This highly commended pocketable book contains much of the little known about Ireland's great High King, Brian Boru, Emperor of the Irish , who was killed in 1014. Hugh records the Ireland of Brian's youth such as her people, her religious, her lands and trees, even her musical This book delves into...

The second in our People and Places series, after O Brien People and Places, is compiled by family historian, Eamonn Bourke, a leading Irish publisher and antiquarian book expert. With each of the increasing number of editions, he has contributed extra material such as new branch- family trees. This...

Dunne is the name of a Gaelic Midlands clan. Joe Dunne undertook considerable research on these descendants of 2nd century King Cathair Mór. There is information on such bearers of the name as Hollywood's Irene Dunne, author Mary Chavelita Dunne and numerous clerical and military people. Land divisions,...

Marshall MacMahon (1808 1893), onetime President of France, was a member of a major Irish clan from North Munster. Nicknamed The Little Lion , he was considered a dedicated soldier; very military, modest, very brave in war and was responsible for the eventual success of France s North African campaigns....

Reprint of the 1994 edition, featuring 540 pre-20th-century Kerry houses with 300+ drawings by Stephanie Walsh, 20 photos, a detailed map, and an index. Includes a foreword by Prof. Maurice O'Connell.

An updated 'Houses' series edition by Wexford historians, detailing over 1,000 County Wexford houses with line drawings. Perfect for historians, genealogists, and local interest, it features an engaging introduction.

This beautiful book contains over 150 delightful lithographs resulting from the Incumbered Estates Commission and its successor courts established due to property issues following the Great Famine of the 1840s. Dr Lyons highlights the significance of middle-sized houses and other properties in Ireland's...

An orthopaedic surgeon and university lecturer, Joe Kelly has been collecting clan information for years. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of antiquaries of Ireland and of other historical and archaeological societies. This book, is a taste of what he has compiled about more than a thousand years...

This book explores the turbulent lives of clergy and laity in 17th and 18th century Church of Ireland society. Robert Wyse Jackson, a former lawyer and Bishop of Limerick, provides insight with contemporary quotations for a compelling and amusing read.

Dr. Alicia St. Leger's contribution to our series is about this extensive but mainly Co. Cork family. It is said that the legend of Kissing the Blarney Stone is because, when the Chieftain of the time had finished remonstrating with 16th century Queen Elizabeth I, she turned to one of her courtiers and...

This fascinating and profusely illustrated book by Ireland's premier folklorist of her day gives the reader an insight to one of our greatest legendary women, Máire Rua O'Brien (also MacMahon, Neylon and Cooper). This characterful female was tough but Máire MacNeill's scholarly but easily read book endeavours...

One of the most controversial Irishmen ever, Murrough O Brien, 6th Baron and 1st Earl of Inchiquin, descended from High King Brian Boru, lived in turbulent times. In 1543 his forebear, also Murrough and last King of Thomond, had surrendered his crown to England s King Henry VIII. Created 1st Earl of...