Arrested for treason against the British Crown and deported to the penal colonies of Australia, the Irish revolutionary John Boyle O’Reilly managed to escape to the United States. Within a few … [Read more...] about The Dramatic Escape of Fenian John Boyle O’Reilly
Irish History
Who’s Who in Ireland edited by Maureen Cairnduff
This was the first directory of its kind to be published in Ireland. The book incorporates 1,000 people who were playing a prominent role in Irish life at the time of publication, in 1984. There is … [Read more...] about Who’s Who in Ireland edited by Maureen Cairnduff
Tomás MacCurtain by Florence O’Donoghue
The sub title of the book is Soldier and Patriot. This is a scarce Anvil paperback on Tomás MacCurtain, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork. He was shot dead in front of his family in March 1920 by … [Read more...] about Tomás MacCurtain by Florence O’Donoghue
Poor Scholar by Benedict Kiely
In 1948 Benedict Kiely published Poor Scholar. This is a critical study of the life and works of William Carleton. W B Yeats described Carleton "the greatest novelist of Ireland by right of the … [Read more...] about Poor Scholar by Benedict Kiely
The Monaghan Story by Fr Peadar Livingstone
This is perhaps the greatest history of Monaghan ever written. The book was written by Fr. Peadar Livingstone. It is a massive work of scholarship at 693 pages. The Monaghan Story. This is a first … [Read more...] about The Monaghan Story by Fr Peadar Livingstone
Dublin’s Fighting Story 1916 – 1921
Major Haig ordered them to 'prepare to fire', whereupon they the fired indiscriminately, point blank, at the people in the street. Four people were killed and thirty-seven wounded. All Ireland seethed … [Read more...] about Dublin’s Fighting Story 1916 – 1921
My Fight for Irish Freedom by Dan Breen
In 1919 a group of young men barely out of their teens, poorly armed, with no money and little training, renewed the fight, begun in 1916, to drive the British out of Ireland. Dan Breen was to become … [Read more...] about My Fight for Irish Freedom by Dan Breen
The Irish Famine by Pierce Feirtear & Gail Seekamp
In 1845 there were eight million people living in Ireland. Many of these people were living almost entirely on potatoes. Then the potatoe blight came. The potatoes rotten in the ground. Over the … [Read more...] about The Irish Famine by Pierce Feirtear & Gail Seekamp
The Great Irish Famine (The Thomas Davis Lecture Series)
This book contains the most wide-ranging series of essays ever published on the Great Irish Famine. Leading historians, economists and geographers from Ireland, Britain and America have put … [Read more...] about The Great Irish Famine (The Thomas Davis Lecture Series)
Vintage Anvil Books for Christmas
Anvil Books were published by The Kerryman newspaper. The printing took place on Rock Street, about 200 yards from our shop. Anvil Books are no longer published in Tralee. We carry a large stock of … [Read more...] about Vintage Anvil Books for Christmas