This book is a tribute to Old Cork City life and traditions. The denizens of Old Cork stand out from the crowd and speak their minds. In the span of three years, Michael Verdon interviewed dozens … [Read more...] about Shawlies Echo Boys The Marsh & The Lanes by Michael Verdon
Cork Interest
Millstreet’s Green and Gold by Jim Cronin
Millstreet's Green and Gold charts the history of Milstreet GAA from inception in 1887 or 188 up to 1983. This book was published in 1983. The book is a great record of the life and lore of this … [Read more...] about Millstreet’s Green and Gold by Jim Cronin
Bowen’s Court by Elizabeth Bowen
Bowen's Court describes the history of one Anglo-Irish family in County Cork from the Cromwellian settlement. The Bowen family lived at the Court until 1959when Elizabeth Bowen was forced to sell the … [Read more...] about Bowen’s Court by Elizabeth Bowen
Voices from the Great Houses – Cork and Kerry by Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe
A rare glimpse of life in Ireland's big houses. For the first time the families still living in and descendants of families that once lived in these houses speak about the ups and downs of life in … [Read more...] about Voices from the Great Houses – Cork and Kerry by Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe
Towards Ireland Free and Brother against Brother by Liam Deasy
Towards Ireland Free is the story of one of the leaders of the War of Independence. In this account of the War of Independence in West Cork, he vividly recreates the tense and hope-filled atmosphere … [Read more...] about Towards Ireland Free and Brother against Brother by Liam Deasy
Crisis and Comeback Cork in the Eighties by Michael Moynihan
How does a city survive its worst recession in living memory? Cork entered the 1980s with swagger. The 1970s had been dominated nationally by the city's favourite son, Jack Lynch, who was Taoiseach … [Read more...] about Crisis and Comeback Cork in the Eighties by Michael Moynihan
Kinsale, The Spanish Intervention in Ireland at the End of the Elizabethan Wars
The occupation of the Irish port of Kinsale by a Spanish force in 1601 and its surrender to an English army early in 1602 is an event of both European and Irish significance. This work, based mainly … [Read more...] about Kinsale, The Spanish Intervention in Ireland at the End of the Elizabethan Wars
It Might Have Been But Yesterday – Compiled by Denis Cotter
It Might Have Been But Yesterday is described as A Bantry Anthology. The book was published in 2000. The proceeds of the sale of the book in aid of The Bantry General Hospital. There are many … [Read more...] about It Might Have Been But Yesterday – Compiled by Denis Cotter
Sliabh Luachra – Journal of Cumann Luachra
We have two editions of Sliabh Luchra. This is the Journal of Cumann Luachra. The editions are June 1978 December 1993 Both books are full of interesting articles about Sliabh Luachra … [Read more...] about Sliabh Luachra – Journal of Cumann Luachra