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Dolan, Prayers of an Irish Mother.

Dolan, Prayers of an Irish Mother.

Multinational State-Building. Considering and Continuing the Work of Juan Linz.

[Linz, Multinational State-Building. Considering and Continuing the Work of Juan

Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy.

Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy.

[Cremer jr., Hanky Panky – A Book of conjuring Tricks.

[Cremer jr., Hanky Panky – A Book of conjuring Tricks.

Dickens, Dickens’ London – Essays selected and introduced by Rosalind Vallance.

Dickens, Dickens’ London – Essays selected and introduced by Rosalind Vallance.

Hirshler – Dennis Miller Bunker American Impressionist.

[Bunker, Dennis Miller Bunker American Impressionist.

Reuter – Schelmuffskys wahrhaftige, kuriöse und sehr gefährliche Reisebeschreibung zu Wasser und zu Lande.

Reuter, Schelmuffskys wahrhaftige, kuriöse und sehr gefährliche Reisebeschreibun

West Cork History with Beara, Mizen, Sheeps Head

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[Anonymous]. Guide to Killarney and Glengariff. With a Map and Six Plates. [Anonymous]. Guide to Killarney and Glengariff. With a Map and Six Plates. New Edition, revised and corrected. Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1835. 11 cm x 17 cm. Frontispiece, [4], 130 pages. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with spinelabel and label on frontcover. Some staining to the binding but otherwise firm and with the original endpapers intact. Interior in very good condition besides some pages and illustrations being a little dusty. Few illustrations with faded dampstain. Rare and early publication for the tourist in 19th century Ireland. With name of prewoner in ink on titlepage: “Robert Morrison, Shanakiel, Cork”.

Includes for example the following illustrations:

1. Frontispiece with a steelengraving of Glengariff
2. Map “The Lakes of Killarney″
3. Ross Castle
4. Turk Lake from the ascent to Mangerton
5. The Eagle’s Nest
6. Mac Gilla – Cuddy’s Reeks from Aghadoe
7. Interior of Muckross Abbey

Keywords: Bandon, Bantry, Bantry Bay, Bay of Glena, Glengarriff, Gougane Barry (Gougane Barra), Inisfallen Island, Innisfallen Island, Irish History, Irish Local History, Killarney, Limerick, Ross Island, Rosscarbery, Turk Lake, West Cork

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Tom Barry - The Reality of the Anglo-Irish War, 1920-21, in West Cork: Refutations, Corrections and Comments on Liam Deasy's Barry, Tom. The Reality of the Anglo-Irish War, 1920-21, in West Cork: Refutations, Corrections and Comments on Liam Deasy’s “Towards Ireland Free”. Tralee, Anvil Books, 1974. 19 cm. 59 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper. Extremely scarce publication. Anvil Books.

Keywords: 1910-1921, 1920-1921, Anglo-Irish War, Anglo-Irish War, 1920-1921, Cork (Ireland : County), History, History of Irish Politics, Ireland, Irish Biographies, Irish Biography, Irish History, Irish Political History, Irish Politics, Irish question, Personal observations, War of Independence, 1919-1921, West Cork

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The Briar of Life - [A compelling and exquisitely written account of Protestant family life in early 20th century Cork] Brady, A. J. S. The Briar of Life – [A compelling and exquisitely written account of Protestant family life in early 20th century Cork]. Dublin, Original Writing, 2010. 23 cm. ix, 239 pages with numerous photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Extremely scarce !

Includes for example the following chapters: Ballydehob and Introduction to the Bible / Village Life / Farewell Ballydehob and Arrival at Brinny / Clerical Neighbours / The Death of Little Ashton and Domestic Problems / Cork Grammar School / Macroom / The Black and Tans, The Kilmichael Ambush and its Aftermath / The Burning of the Castle and Michael Collins in Macroom / etc. etc.

Keywords: 20th century, Ballydehob, Cork (County), History, History of Irish Politics, Ireland, Irish Biographies, Irish Biography, Irish History, Irish Political History, Irish Politics, Macroom, Personal narratives, Protestants, War of Independence, 1919-1921, West Cork

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Browne, The Story of the 7th - A concise history of the 7th Battalion Browne, Charlie. The Story of the 7th – A concise history of the 7th Battalion, Cork No.1 Brigade, Irish Republican Army from 1915 to 1921. Ireland, Privately published by the author, 1972. 8°. 88 pages. Softcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of wear. Very rare original edition which was published privately and only in a limited edition. Name of preowner on titlepage.

Includes the chapters: Taking up Arms / Kilmurry and Carrigadrohid / Lissarda / Flying Column 1921 / Coolnacaheragh / Minor Skirmishes / In Enemy Hands / etc.

Keywords: Eire, Irish History, West Cork

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Browne, The Story of the 7th - A concise history of the 7th Battalion Browne, Charlie. The Story of the 7th – A concise history of the 7th Battalion, Cork No.1 Brigade, Irish Republican Army from 1915 to 1921. With a Foreword by Nora Browne. Schull, Schull Books, 2007. 8°. 104 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Signed and inscribed by Rosa Browne.

Keywords: Eire, Irish History, West Cork

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Byrne, The Power of the Dog. Byrne, Donn [Brian Oswald Patrick Donn-Byrne]. The Power of the Dog. No.103 of a Limited Edition of only 516 copies. London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., no year [1929]. Octavo. Portrait-Frontispiece, 473 pages. Hardcover / Original quarter vellum with gilt lettering to spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Private giftinscription on endpaper from 1929: “Eva M. Clarke from O.W.L. – Christmas 1929”. Donn Byrne was owner of Coolmain Castle (near Kilbrittain) until his death in a car accident in 1929.

Donn Byrne (born Brian Oswald Patrick Donn-Byrne) (20 November 1889 – 18 June 1928) was an Irish novelist. He was born in New York City in the United States where, he claimed, his Irish parents were on a business trip at the time, and soon after returned with them to Ireland. He grew up in Camlough, County Armagh, and was equally fluent in Irish and English.
In 1906, when he was 14, Donn-Byrne went to an Irish Volunteer Movement meeting with Bulmer Hobson and Robert Lynd of the London Daily News, where Lynd noticed him, a fair-haired boy, and wrote of his singing. It was through Hobson that Byrne acquired his taste for Irish history and nationalism. (The “taste for nationalism” cited, is contested by Bradley. Many may confuse widespread interest in Irish Language and Byrne’s excellence in the language, his prizes at feiseanna (festivals) with a more revolutionary political movement engaged in by Hobson and other associates). He attended the University of Dublin, beginning in 1907, where he studied Romance languages and saw his own writing published in The National Student, the student magazine. After graduation he continued his studies in Europe, hoping to join the British Foreign Office. It is related that he “turned down his PhD” when he learned that he would have to wear evening clothes to his early morning examinations, which he apparently felt that no true Irish gentleman would ever do. (The latter claim is shown by Bradley to be just one of Byrne’s impossible, if entertaining, fantasies)

He returned to New York in 1911, where he began working first for the publishers of the Catholic Encyclopedia, the New Standard Dictionary, and then the Century Dictionary. In February 1912 his poem “The Piper” appeared in Harper’s magazine. His first short story, “Battle,” sold soon after to Smart Set magazine for $50, appearing in the February 1914 issue. He sold more stories; some of these were anthologised in his first book, Stories Without Women, 1915. He then began working on his first novel, The Stranger’s Banquet (1919). He was a prolific novelist and short story writer from that point on. His novel Field of Honor was published posthumously in 1929. His poems were collected into an anthology and published as Poems (1934).

Despite both his wife’s success as a playwright, and his own increasing popularity as an author, Byrne’s financial straits forced his family to sell their house in Riverside, Connecticut, and return to Ireland. They later purchased Coolmain Castle, near Bandon in County Cork, where Byrne lived until his death in a car accident due to defective steering, in June 1928. A Kilbrittain man Cornelius O’Sullivan who witnessed the incident pulled him from the water and tried to revive him, but to no avail. He is buried in Rathclarin churchyard, near Coolmain Castle. His headstone reads, in Irish and English: “I am in my sleeping and don’t waken me.” (Wikipedia)

Keywords: Coolmain Castle, County Cork, Irish Literature, Irish Local History, Kilbrittain, West Cork

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Carroll, The Castles and Fortified Houses of West Cork Carroll, Michael J. The Castles and Fortified Houses of West Cork. Co. Cork, Bantry Studio Publications, 2001. 4 cm x 22 cm. Folded map of West Cork, 166 pages including Bibliography. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Rare, out of print, excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Includes for example the following essays: Abbeymahon / Aghadown / Ardnagashel / Ballinvard / Barry’s Castle / Burgorm / Carriganass / Cloghan / Cor / Crookhaven / Dunboy / Dunowen / Kilcoe / Leamcon / Lislee / Monteen / Ring / Togher.

″During the Norman conquest of West Cork over 150 castles were built, both by the Normans and by local clan chieftains. This reference book gives details of the history and legends of over 100 of these castles, with an abbreviated history of West Cork during the period 1150 to 1700. ″ (Amazon)

Keywords: Castle, Castles, Irish History, West Cork

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Carroll, The Castles and Fortified Houses of West Cork. Carroll, Michael J. The Castles and Fortified Houses of West Cork. Bantry, Bantry Studio Publications, 2001. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 166 pages including fold-out map. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Some yellowing of page edges. Clean inside with solid binding.

Includes for example the following essays: Abbeymahon / Aghadown / Ardnagashel / Ballinvard / Barry’s Castle / Burgorm / Carriganass / Cloghan / Cor / Crookhaven / Dunboy / Dunowen / Kilcoe / Leamcon / Lislee / Monteen / Ring / Togher.

″During the Norman conquest of West Cork over 150 castles were built, both by the Normans and by local clan chieftains. This reference book gives details of the history and legends of over 100 of these castles, with an abbreviated history of West Cork during the period 1150 to 1700. ″ (Amazon)

Keywords: Irish Castles, Irish History, Irish Interest, Irish Local History, West Cork

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[Clonakilty]. Clonailty and District 1916 [Memorial publication on the anniversary of the 1916 Rising]. [Clonakilty]. Clonakilty and District 1916 [Memorial publication on the anniversary of the 1916 Rising]. Cork, Lee Press, 1966. Octavo. 10 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Keywords: 1916 Rebellion, 1916 Rising, Clonakilty, Easter Rising, Easter Rising, 1916, West Cork

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[Clonakilty / Castle Freke / Castllefreke] Souvenir Views of Clonakilty - [Clonakilty / Castle Freke / Castllefreke] Souvenir Views of Clonakilty – Duplex Souvenir Album containing ten Views of Clonakilty and surroundings, including Castle Freke, Cradle Rock, Rosscarbery Convent – The Postcard-Views in “Rich sepia Photogravure detachable for use as postcards, with miniature view of each picture for future reference”. First Edition. Clonakilty, J.E.Spiller & Co., no year [c.1915]. Oblong slim-octavo. 10 sheets, perforated with miniature view. Original, printed softcover. Tiny faded dampstain to rear. Otherwise in unused, very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Extremely scarce with the spectacular views of this rural area and the surroundings.

Includes the following views: Clonakilty Mill Street / Clonakilty Main Street / Rosscarbery Convent / Clonakilty Sovereign Street / Clonakilty Kilgarriff Church / Clonakilty Virgin Mary’s Bank & Outer Bay / Cradle Rock, near Castlefreke, Clonakilty/ Castle Freke – Clonakilty / Clonakilty General View / Clonakilty R.C. Church //

Keywords: Castle Freke, Castlefreke, Clonakilty, Historical Postcard, Photograph, Photographs, Photography, Rosscarbery, West Cork

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