A fascinating and readable book on the O’Brien family at Dromoland Castle, County Clare, their home for eight generations, written by the daughter of the 16th Baron Inchiquin, the last resident owner with whom she lived until it’s establishment as a hotel.
A must for social, local and family historians and those interested in the ups and downs of one of Ireland’s major royal families.
Hardback
ISBN 978 0946538 51 5
260 pages
size 160mm x 235mm
€40.00
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Reprint of the 1994 publication: An easily readable catalogue of some 540 mainly pre-twentieth century houses in County Kerry. Over 300 line drawings by Stephanie Walsh, and 20 photographs. Includes an extensive index and a useful map. Foreword by Professor Maurice O'Connell.
Hardcover
ISBN 978-0-946538-56-0
302 pages
Size 295mm x 220mm
€65.00
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A thoroughly updated edition in our 'Houses' series by two well-known Wexford historians. This book covers over a thousand houses in County Wexford, with fine line drawings. Useful for topographers, historians, genealogists, and more, it includes an informative introduction. Designed to be enjoyable, it aims to interest not only those mentioned but also their extended families and nearby residents.
Hardback
ISBN 978-0946538539
499 pages
Size 305mm x 220mm
€90.00
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This captivating book delves into the turbulent lives of clergy and laity in the Church of Ireland. Robert Wyse Jackson, a former lawyer, country clergyman, and later Bishop of Limerick, offers a deep understanding of 17th and 18th-century ecclesiastical society, incorporating contemporary quotations for a compelling and often amusing read.
Paperback
ISBN 978-0946538553
256 pages
Size 135mm x 200mm
€17.50
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This book delves into the life of Ireland's High King, Brian Boru, who died in 1014. Hugh covers Brian's upbringing, people, religion, lands, and the musical culture of his time. The book includes chapters on Brian's ancestry, death, a miscellany, and his lasting legacy. Essential for anyone interested in this early Irish monarch, whose legends often overshadow the facts.
Paperback
ISBN 978 0946538 41 6
47 pages
Size 150mm x 210mm
€7.50
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Hugh's colorfully illustrated book (2012) divides his travel experiences into those by water, including extensive motoring, horse and trap rides, and similar modes of land transport, along with occasional flights by air. In it, we can interpret his desire to enjoy the excitement of visiting interesting people and places, as well as meeting those sharing space between destinations.
Paperback
ISBN 978-0946534922
160 pages
Size 145mm x 210mm
€14.00
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This book tells the life of Lombe, born in 1827 to a Church of Ireland cleric in Fermanagh. It covers his upbringing amidst 19th-century hardships like famines and poverty. Lombe's father addressed these issues regardless of religious differences. He vividly recorded everyday life. Atthill, a rural doctor in Co. Offaly, later became Master of Dublin's Rotunda Hospital and President of both the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal Academy of Medicine.
Paperback
ISBN 978 0946538 48 5
206 pages
Size 130mm x 205mm
€12.50
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Florence, born in 1854, documented her travels throughout Europe and Ireland with sketches and journals, akin to modern photography. She was accompanied by her adoptive parents.
Her sketchbooks, containing over a thousand images, and journals, meticulously maintained throughout her life, are paired in this book. The Irish sketches and watercolors, dating from 1880 to 1915, are part of her extensive artwork.
Florence was not only an exceptional artist but also a designer for embroidery and lace. She founded the Limerick Lace School and the "Clare Embroidery" school.
Hardcover
ISBN 978-0-946538-44-7
122 pages
Size 210mm x 210mm
€17.50
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This beautiful book contains over 150 delightful lithographs resulting from the Incumbered Estates Commission and its successor courts established due to property issues following the Great Famine of the 1840s. Dr. Lyons highlights the significance of middle-sized houses and other properties in Ireland's infrastructure. Foreword by The Hon. Desmond Guinness, founder of The Irish Georgian Society.
Hardcover
ISBN 9780946538164
304 pages
Size 215mm x 305mm
€51.00
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The author of this thrilling autobiographical travel book decided to recount some of the most traumatic experiences of his varied life. The most exciting, final, and longest story here is a true account of a recent episode.
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ISBN 978-0946538546
172 pages
Size 130mm x 190mm
€12.00
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Hugh Weir, born in 1934, experienced polio, war-torn Britain, an Irish farm-based upbringing, and schooling in Northern Ireland and Britain. He served in the military in the Far and Middle East, worked in London, and engaged in publishing, teaching, and travel. Environmentally and historically involved, he was the founder of the Young Environmentalists, an organization ahead of its time, and still writes extensively.
Hardback ISBN 978-0946538386
Paperback ISBN 978-0946538393
370 pages
Size 210mm x 150mm
€7.75
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The book charts the conservation of the O’Brien Column, near the Cliffs, and delves into the history of Cornelius O’Brien, the man who opened up the Cliffs of Moher to visitors in the 19th century. It is a fascinating read with nine essays on everything from the origins of the commemorative column in Ireland to St. Bridget’s Well and the chronology of the O’Brien column raised in memory of Cornelius.
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ISBN: 978-0-9566907-53
72 pages
Size: 210mm x 210mm
€9.95
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The O’Neills are located throughout the world. Sean O’Neill’s book is a useful introduction for those who wish to research their roots, which include the Kings of Ireland, Ulster, and Aileach. Many defended their nation by fighting against the English and other invaders. The present Clan Chief, Ua Neil Buidhe, Don Hugo O’Neill, descends from Muircheartach, the 16th-century Prince of Clanaboy.
Paperback
ISBN: 978-0946538041
72 pages
Size: 215mm x 145mm
€10.50
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The current Chieftain, due to political dispersion, is Ramón Salvador O'Dogherty, a Spanish citizen and Lord of Inis Eoghain (Innishowen). Seoirse Fionnbarra O'Dochartaigh, who hails from Derry's Bogside, is a topical historian and social commentator. He has provided considerable information on this interesting clan, which is laid out in an easily readable way, with many pages of family trees.
Paperback
ISBN 978-0946538140
106 pages
Size: 215mm x 145mm
€10.50
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This book is compiled by family historian Eamonn Bourke, a leading Irish publisher and antiquarian book expert. With each increasing number of editions, he has contributed extra material such as new branch-family trees. This is an excellent record of the activities of a great Hiberno-Norman family whose name (de Burgh, de Burca, Burke etc.) stems from the Norman French borough of Caen and is a must for those wishing to research these Lords of 12th and 13th century Ireland and their descendants.
Paperback
ISBN 0946130 10 8
172 pages
size 215mm x 145mm
€20.00
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Dunne is a Gaelic Midlands clan researched extensively by Joe Dunne, tracing descendants of 2nd-century King Cathair Mór. The book covers famous Dunnes like Hollywood's Irene Dunne and author Mary Chavelita Dunne, along with clerical and military members. Land divisions, family trees, illustrations, and maps make it a must-read for researchers.
Paperback
ISBN 978-0946538317
120 pages
Size 215mm x 145mm
€10.50
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Joe Kelly has spent years collecting clan information. He's also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland and other historical and archaeological societies. This book offers a glimpse into over a thousand years of his clan's history. Most Kellys originated from south-east Galway but can be found in every Irish county and many countries worldwide. They do not all belong to a single major clan. Sean T. O'Kelly served as Ireland's President from 1945 to 1959, and Princess Grace of Monaco was born a Kelly.
Paperback
ISBN 9780946538249
100 pages
Size 215mm x 145mm
€10.50
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Dr. Alicia St. Leger's contribution to our series is about this extensive but mainly Co. Cork family. Magnificent castles such as Kanturk, the aforesaid Blarney, and Macroom are found in Counties Cork and Kerry. Personages include the great Puginist architect, James Joseph McCarthy and U.S. Senator Joseph Raymond McCarthy who accused senior individuals of being communists (McCarthyism) in the 1950s.
Paperback
ISBN 978-0946538263
86 pages
Size 215mm x 145mm
€10.50
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This book covers different branches of the O'Connors, including the Royal O'Conor family of Connacht, the Midland or Offaly O'Connors known for their conflicts with the Normans, and the O'Connors of North Kerry. "O'Connor People and Places" includes family trees, coats of arms, estate owners, biographies, notable buildings, and illustrations. It also features short essays on significant figures like General Francisco O'Connor of Bolivia, artist John O'Connor, U.S. Cardinal O'Connor, and historian Charles O'Conor of Belanagare. The cover lists many name spellings.
Paperback
ISBN 9780946538171
100 pages
Size 215mm x 145mm
€10.50
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This is one of many books on the Royal Irish family, most members of whom descend from the 10th/11th-century High King Brian Boru. This popular record by Hugh Weir, himself a descendant of the King (his wife Grania is the daughter of the late 16th Baron Inchiquin, The O’Brien, Chieftain of the Clan, of Dromoland Castle) contains basic information to encourage further research, along with illustrations and maps. The cover features the Clare colors (gold and blue) and depicts the Royal O’Brien arms.
Paperback
ISBN 978-0946538409
88 pages
Size 215mm x 145mm
€10.50
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The O'Donoghue is an ancient Irish name. It has been spelled in around three hundred different ways over the centuries, but the origin remains the Gaelic Irish Ó Donnchadha. This book traces the development of the name from early tribal times through the phases of Irish history and migration - events, people, and places are described and illustrated.
Hardback
ISBN 978-0946538379
128 pages
Size 150mm x 210mm
€25.00
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This book by Ireland's top folklorist delves into the life of legendary woman Máire Rua O'Brien (also known as MacMahon, Neylon, and Cooper). Written by Máire MacNeill, it contrasts the real person with the folklore depiction of an ogress. A must-read for Irish folklore enthusiasts and those interested in the MacMahon, O'Brien, Neylon, and Cooper families of Thomond, Clare, and Limerick.
Hardback
ISBN 9780946538454
136 pages
Size 245mm x 190mm
€21.00
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Murrough O’Brien, 6th Baron and 1st Earl of Inchiquin, was one of Ireland's most controversial figures, descending from High King Brian Boru. In turbulent times, his ancestor, also named Murrough, surrendered the crown of Thomond to King Henry VIII in 1543. The second Murrough, created 1st Earl of Thomond in 1654, served both the Crown and the Commonwealth, acted as military Governor of French Catalonia, led French forces supporting the Portuguese, and was captured by Algerians. He is notorious for sacking Cashel in 1647.
Hardcover
ISBN 9780946538065
66 pages
Size 245mm x 190mm
€9.00
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Marshall MacMahon (1808 – 1893), once President of France, hailed from a prominent Irish clan in North Munster. Nicknamed “The Little Lion”, he was known as "a dedicated soldier; very military, modest, very brave in war" and played a key role in France’s North African campaigns. He also fought at Sevastapol and Magenta, where his descendants gained their dukedom. What makes this book significant is not only Germain Bapst’s concise biography, but also Noel MacMahon’s preliminary account of the MacMahons of Thomond, the 19th-century French army, and several fascinating appendices, including a family tree, his will, and an intriguing postscript.
Hardback
ISBN 978 0946538 12 6
172 pages
Size 245mm x 190mm
€10.50
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This is a limited and numbered edition of George Holmes' *Tour of the South of Ireland*, published in 1801. The author's travels in 1797 included visits to Cashel, Killaloe, Limerick, Killarney, Cork, and Lismore, where the Duchess of Devonshire lived. Holmes dedicated the book to her. The book is in the form of letters from the various places where he spent a night or two, such as Castleisland in County Kerry. It is delightfully illustrated with the author's sepia drawings, most of which were engraved by Alken. The cover illustration of this fascinating hardback is from his plate of Ross Castle, Killarney. This was also the year of the Union of Ireland with Great Britain.
Hardback
ISBN: 978 0946538 15 7
223 pages
Size: 210 mm x 150 mm
€24.00
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A descendant of Brian Merriman (author of "The Midnight Court") and another of Clare’s legendary poets, John Lloyd is noted for his impressive visionary poem "Cois Leasa Dhom Go h-Uaigneach." This poem, translated as "Close By The Solitary Rath," was set to the music of the then-popular "St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning." It was written after a night spent sleeping rough beside the ring fort on Cnoc Thaidhg (Thady’s Hill, near the present-day Shannon Airport) when he had become disoriented and lost.
Lloyd also translated into English several other works, including MacCruitin’s life of Saint Senan of Scattery Island, which has been transcribed by Anthony O’Brien.
Paperback
ISBN: 978-0946538-50-8
77 pages
Size: 185mm x 110mm
€5.00
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This reprint of Sir Charles Simeon King's edition of Reverend William Henry’s *Upper Lough Erne* (1739) offers a fascinating description of the area in the early 18th century. Not only is Reverend Mr. Henry’s account captivating, but Sir C. S. King’s notes are extremely valuable to historians and genealogists. Additionally, the book will be of particular interest to those with connections to Fermanagh, Cavan, and the adjoining counties. It also includes copious notes and appendices.
Paperback
ISBN: 978-0946538-52-2
103 pages
Size: 195 mm x 125 mm
€5.00
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This comprehensive local history, authored by a native of the parish, delves into the rich history of an area north of Clare's County town, Ennis. It is replete with fascinating information amassed over many years, encompassing even the smallest monuments and tidbits of information, along with poems, songs, and excerpts from Griffith's Valuation. Illustrated.
Paperback
ISBN 978-0946538133
256 pages
Size: 150mm x 210mm
€18.00
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