The sub title of the book is Dance Music from the Cork - Kerry Border. Sliabh Luachra, in the heart of Munster, is home to a unique style of traditional Irish music. The great fiddle-player Padraig … [Read more...] about Johnny O’Leary of Sliabh Luachra – edited by Terry Moylan
Kerry Interest
Kenmare – History and Survival by Colum Kenny
The full title of this book is; Kenmare - History and Survival - Fr John O'Sullivan and the Famine Poor. This is the story of a remarkable man’s (Fr John O'Sullivan) efforts to help starving people … [Read more...] about Kenmare – History and Survival by Colum Kenny
Listowel Races by John O’Flaherty
Book no longer available Listowel Races 1858 - 1991 A History was published in 1992. This rare book traces the history of the Listowel Races from it's humble beginning to the fantastic festival it is … [Read more...] about Listowel Races by John O’Flaherty
Aud by Xander Clayton
The German ship Aud was one of the most famous/infamous ships during the Eater Rising in 1916. The name AUD is false. The ship was in fact the English ship s.s.CASTRO but was renamed s.m.s.LIBAU by … [Read more...] about Aud by Xander Clayton
The Lone Seagull by Kate Keane O’Dowd
The Lone Seagull is a memoir by the late Kate Keane O'Dowd about her life in the Kerry Gaeltacht. Kate moved to Dublin and then to America. Kate was born in 1912 in the village of Murioch in the … [Read more...] about The Lone Seagull by Kate Keane O’Dowd
Listowel by Vincent Carmody
The full title of this book is Listowel - Snapshots of an Irish Market Town 185 - 1950. This is a remarkable book. It is full of interesting facts and photographs of Listowel. The book features … [Read more...] about Listowel by Vincent Carmody
Letters from The Great Blasket by Eibhli Ní Shúilleabháin
This selection of Letters from the Great Blasket written by Eibhlís Ní Shúilleabháin to George Chambers in London. The letters cover a period of over twenty years. Eibhlís married Seán Ó … [Read more...] about Letters from The Great Blasket by Eibhli Ní Shúilleabháin
The Kerry Magazine
The Kerry Magazine is an annual publication of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society. It was first published in 1989, when it was primarily intended as a newsletter to keep members abreast … [Read more...] about The Kerry Magazine
Journal of the Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society
We have secured a large supply of the Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society (Cumann SeandAlaiochta is Staire Chiarrai). We even managed to secure the very first edition from 1968. … [Read more...] about Journal of the Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society
North Kerry Camera compiled & edited by Vincent Carmody
This is a book of old photographs of Listowel and its surroundings from 1860 to 1960. This remarkable book has been compiled and edited by Vincent Carmody. As well as great photographs there are … [Read more...] about North Kerry Camera compiled & edited by Vincent Carmody