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Local History & Genealogy
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Country House Collections : Their Lives and Afterlives€50.00
This volume of essays explores a range of country house collections in Ireland, the UK, the US, and Europe. It examines how collections were built up over time, how they were dispersed or destroyed, and how they have been interpreted and valued.
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The Dublin Cattle Market's decline, 1955-73€9.95
The Dublin Cattle Market was an institution in the Irish livestock sector of the 1950s.
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St Stephen's Green: A History of the Green and its Environs€14.99
A random collection of tales of human tragedy, eccentrics, crime and punishment, hanging and rioting on 'The Green'. 'The Green' for several hundred years was effectively the killing fields of Dublin, where the city's criminals were taken to be hanged.
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The Black & Tans, 1920-1921: A complete alphabetical list, short history and genealogical guide€29.99
This book lists alphabetically, every individual member of these three distinct groups who was liable to be called a 'Black and Tan.'
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Tipperary People of Great Note€15.00
A remarkable look at 86 influential historical figures of great note from Tipperary Town and district (all within a 20km radius of Tipperary Town) dating from as far back as the 1100’s through to 2000’s. They are all of Tipperary heritage, either having been born and raised there or having come to reside there.
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Banbridge : The Star of County DownSpecial Price €12.99 Regular Price €14.99
Banbridge gets its name from the bridge built across the River Bann in 1712. It’s a thriving modern town, rife with history and culture, surrounded by beautiful scenery that provided an iconic location for the internationally acclaimed television series Game of Thrones.
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The Crusades : The War for the Holy Land€16.99
A superb and definitive one-volume account of the Crusades, the impact of which still resonates to this day. In the eleventh century, a vast Christian army, summoned to holy war by the Pope, rampaged through the Muslim world of the eastern Mediterranean, seizing possession of Jerusalem, a city revered by both faiths.
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Kilkenny : City of Heritage€16.99
This is a history of the streetscapes and buildings that define Kilkenny itself. The fully illustrated work explores the three stages of the development of the city, through its medieval, Georgian and Victorian ages.
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The Wyeth and Wythe Families of America. Seven Generations of the Descendants of Nicholas Wyeth€46.99
The Wyeth / Wythe family is American history in action. The family has been on the forefront of the American story since Nicholas Wyeth came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony around the time of the Great Migration.
Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours. Extended Catalogue - available to order
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The Glynn family of Kilrush, Co. Clare, 1811-1940 : Family, business and politics€24.99
The book examines the fortunes of a provincial, entrepreneurial family, the Glynns of Kilrush, County Clare, who came to local prominence in the early years of the nineteenth-century.