Publishing a work of local history is the perfect way of preserving stories and tales of your local area that might otherwise be lost for ever.
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Richard Cornish – A BiographyKieran S. Roche
Richard Corish is perhaps one of the most important personalities in Wexford town’s long history and in this wonderful publication the author examines the life of the most effective mayor ever to hold office in Ireland
Cullenagh – Digging and Ditching an Authentic Land – A Heritage StudyCullenagh Community Group
This book describes how two strands of research, archaeological and ecological, intertwine on the ground and how a rural area can be seen as a broad canvas constantly changing and evolving over time.
A History Of Glasnevin – Its Village, Lands And PeopleTony O’Doherty
This book tells the story of a village and its people over the centuries, beginning as far back as the sixth century, when St. Mobhi founded a monastery and monastic school on the hill overlooking the Tolka River.
The Ascent of the O’KeeffesGerard O’Keeffe
This book traces for the first time the direct lineage of famed American artist Georgia O’Keefe to Kanturk, Co. Cork, Ireland
If a Towerhouse Could Talk: The History of Dunsoghly Castle and the Plunkett FamilyEddie Jordan
This book tells the history of a well-preserved 15th century towerhouse in Fingal, North County Dublin. Dunsoghly Castle is a registered National Monument and has survived the ravages of time
The Path to Freedom – speeches by Michael CollinsCompiled by Denis Lenihan
This wonderful collection contains speeches in which Michael Collins evaluates Ireland's heritage and charts its future
The Protestant community in Sligo, 1914-49Padraig Deignan
This book explores the Protestant community in Sligo from the start of the First World War in 1914 to the declaration of an Irish republic in 1949 and is a study of the local economic, social, political and cultural aspects of Protestant life in Sligo during this period.
Green Fields Gone ForeverDouglas S. Appleyard
This book was originally prompted by the advent of the 225th Anniversary of the consecration of the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Coolock.
Victory or Glorious Defeat: Biographies of participants in the Mayo Rebellion of 1798Edited by Dr Sheila Mulloy
On Wednesday, 22 August 1798, just over a thousand French troops landed at Kilcummin Strand, Co. Mayo, to launch a rebellion in the name of liberty in the west of Ireland.
Raheny FootprintsRaheny Heritage Society
This publication features some men and women who have lived in Raheny at various times and who have, by their achievements, locally and nationally, truly left their ‘Footprints in the Sands of Time’.
