE & POLITICS in Ireland 1900-1970, Within the space of a lifetime the link between public medical services and the poor law was broken and medical treatment was guaranteed for all The conflicts between the state and church together with the medical alliance are explored. Institute of Public Administration 1987, 1st ed 348pp hard back dust wrapper very good £15 Battersby William, A WALK AROUND KELLS, Private publication 2000, Historical walk round the ancient town of Kells in County Meath the previous home of the Book of Kells, 1st ed 44pp new £7.00 Berleth Richard, THE TWILIGHT LORDS
Allan lane 1976, The epic struggle of the last feudal lords of Ireland against the Elizabeth I, 1st ed 316pp hard back dust wrapper good £20 Bradley James et al, THE FAIR RIVER VALLEY, Strabane through the ages, Ulster Historical Foundation 2000, Illus collection of essays on Strabane County Tyrone both historical, political and economic. 1st ed 436pp new £20
Brody Hugh, INNISHKILLANE, Changes and decline in the west of Ireland.
Penguin Press 1973, Explains the new values of young people in an isolated parish in the 1960s, 1st ed 226pp hard back dust wrapper ex library good £10 Callanan Martin, RECORDS OF THE FOUR TIPPERARY SEPTS, Jag Publishing reprint of 1938 edition by O’Gorman Galway, Detailed accounts of the four septs are the O’Kennedys, the O’Dwyers, O’Mulryans and O’Meaghers, 179pp very good £20 Chapman Barbara, A HISTORY OF NEWTOWNBUTLER, Nonsuch Dublin 2005, Fascinating history of the local landed gentry and surrounding districts, Illus 1st ed 94pp new £6 Crawford E.Margaret, ed, THE HUNGRY STREAM. Institute of Irish Studies Queen’s Belfast & American Folk Park 1997, Essays on emigration and famine. 221pp new £10 Cunningham John, TALES FROM THE BANKS OF LOCH ERNE, Nonsuch 2005, Illus unusual collection of stories and memorials from the people who live by the lake of a past which has disappeared from County Fermanagh Northern Ireland, 1st ed 95pp new £12
Day Angelique and McWilliams Patrick, eds, Ordnance Survey MEMOIRS OF IRELAND , Institute of Irish Studies Queen’s University Belfast 1990, Details of the parishes of County Fermanagh 1834-5, 1st ed 95pp hard back dust wrapper very good £12 de Vere White Terence, THE STORY OF THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY,
Kerryman circa 1985, The society’s history from 1731 including stories of the personalities who formed its foundation. 1st ed 95pp hard back dust wrapper chipped some browning otherwise good £10
Dunbar Billy, OTHER DAYS IN NEWTOWNSTEWART, Private publication 2008, Stories of the folk and ways of a County Tyrone town with poems and anecdotes, Illus 1st ed 180pp new £12 Enniskillen The Countess of, FLORENCE COURT My Irish Home, Private publication 1972, Illus history of an estate in County Fermanagh, 1st ed 92pp hard back dust wrapper good £20 Fanning Bill, TALES AND YARNS OF GLENDALOUGH AND THE WICKLOW HILLS, Wicklow Hills Publishing Company first published 1986, Tales are told by Bill Fanning the shepherd of Glendalough and compiled by John D. Vose, Illus 49pp good £6 Feingold William L. THE REVOLT OF THE TENANTRY the transformation of local government in Ireland 1872-1880, Northeastern University Press Boston 1984, This is an account of the rise to power of the new rural elite which relates to our understanding of the economic foundation of political government in Ireland. 1st ed 280 pp hb dw good £25 Fogg Heather Ed, WATERFORD IN TIMES PAST, Private publication circa 1986, Collection of essays on all aspect of life in Waterford not previously recorded elsewhere, Illus 1st ed 90 pp pb mark on back cover otherwise good £7 Herbert Vicky, THE CROM STORY, People and places, Private publication 2002 Illus insight in to the heritage of the Crom estate and its surroundings, 1st ed 80pp signed by author new £8 Judge Leo, HISTORY OF KELLS, Kells Publishing Co Ltd 1993, Brother Leo Judge, one of the Christian Brothers has written a comprehensive account of the town from its Columbian origins to the present day. Illus 376pp new £20 Kavanagh P.J., FINDING CONNECTIONS, Hutchinson 1990, An account of the author’s search for his great-grandfather who left County Carlow for Tasmania in the 19th century, 1st ed 218pp hard back dust wrapper good £12 Kelly James, ed, THE LETTERS OF LORD CHIEF BARON EDWARD WILLES TO THE EARL OF WARWICK 1757-1762, Boethius Press 1990 1st ed 141pp new £12 Kennedy Billie, WOMEN OF THE FRONTIER, Ambassador International 2004, Illus an incredible account of 18th century women pioneers in the USA, 1st ed 181pp new £12
Laxton Edward, THE FAMINE SHIPS the Irish exodus to America 1846-51, Henry Holt and Co New York 1997, Illus 250pp hard back dust wrapper very good £20 Lorimer Joyce, ed, ENGLISH AND IRISH SETTLEMENTS ON THE RIVER AMAZAON 1550-1646, Hakukyt Society 1989 1st ed 499pp hard back dust wrapper good £22 McCarthy Mike, THE IRISH IN NEWFOUNDLAND 1600-1900, Creative Publishers Newfoundland 1999, A story of trials and tribulations, 1st ed 216pp good £15 McGowan Joe, ISLAND VOICES, Aeolius 2004, Illus story of Inishmurray Island of the coast of County Sligo, 1st 204pp new £17 McNiffe Liam, A HISTORY OF WILLIAMSTOWN, KELLS, Private publication 2003, The history of a townland and its people in the parish of Dulane near Kells County Meath, 1st ed 68 pp new £15. MacAnnaidh Seamus, FERMANAGH BOOKS, Writers and Newspapers of the Nineteenth Century, Marmara Denizi Enniskillen and Belfast 1999, 1st ed 113pp new £9 Mac Neill Máire, MÁIRE RUA Lady of Leamanch, Ballinakella Press 1990, Illus story of a lady who was a survivor of the Cromwellian conquest. Born into a Catholic aristocratic family, she survived by marrying a Cromwellian officer when her husband died. She became a Protestant and brought her family up in the same religion. 1st ed 121pp hard back good £15
Marson Peter, CASTLE COOLE, Private publication 1990 1st ed 43pp signed by author new £5 Maxton Hugh, WAKING, Logan Press 1997, An Irish Protestant’s childhood in Dublin and County Wicklow during the 1960s, 1st ed 221pp good £7 Mullaly Frederic, THE SILVER SALVER, Granada 1981, The story of the Guinness family, 1st ed 267pp hard back clipped dust wrapper good £10 Murphy Ignatius, THE DIOCESE OF KILLALOE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, Four Courts Press 1991, In depth study of a local Catholic church during a century which began with persecution and ended with the repeal of most of the penal laws. Illus 1st ed 373 pages hb dw very good £30 O’Callaghan Sean, TO HELL OR BARBADOS , Brand 2001, Describes the ethnic cleansing of the Catholic population of Ireland during the 17th century who were shipped to the West Indies at the behest of Cromwell, 1st ed 240pp good £10 O’Daly Alan, ed, A SURVEY OF THE IRISH IN ENGLAND (1872), Hambledon Press 1990, Articles by Hugh Heinrich in the Nation newspaper, 1st ed 138pp hard back dust wrapper new £16 O’Duignean Proinnsios, DROMAHAIRE story and pictures, Drumlin Publications 1990, Illus history of a plantation village in County Leitrim, 1st ed 124pp new £12 O’Farrell Padraic, SUPERSTITIONS OF THE IRISH COUNTRY PEOPLE, The Mercier Press Ltd Dublin 1991, Do you know why it is considered unlucky to meet a barefooted man, start a journey on November 10 or to get married on a Saturday well read on, 90pp good £7. Power Bill, WHITE KNIGHTS DARK EARLS, Collins Press 2007, Illus history of the rise and fall of an Anglo-Irish dynasty, the King and the Earl families. 1st ed 303pp good £12 Sheehan Rohan, FOLEY’S ASIA, Liliput Press 1999, A light hearted look at the Irish statues in British history immortalised by the sculptor Henry Foley, 1st ed 140pp hard back dust wrapper very good £10 STRABANE WORKHOUSE, a short history, Private Publication no date, Plans
9pp new £2 Taylor Alice, THE SCHOOL THROUGH THE FIELDS, Century Random Company 1981, A country life in Lisgnasheoga County Cork during the 1950s, 279pp hard back dust wrapper £10 THIS IS GALWAY 1962-1963, Green Guide series, The Irish and Overseas Publishing Co Ltd Dublin no date, Official guide to Galway in the 1960s. Illus 89pp good £7 Thomson David, WOODBROOK, Vintage 2002, A story of a house in County Sligo owned by an Anglo-Irish family the Kirkwoods since the 17th century seen through the eyes of an 18 year old tutor in the 1930s, 332pp new £10 Wauchope Piers, PATRICK SARSFIELD AND THE WILLIAMITE WAR, Irish Academic Press 1992, Illus account of the war in Ireland with special focus on Sarsfield’s (1655-93) attack on Sligo, his part in the battle of the Boyne and his raid on King William’s artillery train outside Limerick, 1st ed 334pp good £15 White Rosalie, A HISTORY OF GRACEHILL MORAVIAN SETTLEMENT, Moravian History Magazine 2007, Account of a Moravian missionary village who aimed to be totally self sufficient which still exists today. Illus 37pp new £5
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