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A O'Connor / The Left-Handed Marriage (Large Paperback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so...

Robert Pierse - Road Traffic Law in the Republic of Ireland - Vintage HB 1989

A later expanded 2nd edition was published in 1995, however this does list many older precedents and examples of ( frequently arcane) roads and traffic legislation. this covers all elements of road...

Aiden A. Quigley - Green is My Sky - Ireland's Aviation History - PB - 1983

Published by Avoca Publications, 1983, this is both a history and a personal history - the author was a pilot himself , and was the pilot tasked with the notable papal flight in 1979.  Covers the...

Anna Kinsella - County Wexford in the Famine Years - 1845-1849 - PB - 1995

Published 1995, a medium format paperback , no ISBN, moderate age spotting to the page block, but no other marks, binding tight, light scuffing to covers. Illustrated.  Anna Kinsella also wrote The...

Paul Bolger & Barry Devlin - Cú ( Leabhar a 3 ) - Fuascailteoir- PB - Leabhar Grafach / Graphic Novel

  168 lch; clúdach bog; ISBN 9781909907911   Cú: Fuascailteoir. An tríú leabhar in eipic mhór Chú Chulainn — agus an scéal ar fad ar fáil anois mar úrscéal graifice. San imleabhar deireanach seo...

Paul Bolger & Barry Devlin - Cú ( Leabhar a 2 ) - Coimirceoir - PB - Leabhar Grafach / Graphic Novel

 168 lch; clúdach bog; 9781911363392 An dara leabhar in eipic mhór Chú Chulainn agus í ar fáil anois mar úrscéal grafach. San imleabhar seo insítear scéal a thurais go hAlbain sa tóir ar...

Colmán Ó Raghallaigh - Hé a Ruairí ( Leabhar a 2) - PB - BRAND NEW - As Gaeilge

Rí-rá, raic agus ruaille buaille . Sin Saol Ruairí in aon abairt amháin. An mbeidh deireadh go deo leis? Tá súíl againn nach mbeidh.. ( Trí scéal i leabhar amháin - Cuairt ar an Leabharlann, Tríona,...

Colmán Ó Raghallaigh- Bunoscionn le Ruairí ( Leabhar a 1) - PB - BRAND NEW - As Gaeilge

Bonn gach rud bunoscionn i saol Ruairí. Ach is mór an spórt é do leitheoirí óga  ( Trí scéal i leabhar amháin - Drochlá Ruarí, Ruarí sa Zú, agus Ruarí san Ospidéal) 

Áine Ní Ghlinn - An Múinteoir Nua ( Séidean Sí) - PB - As Gaeilge

'Rang a Ceathair? Ná habair liom gurb iad Rang a Ceathair atá agam i mbliana!' Phléasc Máistir Ó Riain amach ag caoineadh. Is cuid den sraith Séideán Sí an leabhar seo. Cúrsa nua Gaeilge is ea...

Pádraic Mac Piarais - Ó Pheann an Phiarsaigh - Gearrscéalta - PB - BRAND NEW ( Patrick Pearse)

Cnuasach gearrscéalta le Pádraig Mac Piarais, eagrán nua, foilsithe ag Cló Iar Chonnacht i 2016. Tá roinnt gearrscéalta breise san eagrán seo, a scríobh an Piarsach don nuachtán An Claidheamh Soluis...

Edward Stephens - My Uncle John - A Life of J.M Synge ( HB 1974 ) Edited by Andrew Carpenter

A hardcover first edition, 1974, of a life of John Millington Synge, edited for publication by Andrew Carpenter.  Edward Millington Stephens ( 1888 -1955) was devoted to his uncle, the dramatist  J.M...

Nigel Quinlan / The Cloak of Feathers

 Every hundred years, in the magical town of Knockmealldown, fairies known as the Good Folk join the villagers for a Great Festival. It's a raucous, beautiful, enchanted celebration.Well, it's...

T.J Barrington - Discovering Kerry - It's History, Heritage and Topography - HB - Illustrated - 1st Edition 1976

Discovering Kerry  self published by T.J Barrington .  'A work of discovery and synthesis - the first to marry modern scholarship and acute observation to the county of Kerry, perhaps the best...

John McEvoy & John Duffy - The Churches of Kildare and Leighlin 2000 AD - HB - Illustrated Architecture

Hardcover, with artwork by John Duffy , with a full listing of all the church architecture in the diocese - the 56 parishes in total, as well as other buildings of religious orders and educational...

Stafford, John ( Editor) Proceedings of the Blackrock Society ( Dublin) 1994 - Volume 2 - Local History Journal - PB

Proceedings of the Blackrock Society, 1994 , A digest sized local history journal.  Essays on Blackrock Town Hall and baths, The Ball Murder, Booterstown & fashion, The vartry Reservoir, , an much...

Damien Quinn - The Drawn Game - Volume 1 - An Illustrated look at the GAA - PB BRAND NEW - 2020

Ronan Hession / Leonard and Hungry Paul

LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL is the story of two friends who ordinarily would remain uncelebrated. It finds a value and specialness in them that is not immediately apparent and prompts the idea that maybe...

Edward J Bourke - Murder by the Throat : Espionage, Assassination, Collaboration and Execution in the Irish War of Independence- PB - BRAND NEW - SIGNED

Lloyd George boasted that he had “murder by the throat” in a London Guildhall speech on 10 November 1920.  He had flooded Ireland with troops, Black and Tans, Auxiliaries, secret service, touts and...

Jennifer Johnston - The Gates - Vintage PB - 1974

Once, the villagers would tip their hats respectfully when the McMahons drove out through the ornate iron gates at the end of the drive. But that was back in the days when the Major's family were...

Jim Nolan - Changing Faces - PB - 1982 - Dublin - Suburbs - Local History

Local history and folklore of former Dublin villages now incorporated into the city's southern and south central suburbs. Areas covered include Dundrum, Rtahfarnham Terenure, Churchtown Clonskeagh,...

Brendan Fullam - Hurling Giants - HB 1994 - GAA

First edition, published by Wolfhound Press, 1994. Lighht creasing to the dustjacket, small ( and sole) school stamp on inside front blank endpage. No other library marks, no damage noted, a previous...

Michael O'Hehir / My Life and Times (Hardback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so...

Jason O'Toole / Brian Cowen (Large Paperback)

  Meet Ireland's new Taoiseach, Brian Cowen. Despite a high profile at the center of Irish political life for more than twenty years, relatively little is known about our new leader. Just who is...

Judi Curtin / Lily at Lissadell (Large Paperback)

 When Lily is a young teenager, the time comes for her and her friends to leave school and find work; some are emigrating to America, some going to work in shops. Lily is going into service in the...

Christy O'Dwyer - Pobal Ailbhe : Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly - HB - 2008

A history of the historic diocese of Cashel and Emly, most of which is located in Tipperary, but with section sin adjoining counties such as Limerick and Offaly. Comprising 46 parishes, it is home to...

Sportsfile - A Season of Sundays - 2007 - HB - Photography - GAA

The annual GAA photography issue, with the best of sports photography by the talented team at Sportsfile . The 11th year of publication, with Kilkenny deteating Limerick in the hurling final, and...

Mairéad Ní Ghráda - An Triail - PB - BRAND NEW - As Gaeilge

An Triail - The Play Leaving Certificate Irish PlayPublished by An Gum An Triail (The Trial) is a play written by the Irish playwright Mairead Ni Ghrada. The play is written in the Irish...

Áine UÍ Fhoghlú - LabhairAmach.com - PB - BRAND NEW - As Gaeilge

Cailín óg aonarach meánscoile í Ciara Ní Cholmáin a bhfuil an ghráin ag Sandra uirthi; tá Sandra ard agus dathúil le go leor cairde – agus buachaill! – aici. Tá Ciara bhocht ciaptha agus céasta ag...

Eilís Ní Dhuibhne - Hurlamaboc - PB - As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW

Winner of a merit award in the Bisto Children's Book of the Year Award for 2007. Eachtraí triúr deagóirí i mbruachbhaile i mBaile Átha Cliath - Ruan, Emma agus Colm. Comharsana ar comhaois iad ar...

Áine Ní Ghlinn- Daideo - PB - As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW - ( School text )

Winner of the CBI Children's Book of the Year Honour Award for Fiction for 2015. Buachaill ar a theitheadh óna thuismitheoirí. Seanduine ar a theitheadh óna pháistí. Castar ar a chéile iad ar an...

Ógie Ó Ceilleachair - Katfish & Scéalta Eile - PB - BRAND NEW - As Gaeilge - Gearrscéalta do Dhéagóirí

Aoisghrúpa: 13 - 15 bliain d'aois.  Cnuasach gearrscéalta a phléann téamaí shaol an lae inniu, idir shean agus nua: grá agus gruaim, fás agus dreo, titim agus éirí. Leabhar nua ó údar óg a bhain cáil...

Ógie Ó Ceilleachair - Cúpla - PB - BRAND NEW - As Gaeilge - Úrsceal do Dhéagóirí

Cúpla iad Sharon agus Éile agus iad beirt cúig bliana déag d’aois. Cailín ciúin, stuama, staidéarach í Éile atá go maith ar scoil, ach tá Sharon aerach agus fiáin agus bíonn sí ag pleidhcíocht i...

Ralph Riegel / Three Kings - Cork| Kilkenny| Tipperary (Hardback)

 The old rivalries between these three counties are around as long as the GAA itself, and as hard-fought and intensely felt now as any time over the past hundred and twenty years.This book honours...

Richie Sadlier / Recovering (Hardback)

 When a career-ending injury saw former Ireland and Millwall striker Richie Sadlier retire from football at age 24, his life spiraled out of control. Without structure or a sense of purpose, and...

Bernard Share & William Bolger - Irish Lives : Biographies of 50 Famous Irish Men and Women - HB - 1971

Hardcover 2nd edition with dustjacket, published by Allen Figgis , Dublin 1974, text by Bernard Share, artwork and design by William Bolger. Light edgewear to the jacket.  Organised thematically into...

Jamie Heaslip / All In (Hardback)

 Jamie Heaslip is one of the most decorated players in the history of Irish rugby. Over the course of a 13-year career, during which time he amassed 229 appearances for Leinster and 100 international...

Kilmainham Jail Restoration Society - Ghosts of Kilmainham - PB - Booklet (Reprint 1981 - Originally 1963)

A facsimile reprint, 1981 of the slim 1963 56 page booklet issued by the (then) Kilmainham Jail Restoration Committee. Somewhat unbelievably, given the crucial role it played in Irish history, the...

Matt Cooper / The Maximalist : The Rise and Fall of Tony O'Reilly (Hardback)

 An Irish epic, The Maximalist documents in unflinching detail and with great subtlety the meteoric rise and slow unravelling of an Irish icon, Tony O'Reilly, fornmer chairman of Heinz.'Biography of...

Frank Mitchell - The Way That I Followed : A Naturalist's Journey Around Ireland - PB 1990

In The Way That I Followed, (1990)  Frank Mitchell, author of the bestselling Shell Guide to Reading the Irish Landscape sets out to provide a companion volume to Lloyd Prager's most successful book...

Basil J Gilroy - The Nature Diary of an Ulster Schoolboy 1956-1963- PB 1991

Pubished 1991, Greystone Books, this is the nature diary of the author as a young boy - organised by season, from January 1956 to Autumn 1963  ( with gaps in some areas) , from the age of six up to...

Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian - BRAND NEW - PB ( Artemis Fowl Series - Book 8 )

The explosive, emotional, incredible final book in the Artemis Fowl series.IS THIS THE END FOR ARTEMIS FOWL?Opal Koboi is back, and up to no good. A bit of world-domination here, a little light...

Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception - BRAND NEW - PB ( Artemis Fowl Series - Book 4 )

CHILD GENIUS ARTEMIS FOWL IS IN TERRIBLE DANGERHE JUST CAN'T REMEMBER WHY. Opal Koboi is back, and the power-crazed pixie wants revenge. Her to-do list:- Frame Holly Short for murder

George O'Brien - Dancehall Days - HB - 1ST Edition 1988

Dancehall Days brings the narrator to his father’s house in Monkstown, Dublin, to dream of a college education and of twisting the night away. Instead, he experiences the vicissitudes of a beloved...

Michael Curtin - The Self-Made Men - HB - 1ST EDITION - Debut novel - 1980

'Curtin is one of Ireland's best writers.'Roddy Doyle 'Michael Curtin's first and very funny novel gives a good impression of being a free-wheeling, rumbustious shaggy-dog story while actually being...

Peter Costello & Tony Farmar - The Very Heart of the City : The Story of Denis Guiney & Clerys - PB - 1992

For generations, Clery's on O'Connell Street represented the excitement of shopping in the heart of Ireland's capital, having benn founded as one of the first department stores in teh bustling Dublin...

Raymond Smith - Haughey & O'Malley - The Quest For Power - PB - FF & PD's - 1986

Published by journalist Raymond Smith in November 1986, this is the detailed account of the ( final) spit between Des O'Malley and Charles Haughey, and the eventual formation of the Progressive...

Cecelia Ahern- PS I Love You - BRAND NEW - PB

PS I Love You by Cecelia Ahern - The classic Irish novel and global bestseller.  Childhood sweethearts, Holly and Gerry, could finish each other's sentences and no one could ever imagine them...

Eithne Shortall - Grace After Henry - BRAND NEW - PB

Grace After Henry - brand new copy  Grace sees her boyfriend Henry everywhere. In the supermarket, on the street, at the graveyard.Only Henry is dead. He died two months earlier, leaving a huge hole...

Kieran Fagan / The Framing of Harry Gleeson

  In November 1940 the body of Moll McCarthy, an unmarried mother, was found in a field in Tipperary, Ireland. She had been shot. The man who reported the discovery was neighbor Harry Gleeson...

Tony Ward / Twelve Feet Tall

 Tony Ward's story is a tragedy of a sporting career unfulfilled. Hailed by the Irish media as the new George Best of rugby following his pivotal performance in Munster's stunning 12-0 win over the...

Raymond Smith - Charles J Haughey : The Survivor - PB 1983 - Irish Politics 1980's

Published by Aherlow Publishing 1983, this is journalist Raymond Smith's account of the period from 1982 to 1983 in which Irish politics was convulsed by internal divisions in Fianna Fáil, leadership...

John Cooney - The Crozier & the Dáil : Church and State in Ireland 1922-1986 - PB - 1986

John Cooney was religious affairs correspondent with the Irish Times from the 1970's - this is his concise study of the complex role the Church played in first actively influencing the new Irish...