1. Wigham, Billy / Rynne, Colin.

‘A Life of Usefulness’: Abraham Beale and the Monard Ironworks.

Blarney, Sitka Press, 2000. 14 cm x 20.5 cm. X, 79 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Contains dedication by Colin Rynne. Newspaper-clipping stapled to end-paper. Slight bending crease on front cover near spine. Volume otherwise clean and intact.

2. Dawson, Barbara.

[Turner, J.M.W.] Turner in the National Gallery of Ireland.

Dublin, The National Gallery of Ireland, 1988. 24.5 cm x 20 cm. 140 pages. With many illustrations. Original illustrated softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Inscription by preowner. Otherwise clean inside with solid binding.

3. Mc Gowan, Joe.

A Bitter Wind.

Sligo, Aeolus Publications, 2009. 13.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 284 pages. Several colour photographs throughout. Original Softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare ! Now Out-of-Print !

4. Rowan, P. & B.

A Clearance of Books of Irish Interest: P. & B. Rowan Catalogue 34. History, Literature, Arts, Politics, Economics, Social Life, Religion, Sciences, Transport, etc.

Belfast, P. & B. Rowan, Date unknown. 14.5 cm x 20.5 cm. VI, 167 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Clean inside with solid binding.

5. Moran, Ned / Tunney, Teresa / and others.

A Generation of Change. Compiled by Boher Foroige Club, County Westmeath.

Ferbane, Brosna Press, 2008. 17 cm x 24 cm. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Clean inside with solid binding.

6. Donleavy, J.P.

A Singular Country.

Peterborough, Ryan Publishing, 1989. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. 198 pages. Several black and white photographs throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor foxing and smudging to endpapers.

7. Taylor, Alice / Ní Choileáin, Orna / Taylor, Patrick / et al.

Be Inspired – Gems from Irish Publishing. Extracts from 30 Great Irish Books.

Dublin, Publishing Ireland, 2009. 12.5 cm x 19.5 cm. 207 pages. Several black and white photographs and drawings throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear.

8. O’Sullivan, Ted.

Bere Island: A Short History.

Cork, Inisgragy Books, 2002. 20.5 cm x 14.5 cm. 128 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Slight curling of corners on cover. Clean inside with solid binding.

9. Long, Bill.

Bright Light, White Water: The story of Irish lighthouses and their people.

Dublin, New Island Books, 1993. 17.5 cm x 24.5 cm. 224 pages including many colour photographs. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Some spotting on page edges. Clean inside with solid binding. Contains a dedication by the author.

10. [O Riain, Padraig] Carey, John / Herbert, Maire / Murray, Kevin.

Cin Chille Cuile: Texts, Saints and Places. Essays in Honour of Padraig O Riain.

Aberystwyth, Celtic Studies Publications, 2004. 17.5 cm x 25 cm. XXIV, 405 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Slightly yellowed page edges. Dedication by Padraig O Riain to preowner.

11. Branigan, Dominic.

Clonliffe Harriers Athletic Club 1886-2013.

Dublin, Original Writing, 2013. 18 cm x 26 cm. XI, 245 pages. With many photographs. Original illustrated hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Clean inside with solid binding.

12. Finn, Tom (editor).

Conna in History and Tradition.

Mallow, Conna Community Council, 1998. 15 cm x 20 cm. VI, 412 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Slightly battered cover. Clean inside with solid binding.

13. McLouglin, John (editor)

Discovering Ireland’s Woodlands: A Guide to Forest Parks, Picnic Sites and Woodland Walks.

Dublin, Coillte Teoranta, 1992. 14.5 cm x 21 cm. 102 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with signs of external wear. Damp-marks on lower half of booklet. Pages clean with solid binding.

14. Kennedy, Brian P.

Dreams and Responsibilities: The State and The Arts in Independent Ireland.

Dublin, The Arts Council, 1991. 16.5 cm x 23.5 cm. XIII, 292 pages. With 58 photographs. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Clean inside with solid binding.

15. 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]

16. Mc Cionniath, L.

Focloir Bearla agus Gaeilge / English-Irish Dictionary.

Baile Atha Cliath, Oifig Diolta Foillseachain Rialitais, 1935. 14 cm x 19 cm. XXII, 1546 pages. Original hardcover. Good + condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some browning of pages, and wear at cover-edges. Browning and spotting of page edges. Binding a bit shaky, intact but strained in places. Clean inside.

17. Whittow, J.B.

Geology and Scenery in Ireland.

Middlesex, Penguin Books Ltd., 1974. 12.5 cm x 20 cm. 301 pages. Several black and white photographs in centre of publication. Original Softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing on endpapers only. Page 219 to end of bookblock cleanly detached from cover.

18. Scott, Michael (editor).

Hall’s Ireland: Mr & Mrs Hall’s Tour of 1840.

2 Volumes. London and Sydney, Sphere Books Limited. 1984. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. XIX, 480 pages. Original softcover with original slipcase. Excellent, close to new condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

19. 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.

20. O Riain, Padraig (editor) / O Murchadha, Diarmuid (editor) / Murray, Kevin (editor).

Historical Dictionary of Gaelic Placenames.

[Bilingual English-Gaelic] Fascicle 2 (Names in A-) London, Irish Texts Society, 2003. 13 cm x 21 cm. XXXII, 258 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by all three editors.

21. O Riain, Padraig (editor) / O Murchadha, Diarmuid (editor) / Murray, Kevin (editor).

Historical Dictionary of Gaelic Placenames.

[Bilingual English-Gaelic] Fascicle 2 (Names in B-) London, Irish Texts Society, 2005. 13 cm x 21 cm. XXXII, 258 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

22. 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.

23. Ryan S.J., John.

Irish Monasticism: Origins and Early Development. With a new introduction and bibliography.

Facsimile of 1931 edition. Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1992. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. XV, 492 pages. Original hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Some highlighted and underlined sections of text (with pink marker). Inscription by preowner.

24. Cullen, Bill.

It’s a Long Way from Penny Apples.

New York, Forge, 2003. 16 cm x 24 cm. 384 pages. Several black and white photographs throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Fine / As New. Signed by the author.

25. Power, Rev. P. (editor).

Life of St. Declan of Ardmore / Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore.

Reprint of 1914 edition. London, Irish Texts Society, 1995. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. XXXI, 202 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Inscription by preowner. Very slight yellowing of page edges. Clean inside with intact binding. [Irish Texts Society – Vol XVI]

26. [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]

27. Hayward, Richard.

Munster and the City of Cork. With pencil drawings by Raymond Piper.

London, Pheonix House, 1964. 18 cm x 26 cm. XIV, 354 pages, 120 half-tone illustrations. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Price-clipped dustjacket. Otherwise in unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Private gift-inscription (not by author).

28. Murphy, Ned.

Newcestown: Echoes of the Past. (Story of an Irish Village).

Weston-Super-Mare, Ned Murphy, No date (c.1994) 16 cm x 24 cm. pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscription by preowner.

29. Collins, Pat (Director/Producer).

Oileán Thoraí – A Documentary on Tory Island. Editor: Gordon Bruic / Camera: Donal Gilligan, Colm Hogan & Richard Kendrick / Sound: Éamon Little / Music: Mike Smalle.

Cork, Harvest Films, 2002. 13.5 cm x 18.5 cm. One DVD. Original DVD case with illustrated sleeve. Extremely scarce DVD in excellent condition and case in very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear.

30. Hoffmann, Doris + Achim.

Peppermint Farm & Garden: Herb Catalogue.

Bantry, Doris + Achim Hoffmann, No year (c. 2000). 15 cm x 21 cm. 24 pages. Original pamphlet / Softcover. Near Fine. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

31. Alexander the Coppersmith.

Remarks Upon, The Religion, Trade, Government, Police, Customs, Manners, And Maladys, Of The City Of Corke.

Cork, Tower Books, 1974. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 133 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

32. Herbert, Maire (editor) / Murray, Kevin (editor).

Retrospect and Prospect in Celtic Studies. Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Celtic Studies held in University College, Cork, 25-31 July 1999.

Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2003. 16 cm x 24 cm. 128 pages. Original hardcover with silver lettering on cover and spine. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Slight yellowing of page edges. Signed by two of the contributors: Caoimhin O Muirigh and Maire Herbert.

33. Cowell, John.

Sligo: Land of Yeats’ Desire.

Dublin, The O’Brien Press, 1990. 15.5 cm x 23 cm. 192 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

34. Carroll, Rev. P.J.

Songs of Creelabeg. [With the heartbreaking printed dedication: “To My Mother – Who made the morn of life so sweet – The day is fragrant yet”]

New York, The Devin-Adair Company, 1916. 13 cm x 19 cm. IX, 162 pages. Original Hardcover with gilt debossed illustration to cover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Gilt top edge. Slight tanning to pages, pastedowns and endpaper mostly. Previous owner’s name in old Irish script in black ink pen on endpaper. Ephemera (Prayer card from New York) loosely inserted.

35. [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.

36. Viney, Michael.

The Broken Marriage – A Study in Depth of a Growing Irish Social Problem. Reprinted from The Irish Times.

Dublin, The Irish Times, 1970. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. 26 pages. Some black and white illustrations throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing to endpapers.

37. [John Minihan Collection] – Hogan, Desmond.

The Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea and Other Stories.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1979. 13 cm x 20.5 cm. 181 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Foxing to edges, pastedowns and endpapers. Internal pages fine. Manuscript letter from the author Desmond Hogan to irish photographer John Minihan loosely inserted.

38. Williamson, Arthur.

The Elements of Civics.

Dublin & Belfast, The Educational Company of Ireland, No date (c.1914) 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 192 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Small inkstain on cover. Slight browning of pages and page-edges. Clean inside with solid binding.

39. Somerville-Large, Peter / Fiennes, Mark (photographer).

The Grand Irish Tour.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1982. 19 cm x 25 cm. 320 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Clean inside with solid binding.

40. Buttimer, Neil (editor) / Rynne, Colin (editor) / Guerin, Helen (editor).

The Heritage of Ireland.

Cork, The Collins Press, 2000. 21 cm x 27.5 cm. XIV, 713 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed by Neil Buttimer on the titlepage.

41. Mitchell, Frank.

The Irish Landscape.

London, Collins, 1976. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. 240 pages. Several black and white photographs, drawings, illustrations and plates throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Previous owner’s name stamped onto endpaper and labeled to front cover.

42. Haliday, Charles / Brendain O Riordain (introduction).

The Scandinavian Kingdom of Dublin. Edited with some Notice of the Author’s Life by John P.Prendergast.

Reprint of the Second Edition – Dublin, 1894. Shannon, Irish University Press, 1969. 15 cm x 24 cm. CXXIII, 300 pages. Illustrated with maps and plans. Original Hardcover. Extensive spotting on endpapers and some on pages edges and spine. Interior pages mostly clean with intact binding. Inscription by preowner. Otherwise in very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

43. Brown, Terence.

The Whole Protestant Community: the making of a historical myth.

Derry, Field Day Theatre Company Limited, 1985. 14 cm x 22 cm. 24 pages. Original pamphlet / Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear to the dustjacket and an inscription by the pre-owner. [Field Day Pamphlet Number 7]

44. [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].

45. The Knight of Glin / Griffin, David J. / Robinson, Nicholas K.

Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland.

Kildare, The Irish Architectural Archive and The Irish Georgian Society, 1989. 25.5 cm x 28.5 cm. VI, 161 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Inscription by preowner. This is the rare Hardcover – Edition !

46. Elliott, Marianne.

Watchmen in Sion: the Protestant idea of liberty.

Derry, Field Day Theatre Company Limited, 1985. 14 cm x 22.5 cm. 28 pages. Original pamphlet / Softcover. Near Fine. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. [Field Day Pamphlet Number 8]

47. Brehony, Tony.

West Cork – “a sort of a history, like…”

Dublin, AB Books, 2001. 15 cm x 21 cm. XII, 154 pages. Original softcover. Good condition with signs of external wear. Rare !