1. [Abell, Abraham] Harrison, Richard S.

Abraham Abell – Member of the Royal Irish Academy and Corkman extraordinary.

Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Red Barn Publishing, 1999. 21 cm. [5], 102pages with illustrations by Anthony Ruby. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare ! Out-of-Print !

2. [All-Ireland Anti-Partition Conference].

Ireland’s Right to Unity – The Case Stated by the All-Party, Anti-Partition Conference, Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland.

Second Edition. [Dublin], All-Ireland Anti-Partition Conference, 1949. 18.5 cm wide x 24.2 cm high. 16 pages plus the rare and often missing ephemeral leaflet “Request by Mansion House Conference” (see image). Stapled, original, illustrated softcover. Some creasing and the staples slightly rusted. But overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely rare Anti-Partition pamphlet, produced for circulation among friends in Ireland and abroad.

3. [Anderson, John] Brunicardi, Niall.

John Anderson, entrepreneur.

Fermoy [Ireland], Eigse Books, 1987. 21 cm. xii, 179 pages. Illustrated. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

4. [Anonymous].

Guide to Killarney and Glengariff. With a Map and Six Plates.

New Edition, revised and corrected. Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1835. 11 cm x 17 cm. Frontispiece, [4], 130 pages. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with spinelabel and label on frontcover. Some staining to the binding but otherwise firm and with the original endpapers intact. Interior in very good condition besides some pages and illustrations being a little dusty. Few illustrations with faded dampstain. Rare and early publication for the tourist in 19th century Ireland. With name of prewoner in ink on titlepage: “Robert Morrison, Shanakiel, Cork”.

5. Arnold, Mavis / Laskey, Heather.

Children of the Poor Clares – The Story of an Irish orphanage.

Belfast, The Appletree Press Ltd, 1985. 22 cm. 160 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

6. Bartolomew’s New Reduced Survey for Tourists & Cyclists.

Killarney & Cork. Scale: 4 Miles to an Inch.

Edinburgh, John Bartolomew & Son Ltd, No Date (c.1910). 10 cm x 20 cm. Coloured folded map. Original Softcover. Good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some parts of the map are slightly detached.

7. Béal na mBláth Commemoration Society.

Béal na mBláth Commemoration Ninetieth Anniversary 1922-2012.

Béal na mBláth, Béal na mBláth Commemoration society, 2012. Octavo. 208 pages with illustrations throughout. Original, illustrated Softcover. Excellent, as new condition.

8. Beatty, Bertha (nee Creagh).

Kerry Memories. [together with a MLS manuscript letter signed by Maude Isabel Buxton, about the author Bertha Beatty – Letter on stationery of Tockenham Manor].

First Edition. Dawlish (Devon), The Channing Press, 1939. Small Octavo. 59 pages. Hardcover / Private green cloth. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare !

9. [Blasket Island / Na Blascaodaí]

Collection of fourteen (14) Volumes of the Blasket Island Journal: Ceiliúradh an Bhlascaoid. The collection includes: Volume 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.

14 Volumes. Baile Atha Cliath, Coisceim, 2000-2015. Octavo. More than 2000 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

10. [Bloody Sunday / Pamphlet plus Rare original Letters and Witness Statements of members of “The Association of Irish Priests” Priests who were eyewitnesses to the Bloody Sunday Events].

“Massacre at Derry” [Pamphlet] plus: Typed Letter and Typed Statements by Donal Flanagan (Secretary of the Central Committee of the Association of Irish Priests) and original Typescript-Statements by the Association of Irish Pries: Typescript 1: “Documentation on the Situation in the North of Ireland” [″Statement on ‘Violence’ by the Ulster Branch of the Association of Irish Priests”] (3 pages) / Typescript 2: “Statement issued by seven priests who were in Derry’s Bogside during the Shootings on 30th January 1972” (″We accuse the Colonel of the Parachute Regiment of wilful murder…..It is untrue that shots were fired at the troops in Rossville Street before they attacked….signed (typed) by Reverends Anthony Mulvey, Edward Daly, G.McLaughlin, Denis Bradley, Michael McIvor, Thomas O’Gara) / Typescript 3: “Letter of Reverend Terence M.O’Keefe, Secretary Ulster Branch, Association of Irish Priests (Published in ‘Irish Press’, 5 February 1972 (″May i be permitted the use of your columns to give account of what i personally witnessed in Derry on Sunday afternoon”….″hen the Paratroopers arrived to us, Fr. Bradley and myself were refused permission on three occasions to attend to the wounded and dying, this with the most foul abuse and some blows from rifle butts”…″I was brought to a lorry, batoned in into it and taken to the army base on the Strand road….I find myself with bruised legs, arm and some back pain…I was lucky….Many others from the second lorry-load had faces smashed and heads cracked during their journey to the army centre….I might, perhaps, be counted as a reasonably credible witness as a Roman Catholic Priest, a university lecturer (in philosophy) and at present Dean of the School of Humanities at the New University of Ulster. I suppose that at present my feelings are of sickness, disgust and, I am afraid, anger. All I can hope is that some time in the future forgiveness and love will replace these. Till then is it too much to ask that the truth be told and that Westminster face the question of responsibility for what I personally, can only see as callous and brutal murder?” (Signed (Typed): Terence M.O’Keefe) /

First Edition (possibly only edition). Derry & Maynooth, Civil Rights Movement & Letters and Staments form Priest of St.Patrick’s College (Maynooth) and the Association of Irish Priests (Eagras Sagart Eireann), 1972. Octavo. Pamphlet: 48 pages / Typed Letter and Statements: “Letter by Donal Flanagan”: 1 page / “Documentation on the Situation in the North of Ireland”: 3 pages / “Statement by Seven Priests”: 1 page / “Letter of Reverend Terence O’Keefe”: 2 pages. Stapled, original, illustrated softcover pamphlet and stapled Letters/Statements. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely rare Pamphlet but even rarer original documents from the Priest of Maynooth College in Protest of the events of Bloody Sunday and a general analysis of the Situation in the North (Sociological Analysis). Extremely scarce collection.

11. Bolster, Sister M. Angela.

The Lough Parish and its Historic Associations.

Cork, c.1975. Octavo. 32 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

12. Burke, Helen.

The Royal Hospital Donnybrook. A Heritage of Caring 1743-1993.

Dublin, The Royal Hospital Donnybrook, 1993. 16,5 cm x 24 cm. 378 pages. Original Softcover. With many black-and-white photographs. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only slight fold to front cover.

13. Byrne, Donn.

Ireland – The Rock whence I was Heaven. Foreword by the Right Hon. T.P.O’Connor.

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Co., 1929. Octavo. Frontispiece Map of Ireland, 104 pages plus several historical photographs of Irelandand a section with advertising to the rear. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed on endpaper: “A Small Souvenir – In remembrance of your visit to Park Villas from G. McMahon”.

14. Byrne, Donn [Brian Oswald Patrick Donn-Byrne].

The Power of the Dog.

No.103 of a Limited Edition of only 516 copies. London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., no year [1929]. Octavo. Portrait-Frontispiece, 473 pages. Hardcover / Original quarter vellum with gilt lettering to spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Private giftinscription on endpaper from 1929: “Eva M. Clarke from O.W.L. – Christmas 1929”. Donn Byrne was owner of Coolmain Castle (near Kilbrittain) until his death in a car accident in 1929.

15. [Clonakilty].

Clonakilty and District 1916 [Memorial publication on the anniversary of the 1916 Rising].

Cork, Lee Press, 1966. Octavo. 10 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

16. [Clonakilty / Castle Freke / Castlefreke]

Souvenir Views of Clonakilty – Duplex Souvenir Album containing ten Views of Clonakilty and surroundings, including Castle Freke, Cradle Rock, Rosscarbery Convent – The Postcard-Views in “Rich sepia Photogravure detachable for use as postcards, with miniature view of each picture for future reference”.

First Edition. Clonakilty, J.E.Spiller & Co., no year [c.1915]. Oblong slim-octavo. 10 sheets, perforated with miniature view. Original, printed softcover. Tiny faded dampstain to rear. Otherwise in unused, very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Extremely scarce with the spectacular views of this rural area and the surroundings.

17. Coombes, James.

A Bishop Of Penal Times: The Life and Times of John O’Brien Bishop of Cloyne and Ross 1701-1769.

First Edition. Cork, Tower Books, 1981. 14.5cm x 21.5cm. 135 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. A very rare publication !

18. [Cork – Cork City] Cronin, Maura.

Country, Class or Craft ? – The Politicisation of the Skilled Artisan in Nineteenth-Century Cork.

Cork, Cork University Press, 1994. 22,5 cm x 14,5 cm. VII, 294 pages. With several tables. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only slightly foxed. Rare book, out of print.

19. [Cork – UCC] Queen’s College Cork.

Original Matriculation Card for the Faculty of Law – Class of Jurisprudence.

Printed in Cork, Queen’s College, 1860. 12,2 cm x 9,3 cm. 1 page. Original cardboard with beautiful 19th century typefont. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very rare original matriculation card of the 1860’s for Cork University / Queen’s College.

20. [Cork – West Cork – Mizen Head] Mackey, Mary / O’Donovan, Michael / O’Leary, Paddy / Pyburn, Jennifer / Snodgrass, Lee / Wilcock, John //

Mizen Journal – No.1.

Mizen, Mizen Archaeological and Historical Society, 1993. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 79 pages and foldout graveyard map. Original softcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Very Rare !

21. [Cork – West Cork / Diocese of Ross & Cloyne] Cole, John Harding.

Church and Parish Records of the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross. Comprising the Eventful Period in the Church’s History of the Forty Years from A.D. 1863, to the Present Time.

Cork, Guy and Company Limited, 1903. 8°. XVI, 347 pages. Original Hardcover (Green cloth with lettering on spine). Original 1903-Edition. Binding and endpaper with minor dampstain. Internally in very good condition. Very Rare !!

22. [Cork – West Cork] O’Regan, Philip / O’Brien, Gerald / Byrne, Jim and many others.

Skibberen and District Historical Society. – Journal – Volumes 1-19 (complete set of the years 2005-2023). / Cumann Staire An Sciobairin is a Cheantar.

19 volumes. Skibbereen, 2005-2023. 8°. Volume I (2005): 162 pages / Volume II (2006): 159 pages / Volume III (2007): 109 pages / Volume IV (2008): 170 pages / Volume V (2009): 168 pages / Volume VI (2010): 182 pages / Volume VII (2011): 120 pages / Volume VIII (2012): 121 pages. / Volume IX (2013): 158 pages / Volume X (2014): 204 pages / Volume XI (2015): 242 pages / Volume XII (2016): 277 pages / Volume XIII (2017): 208 pages / Volume XIV (2018) 198 pages / Volume XV (2019) 180 pages / Volume XVI (2020) 197 pages / Volume XVII (2021) 170 pages / Volume XVIII (2022) 189 pages / Volume XIX (2023) 225pages // Original, illustrated Softcover. Excellent, as new condition.

23. Coughlan, Christopher.

Olde Cork – Historical – Theatrical – Commercial. Illustrated [The best Concise History of Cork City].

Cork, Feehan & Co., 1975. Small Octavo. 48, (4 unnumbered) pages. Illustrated Softcover. The spine of this small publication is usually broken, not this one ! Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

24. [Curtayne, Alice] / McKevitt, P. / Lucey, C. / Conway, J. Jacobus / Christus Rex Society of Irish Diocesan Priests / Rísteard Ó Cíonga [Richard King as Illustrator] / etc.

Alice Curtayne as Contributor to Irish Periodicals / Journals / Digests. The collection aims for completion and collects not only issues of periodicals with contributions by Alice Curtayne but hopes to complete each set of periodicals to which Alice Curtayne contributed between the years of 1930 and 1980, in order to allow for cross-referencing of contributors, study cooperation between illustrators and Alice Curtayne, her influence and acceptance as early female contributor in a men’s world, possibly even deciphering pseudonyms under which Curtayne might have written or essays she might have contributed to but her name was omitted; in general: circumstances which have not been detected yet. The Collection is documented thoroughly in professional images and descriptions on our website and includes to date: I. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “The Irish Digest”: 1. “The Irish Digest” from September 1940 – including the article: Alice Curtayne – “Lament of an Author” / II. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “Christus Rex”: “Christus Rex” – An Irish Quarterly Journal of Sociology. A Collection of 24 issues of the important and underrated publication “Christus Rex” including: 1. Volume XX, No.4 of “Christus Rex”: Alice Curtayne – “The Council and Women” ]. / III. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “The Furrow”: “The Furrow” – Monthly Journal published by the Leinster Leader, Naas and Edited by Rev. J.G.McGarry. A Collection of 56 issues of the Journal, including two issues with Curtayne – publications: 1. “Saint Patrick in his Confession” – (In: “The Furrow” from March 1951) and 2. “Marillac Manor” (in “The Furrow” from July 1959) and 3. “Ecumenism in Dublin” (In “The Furrow” from February 1966) / IV. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “The Capuchin Annual”. Including: 1. Alice Curtayne – “For the Septcentenary of St.Anthony of Padua (1231 – 1931)” – [including a portrait photograph of Alice Curtayne] / 2. Alice Curtayne – “Five Irish Saints” (″The Living Patrick” / “Saint Colmcille – Irishman” / “Saint Brendan – The Navigator” / “Saint Ita” / “The Method of Saint Columbus” / (In: Capuchin Annual 1945-1946 – with Illustrations in color by Stained Glass Artist, Rísteard Ó Cíonga [Richard King].

Naas, Christus Rex Publications, 1949 – 1967. Octavo. 81 Issues with different amounts of pages and content. Overall c. 4800 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Some of the issues with annotations and some with a former library-stamp. Very rare run of these periodicals which invited contributions from other women writers like Ita Meehan.

25. Dickson, David.

Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster 1630-1830.

Cork, Cork University Press, 2005. 17.5 cm x 25 cm. XVII, 726 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. A few, very minor signs of foxing to edges.

26. [Dublin – Marsh Library] / [Marsh, Narcissus] McCarthy, Muriel.

All Graduates & Gentlemen. Marsh’s Library.

First Edition. Dublin, The O’Brien Press, 1980. 15 x 22,5 cm. 239 pages with many illustrations.. Original Hardcover in original dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good+ condition. Minimal edgewear to the dustjacket only.

27. [Dublin – Marsh Library] McCarthy, Muriel / Sherwood-Smith, Caroline (complied by).

‘This Golden Fleece’ Marsh’s Library 1701-2001. A Tercentenary Exhibition.

Dublin, Archbishop Marsh’s Library, 2001. 15 cm x 21 cm. 159 pages with illustrations. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Only 1000 copies have been printed of which this is no. 128. Signed by Muriel McCarthy.

28. [Dublin] McCarthy, Muriel / Sherwood-Smith, Caroline / Hemmens, Sue (Compiled by)

The Fountain of Genius – Poems, plays and prose in Marsh’s Library. Catalogue.

Dublin, Archbishop Marsh’s Library, 2003. 15 cm x 21 cm. 160 pages with illustrations. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

29. Dunne, Sean [ed.].

The Cork Antology.

First edition. Cork, Cork University Press, 1993. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. XIII, 434 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear.

30. Dunton, John.

The Dublin Scuffle. With an introduction and notes by Andrew Carpenter.

Dublin, Fourt Courts Press, 2000. 16 cm x 24 cm. XXX, 350 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Rare in this condition and especially in collector’s Mylar.

31. [Eason & Son Ltd.].

Souvenir of Cork & Killarney. With 19 [tipped in] Illustrations [early photographs], complete with Letterpress.

Dublin / Belfast, Eason & Son, Ltd., no year [c. 1910]. 28,5 cm x 22 cm. 13 pages with tipped in photographic postcard illustrations in different sizes. Original, illustrated softcover. Breathtaking publication in unusually excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. This very rare publication is a true gem for all collectors of local Cork and Kerry photography. The photographs are all accompanied by a very informative text. Very Rare !

32. Everett, Nigel.

The Landlord’s Garden – Derreen Demesne, County Kerry.

Second and revised edition. Bantry, Hafod Press, 2005. 19 cm x 26 cm. Frontispiece (John Powell’s survey of Nedeen and surroundings), 93 pages. Several black and white maps, drawings and photographs throughout. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Out of print.

33. Fleming, Lionel.

Head or Harp.

London, Barrie and Rockliff, 1965. 14.5 cm x 22cm. 187 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket and protective Mylar covering. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare book partially set in Timoleague, West Cork.

34. Galvin, Michael.

Kilmurry – The War Years.

Midleton, Litho Press, no year (c.2000). Octavo. X,274 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

35. Geoghegan, Philip / Bowe, Gerry / Byrne, Mark / Kelly, Tony / O Murchu, Giolla / Campbell, Mark / Kemler, Andrea / McMurtry, Polly / Morrissey, Terri / Hayden, Gerry.

Kinsale – A National Heritage Town – A Study in Conservation produced by the School of Architecture (University College Dublin), in the Housing Research Unit.

Kinsale, Kinsale Development Association, 1976. Quarto. 182 pages with several photographs of old buildings, maps etc. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and a small bump to lower corner. An extremely rare publication.

36. Gibbings, Robert.

Sweet Cork of Thee. With engravings by the author.

First edition. New York, E.P. Dutton, 1951. 14,5 cm x 21,5 cm. 235 pages. Original Hardcover. Green Cloth with gilt lettering and decor. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Occasional markings in the text.

37. Gilbert, John T.

A History of the City of Dublin. Introduction by F.E. Dixon.

Three volumes (complete). Shannon, Irish University Press, 1972. 22.2cm x 14.2cm. Volume I: XVI, 437, (7) pages / Volume II: VI, 335, XIX, VII, (10) pages / Volume III: IV, 382, (10), 86 pages. Includes an especially compiled Index for this edition ! Original Hardcovers with original, unclipped dustjackets in protective Mylar. Some stronger foxing to the edges only. Otherwise in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

38. Grant, Donald.

White Goats and Black Bees.

Schull, Mizen Books, 1990. 14 x 21 cm. 316 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

39. [Grattan, Henry] Mac Carthy, John George [John George MacCarthy – Mallow M.P.].

Henry Grattan – A Historical Study [Inscribed by the author to Nichols Murphy, Esq.].

First Edition. Dublin, E.Ponsonby, 1876. Octavo. [3], 81, [2], pages including an advertising printed in the raer of the Volume for John George Mac Carthy’s book: “A Plea for the Home Government of Ireland” (with a mentioning of the “Opinion of the Press”). Original Hardcover / Green publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and ornament. Excellent condition. With a beautiful inscription in ink by John George MacCarthy on the halftitle: “Presented to Nicholas Murphy Esq. with the writers best wishes and regards – January 7, 1876”.

40. Haines, Keith.

Images Of Ireland: East Belfast

Dublin, Nonsuch, 2007. 16,5 cm x 23,5 cm. 127 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

41. Henchion, R.

Henchion’s Cork Centenary Remembrancer 1887 – 1987. A digest of much that was lurid and languid, laughable and lamentable in the City and County of Cork in 1887.

Cork, Dahadore Publications. 1986. 13.5 cm x 20 cm. X, 194 pages including several photographs and illustrations. Original softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

42. Hodges, Rev. Richard J. / Pike, W.T.

Cork and County Cork in the Twentieth Century / Contemporary Biographies. / [History of Big Houses, Town Houses and Country Estates in Cork, County Cork, North Cork, East Cork & West Cork with original Photographs of Houses and Portraits as well as Biographies of the Men and their Families who lived in these Houses] / [Half-Leather-Version – Limited Edition Reprint]. Edited by W. T. Pike.

Limited Edition Reprint of the First and only Edition by Pike in 1911. [Skibbereen (County Cork)], Inanna Rare Books / Inanna Reprint Series, 2022. 4° (24,5 cm wide x 33,5 cm high). 319 pages with hundreds of photographs and including an Index to Biographies and Illustrations. Hardcover / Half-Leather with marbled-paper-covered boards in protective Collector’s Mylar. [Important Information: This special limited edition has a special feature which makes each volume of this reprint unique: Each version of the book is bound by hand by a craft-bookbindery and the colour of the leather and endpapers, as well as the marbled-paper-covered boards, are always different / This means the interior is always the same while the look of the binding can differ from the image attached to this description]. One of 350 copies of the Half-Leather-version of a limited edition, republished by Inanna Rare Books Ltd. / This high-quality reprint, hand-bound and hand-numbered, includes hundreds of photographs of grand houses in the irish countryside from South Cork to North Cork, from East Cork to West Cork. The stories of the houses are not only accompanied by photographs of now mostly vanished or derelict homes, the images also show the original state of homes which are now restructured etc. The second part of the publication offers an abundance of historical biographies of local irish Nobility (Meade family, O’Callaghan, Browne, Kelly etc.), Gentry and Clergy and general owners of Country Houses etc. [Pike’s New Century Series].

43. Hodges, Rev. Richard J. / Pike, W.T.

Cork and County Cork in the Twentieth Century / Contemporary Biographies. / [History of Big Houses, Town Houses and Country Estates in Cork, County Cork, North Cork, East Cork & West Cork with original Photographs of Houses and Portraits as well as Biographies of the Men and their Families who lived in these Houses] / [Full-Leather-Version – Limited Edition Reprint]. Edited by W. T. Pike.

Limited Edition Reprint of the First and only Edition by Pike in 1911. [Skibbereen (County Cork)], Inanna Rare Books / Inanna Reprint Series, 2022. 4° (24,5 cm wide x 33,5 cm high). 319 pages with hundreds of photographs and including an Index to Biographies and Illustrations. Hardcover / Full-Leather with marbled-paper-covered boards in protective Collector’s Mylar. [Important Information: This special limited edition has a special feature which makes each volume of this reprint unique: Each version of the book is bound by hand by a craft-bookbindery and the colour of the leather and endpapers, are always different / This means the interior is always the same while the look of the binding can differ from the image attached to this description]. One of 150 copies of the Full-Leather-version of a limited edition, republished by Inanna Rare Books Ltd. / This high-quality reprint, hand-bound and hand-numbered, includes hundreds of photographs of grand houses in the irish countryside from South Cork to North Cork, from East Cork to West Cork. The stories of the houses are not only accompanied by photographs of now mostly vanished or derelict homes, the images also show the original state of homes which are now restructured etc. The second part of the publication offers an abundance of historical biographies of local irish Nobility (Meade family, O’Callaghan, Browne, Kelly etc.), Gentry and Clergy and general owners of Country Houses etc. [Pike’s New Century Series].

44. Irish Tourist Association.

Dublin: Official Guide. [With large folded street-plan of Dublin].

Dublin, Irish Tourist Association, [c.1939]. 12,5 cm x 18 cm. V, 231 pages, illustrated throughout. Original Softcover. Staining, rubbing to covers and spine, markings on front cover and pages. Foxing to edges. Otherwise in good condition.

45. Johnson, Stowers.

Before and After Puck. (Cork, Killarney and County Kerry). With 32 photographs by the author.

London, The Fortune Press, 1953. 20 cm x 13,5 cm. 224 pages. With 32 black-and-white plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very Rare!

46. (Kanturk / Duhallow).

Kanturk and Duhallow Hunt. Point-to-Point Races over a new course. Official Race Card. Tuesday, 17th April, 1945.

Clonmel, The Greyhound & Sporting Press, 1946. 8°. 4 pages (including wrapper). Softcover / Original Brochure. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From a Mallow-collection.

47. Kelleher, D.L.

The Glamour of the West. [Inscribed by Eimar O’Duffy’s father Kevin O’Duffy, to his daughter Ita Kevin O’Duffy in May/ 1936].

Dublin, The Talbot Press Limited, 1928. 18,5 cm x 13 cm. 123 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Beige cloth boards with black lettering.

48. Kelly, David / O’Keefe, Tadgh.

Irish Historic Towns Atlas No 27: Youghal.

[Dublin], Royal Irish Academy, 2015. Large Folio (31 cm x 41 cm). With more than 20 maps and stunning photographical plates and a large pamphlet on Youghal’s history. Original Softcover in publisher’s see-through-chemise [with the Multimedia-DVD/CD]. Excellent condition.

49. Kemp, Julia.

Hidden Gold – History and Folklore of the Coomhola and Borlin Valleys. Based on research undertaken by the Coomhola Borlin Community Development Association.

[Cork], Coomhola Borlin Community Development Association, 1998. 17,5 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 177 pages, 3 maps, 44 plates. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

50. Keohane, Jerome.

My Barryroe Childhood.

[Co. Cork], Nora Keohane Hickey, 2005. 15 cm x 21,5 cm. VI, 157 pages, illustrated throughout. Original Softcover. Creasing covers, otherwise in Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

51. [Kerry – Ballycarty] Connoly, Michael.

Discovering the Neolithic in County Kerry – A Passage Tomb at Ballycarty.

First Edition. Bray, Wordwell, 1999. 20,5 x 29,5 cm. 96 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition. Minimal signs of wear on the cover and slight fading of the spine.

52. Kingston, W.J.

The Story of West Carbery.

First edition. Waterford, The Friendly Press, 1985. 14 cm x 20 cm. VI, 133 pages. With a number of photograpjhs and maps. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger.

53. [Lackareigh]

History of Lackareigh National School 1865 – 1988.

Lackareigh, 1988. Octavo. 160 pages. Original Softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

54. Leask, Harold G. (Harold Graham). National Monuments and Historic Properties Service, Ireland.

The Friary of Muckross, commonly called “Muckross Abbey”. Historical and descriptive notes on the building.

Dublin, Stationery Office, 1941. 24 cm. 16 pages. Illustrations and plans in black and white. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. [National monuments pamphlets, Ireland].

55. Leland, Mary.

Port of Cork – That Endless Adventure – A History of the Cork Harbour Commissions.

Cork, City Print Limited, 2001. Oblong – Quarto (22 cm x 30.5 cm). 272 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. The dustjacket with some minor staining. Otherwise in axcellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Extremely rare book !

56. Leland, Mary.

The Lie of the Land: Journeys through Literary Cork.

Cork, Cork University Press, 1999. 21,2 cm x 13,7 cm. VII, 264 pages. Whit maps and illustrations Original Illustrated softcover. Very Good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

57. [Limerick – Lough Gur] Quinlan, Michael J. (Editor).

Lough Gur & District Historical Society Journal – No.7 – “Special Folklore Edition”.

Lough Gur, District & Historical Society, 1991. Octavo. 161 pages plus 14 pages of Notes and References and a list of Contributors. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

58. [Lisheen] Cahill, Donal / O’Driscoll, Con / Flavin, John / O’Driscoll, Tadgh / O’Brien, Stephen.

Lisheen – A Century of Education – Lisheen National School and its Role in the Community (1906-2006) – A Centenary Celebration.

[Lisheen], Published by Lisheen National School, 2006. Quarto. X, 198 pages with numerous photographs throughout the publication. Illustrated Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

59. [Longford] Raftery, Barry.

Trackway Excavations in the Mountdillon Bogs, Co. Longford, 1985-1991.

Dublin, Crannog Publication, 1996. 21 cm x 29 cm. XII, 461 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. [Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit: Transactions, Volume 3].

60. [Louth] Buckley, Victor M.

Archaeological inventory of County Louth. Compiled by Victor M. Buckley.

Dublin, Stationery Office : Govt. Publications Sale Office, 1986. 31 cm. X, 135 pages with numerous illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

61. [Louth] Buckley, Victor M.

Archaeological Survey of County Louth. Suirbhé seandálaíochta chontae Lú. By Victor M. Buckley and P. David Sweetman.

Dublin, Stationery Office, [1991]. 31 cm. 407 pages. Illustrations (some color), maps, plans. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Archaeological Survey of Ireland]

62. [Luckombe, Philip / Smith, Charles].

Luxury Reprint of “The Compleat Irish Traveller” [With high quality Reproductions of the 31 original Plates of detailed Maps of County Cork in the 18th century, County Kerry in the 18th century and Waterford in the 18th century, as well as some of the earliest engravings of Irish Towns here for the first time reproduced as beautiful Artworks for framing and housed in a special, handmade Folder. The publication was just recently enlarged with a detailed, Topographical Index (July 2023)]. Complete Title: “The Compleat Irish Traveller, containing A general Description of the most Noted Cities, Towns, Seats, Buildings, Loughs &c. in the Kingdom of Ireland, Interspersed with Observations on the Manners, Customs, Antiquities, Curiosities and Natural History of that Country. With Elegant Copper Plates”. [With 31 original Plates after Charles Smith, including Frontispiece, this Reprint / Facsimile is the result of 10 years of research and purchase of three (3) original versions of the First Edition from the year 1788. The first Editions known to Inanna Rare Books all had different quantities of Plates and Maps included. This Reprint by Inanna Rare Books has been produced from an extremely clean version of the original and shows the most complete set of illustrations and XL-Size Maps and Artworks we could find in any of the original editions. The publication shows not only Maps of County Cork, County Kerry and County Waterford but also Views of Irish Cities and Towns in these Counties of the Province of Munster and besides the wonderful Historical Plan of Cork City this set also includes the very rare Plan of the “Grand Canal from Dublin to the River Shannon” (see detailed list of all the illustrations present at the end of this description)].

Luxury Limited-Edition-Reprint of the First Edition by Luckombe in 1788. Two Volumes plus extra Folder with 31 Plates reprinted as Artworks for framing. Skibbereen (County Cork), Inanna Rare Books Publishing, 1788. Octavo (13.5 cm x 21 cm). Pagination: Volume I: Frontispiece, engraved Titlepage, XXX, 189 pages plus recently published Index (July, 2023) / Volume II: Engraved Titlepage, 263 pages plus recently published Index (July, 2023). Plus large, bespoke made Folder with thirtyone (31) Reproductions of the Maps, Plans and Illustrations which usually were folded inside this publication and now for the first time have been liberated from the book and were published as the beautiful works of art they are. Textvolume: Volume I and II of the text bound in one beautiful half-leather-volume with gilt lettering on spine, bound in the style of the 18th century / Illustrations-Folder with 31 reprinted illustrations of Towns and Maps of Ireland but mainly of Munster, bound in bespoke made half-cloth with paper-covered boards and pasted Reprint of the original titlepage. Excellent, new condition. One of only 300 printed. [Inanna Rare Books – Reprint & Facsimile – Series].

63. MacCotter, Paul.

Colman of Cloyne: A Study.

Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2004. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. 152 pags. Original Hardcover with dustjacket and protective Mylar covering. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

64. Magnier, Noel.

Is that you boy ! – Humourous short stories of growing up in Cork in the 1940s and 50s. [Signed by the author]

Cork, Springfield Press, 2005. 21 cm. 74 pages with illustrations. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Including the often missing sheet with explanations of local exclamations (Ten Bob, Fag Boxes etc.). Signed by Noel Magnier.

65. Mahaffy, J.P.

The Plate in Trinity College, Dublin – A History and a Catalogue.

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1918. 4°. VIII, 94 pages and 11 plates in the appendix. Original, illustrated Hardcover with the very scarce original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

66. McCarthy, Kieran / Christensen, Maj-Britt.

Cobh’s Contribution to the Fight for Irish Freedom 1913 – 1990.

Cobh, Oilean Mor Publications, 1992. 14.5 cm x 20 cm. 223 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

67. McCarthy, Patrick & Hawkes, Richard.

Northside of the Mizen. Tales, Customs & History from the south-west of County Cork in Ireland. Recorded, edited and written by Patick McCarthy and Richard Hawkes. Story illustrations by Thelma Ede.

Third edition. Goleen, Mizen Productions, 2003. 15 cm x 21 cm. 224 pages. With numerous illustration, photographs and a map of the area. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Signed by Patrick McCarthy on the title page. Occasional markings and annotations in the text.

68. McGee, Brian (Editor) / Coughlan, Stuart (Designer) / Cork City and County Archives Service.

Voice of the Many – Local archives from Cork 1914-1916.

Cork, Cork City and County Archives Service, 2016. Folio. XII, 177 pages with illustrations throughout the publication (in colour and black-and-white). Hardcover with dustjacket. Bookblock detached from the binding (like most of the Hardcover editions of this publication). Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. This is now an extremely rare and hard to find-publication !

69. Mizen Archaeological and Historical Society [Mackey, Mary / O’Donovan, Michael / O’Leary, Paddy and others].

Nearly complete Set of the very rare Mizen Journal (only Volume 6 missing). 12 Volumes together. Present are Volumes 1 (1993) – 5 and Volumes 7-13 (2007).

12 Volumes. Skibbereen, 1993-2007. 8°. Volume 1 (1993) / Volume 2 (1994) / Volume 3 (1995) / Volume 4 (1996) / Volume 5 (1997) / Volume 7 (1999) / Volume 8 (2000) / Volume 9 (2001) / Volume 10 (2002) / Volume 11 (2003) / Volume 12 (2004) / Volume 13 (2007) // Original Softcover. Excellent condition of all Volumes, with only very minor signs of wear. None of the Volumes with entries or text-markings. Extremely rare run of these very sought after, original magazines. The best, unrivalled source of understanding the History of West Cork and the Mizen Peninsula.

70. Mizen Archeological and Historical Society.

Mizen Journal, No. 13.

First Edition. Skibbereen, Mizen Archeological and Historical Society, 2007. 14,5 x 20,5 cm. 92 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. [Mizen Journal]

71. Mizen Archeological and Historical Society.

Mizen Journal, No. 4.

First Edition. Skibbereen, Mizen Archeological and Historical Society, 1996. 14,5 x 20,5 cm. 128 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition. Some rubbing and minor staining only to the cover. [Mizen Journal]

72. Mizen Archeological and Historical Society.

Mizen Journal, No. 9.

First Edition. Skibbereen, Mizen Archeological and Historical Society, 2001. 14,5 x 20,5 cm. 180 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. [Mizen Journal]

73. [Monaghan] Brindley, Anna L.

Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan. Compiled by Anna L. Brindley.

Dublin, Published by the Stationery Office, 1986. Folio (22 cm x 31 cm). X, 131 pages with diagrams and illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

74. Morahan, Leo.

Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo. Archaeology, Landscape and People.

Co. Mayo, Croagh Patrick Archaeological Committee, 2001. 29.7cm x 21cm. 164 pages with photographs and maps. Original illustrated softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

75. Mulcahy, Michael, B.E.

A Short History of Kinsale.

Kiinsale, Michael Mulcahy, 1968. 11 cm x 17.5 cm. 68 pages. With the large fold-out-map of the Battle of Kinsale and several illustrations. Original softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

76. Murphy, John A.

The French are in the Bay – The expedition to Bantry Bay, 1796.

Cork, Mercier Press, 1997. 20 cm. 199 pages. Softcover. Very good condition with some signs of external wear. Very Rare !

77. Murphy, John A.

Where Finbarr Played: A Concise History of Sport in University College Cork, 1911-2011.

Cork, Office of the Vice President for the Student Experience, 2011. 19.5cm x 25.5cm. XV, 254 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket and protective Mylar covering. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare. Signed and inscribed by the author.

78. Murray, Peter.

Maritime Paintings of Cork and Associated Historical Material, 1700 – 2000.

Cork, Gandon Editions, 2005. 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm. 240 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

79. Ní Shéaghdha, Nóra.

An Blascaod Trai Fhuinneog Na Scoile.

An Díseart, An Daingean, An Sagart, 2015. 25 cm. viii, 310 pages : illustrations (black and white). Illustrated Hardcover. Excellent, close to new good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very Rare !

80. [O’Ceallaigh, Sean T./ O Conluain, Proinsias].

Sean T. – [The Memoirs of Sean T. O’Kelly]. Scéal a Bheatha á Insint ag Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh.

Dublin (Baile Atha Cliath), Foilseachain Naisiunta Teoranta, 1963. 22cm x 14.3cm. 246 pages. Illustrated with several photographs. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.

81. O’Donoghue, Denis J.

History of Bandon.

Cork, Cork Historical Guides Committee, 1970. 11 cm x 17.5 cm. 100 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

82. [Offaly] O’Brien, Caimin / Sweetman, P.David.

Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly. Compiled by Caimin O’Brien and P.David Sweetman.

Dublin, Published by the Stationery Office, 1997. Octavo. IX, 232 pages with several photographs in the text and 20 maps to the rear of the Volume. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

83. O’Laverty, Rev. James (Parish Prest of Holywood).

An Historical Account of the Diocese of Down and Connor, Ancient and Modern. Volume IV only: “This Volume treats exclusively that part of the Diocese of Connor which is in the ancient Territory of Dal-Riada. (Each Volume is complete in itself).

Dublin, James Duffy & Sons, 1887. Octavo. [4], 592, LXIV, IX, [2] pages. Original Hardcover / Green publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and ornament on spine and frontcover. Very good condition of the rarest of the Volumes from this set. Some minor rubbing to the binding.

84. O’Leary, Daniel.

Kilmeen and Castleventry Parish, (County Cork) – [With a Chapter on The O’Hurleys of Ballinacarriga & Ballinvard / The O’Donovan MacEneslis Clan ]. (This publication was sponsored personally by Jerry Beechinor).

Castlewhite House (Waterfall, near Cork), J.Beechinor, 1975. Quarto. V, 136 pages with map and illustrations throughout the pages. Illustrated Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely rare / scarce publication. Including an ephemeral advertising leaflet: “Calling all Natives and Friends of Kilmeen and Castleventry Parish at Home and Overseas: You cannot afford to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to read the history of this great Parish”.

85. O’Regan, Paula.

Healing Herbs in Ireland [Herbs in Ireland with images of the Herbs and their Medicinal Uses].

Blackrock, Primrose Press, (c. 1997). Octavo. 140 pages. Illustrated Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear.

86. O’Riordan, Thomas.

The Price of Freedom – The Life Story of Mick Fitzgerald (Commandant) O/C 1st Battalion Cork No.2 Brigade. – This Story contains an accurate and detailed account of the Early Life, Volunteer-Activities, Arrest, Trial, Imprisonment, Hunger-Strike and Death of one of Irelands bravest Sons.

First Edition (possibly only edition). Fermoy, Barry’s, no year [c.1970]. Small Quarto (17.5 cm wide x 23 cm high). 95 pages. Stapled, original, illustrated softcover pamphlet. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely rare publication with only one version of this publication listed internationally (in the National Library of Ireland).

87. Pearse, Padraic.

The Sovereign People. [With a new Introduction by Pádraig Ó Snodaigh protesting against Ireland’s entry into the EEC “To advocate joining the EEC is to advocate the submersion of Irish nationality in a political experiment…”].

Ath Cliath, Pabal Teoranta, 1972. Octavo. 19 pages. Stapled, original, illustrated softcover pamphlet. Very good condition.

88. Pearson, Peter.

Dun Laoghaire: Kingstown.

Dublin, The O’Brien Press, 1981. 18 cm x 25 cm. 176 pages indluding many photographs. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Slight yellowing of page edges and spotting on endpages. Clean inside with solid binding. [Urban Heritage Series 2]

89. Power, Vincent.

Voices of Cork.

Dublin, Blackwater Press, 1997. 16cm x 24cm. XIV, 273 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition.

90. Robinson, Lennox.

Eight Short Stories.

London, G.P.Putnam’s Sons, no year [c.1919]. Small Octavo. 114 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. The dustjacket carries a portrait of Lennox Robinson on the cover. The rare dustjacket with some fraying and two corners missing. The Volume itself in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. With a private entry of the preowner to the endpaper.

91. Ryan, Tim / Jurek Kirakowski.

Ballinspittle – Moving statues and faith.

Cork, Mercier, 1985. 21cm. 89 pages. With illustrations. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

92. Rynne, Colin.

The Industrial Archaeology of Cork City and its Environs.

Dublin, The Stationery Office, 1999. Folio. XIII, 325 pages. Illustrated throughout the whole volume with photographs, diagrams etc. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. A very substantial, extremely Rare and Important Publication !

93. Rynne, Colin / Wigham, Billy.

Forgotten Cork – Photographs from the Robert Day Collection.

Cork, The Collins Press, 2004. Oblong Quarto. 131 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent,close to new condition. Very rare now and usually never in this close to new condition !

94. Schull.

Collection of eleven (11) pamphlets with information about Schull and its environment, including Roaringwater Bay, Cape Clear etc.:

Schull, Schull Development Association etc., 1985 – 2011. Octavo. c. 500 pages in total. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

95. Sexton, John.

70 Years A-Growing: A History of Timoleague Ploughing and Ancillary Events.

Timoleague, Ploughing Association, 2005. Octavo. 208 pages with photographs throughout the Volume. Illustrated Softcover Binding. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very rare, out-of-print publication !

96. [Terelton / Tirelton]

Terelton National School 1887 – 1987. [A Brief History of Terelton / The History of Terelton National School]

Terelton / Macroom, 1987. Octavo. 148 pages with many illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

97. [Tipperary] Maher, Denise.

Medieval Grave Slabs of County Tipperary, 1200 – 1600 A.D.

Oxford, John and Erica Hedges, 1997. 21 cm x 30 cm. VIII, 103 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author. [BAR British Series 262]

98. Turrell, James / Wick, Oliver.

The Irish Sky Garden. With an essay by Günter Metken.

Skibbereen, Liss Ard Foundation, 1992. 29.7cm x 25.3cm. 111 pages. With 64 original illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. The price includes Worldwide free shipping per Courier UPS !

99. Twohig, Patrick J.

Green Tears For Hecuba. Ireland’s Fight for Freedom.

Cork, Tower Books, 1994. 12,5 x 20,5 cm. 422 pages with many illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition with only very minor signs of wear.

100. [Ulster] Mallory, J.P. / McNeill, T.E / Hartwell, B.N. (illustrations).

The Archaeology of Ulster from Colonization to Plantation.

Belfast, The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, 1995. 16 cm x 24 cm. X, 367 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear.