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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Launched at Bunratty Castle in Co. Clare, this is one of many books on this Royal Irish family, most members of whom descend from 10/11th century High King Brian Boru. Now in its fourth edition, this popular record by Hugh Weir, himself a descendent of the King (his wife Grania is the daughter of the...

Hugh Weir's O'Connor clan record is a most useful introduction to the several often unrelated and differently spelt bearers of the name. Books have been written especially on the Royal O'Conor family of Connacht, the Midland or Offaly O'Connors whose exploits against the Normans are fascinating, and...

Amongst the famous women of this clan, most members of whom still reside in the north-west of Ireland, were Maria Eva de Duarte, wife of Argentinian President, Juan Peron, and Eva of the Nation, 19th century Irish patriot. The Chieftain, thanks to political dispersion, is Spanish citizen and Lord of...

Hugh Weir, born in 1934, experienced polio, war-torn Britain, an Irish farm-based upbringing, and schooling in Northern Ireland and Britain. He served in the military in the Far and Middle East, worked in London, and engaged in publishing, teaching, and travel. Environmentally and historically involved,...

The O Neills are located throughout the world. Sean O Neill s book is a useful introduction for those who wish to research their roots, which include the Kings of Ireland, Ulster, and Aileach. Many defended their nation by fighting against the English and other invaders. The present Clan Chief, Ua Neil...

This book follows Lombe, born in 1827, who overcame 19th-century hardships to become a prominent doctor, later serving as Master of the Rotunda Hospital and President of the Royal College of Physicians.

This is a limited and numbered edition of George Holmes' Tour of the South of Ireland, published in 1801. The author's travels of 1797 included Cashel, Killaloe, Limerick, Killarney, Cork and Lismore where lived the Duchess of Devonshire to whom he dedicated the book. It is in the form of letters from...