Culture/Politics - Fiction/Poetry - History/Society - Special Interest - Sports & Leisure

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Culture/Politics

They will remember him forever - Jim Holohan
A detailed account of the life of Fr. James Russell of Kilcommon and the miracles attributed to him.......more
PRICE: IRP£ 12.99 hbk PUBLISHER: J. Holohan
 
God be with the Chimneys of Cappa - Bob Conway
Conjures up images of another time. A magical mix of fair days, tailors, beggars, missions and wakes.....more
PRICE: IRP£ 8.99 pbk PUBLISHER: Central Press
 
My Clonmel Scrapbook - James White
Famous trials, Romances, Sketches, stories and ballads......more
PRICE: IRP£ 19.95 hbk PUBLISHER: Tentmaker Publications
 
Burning of Bridget Cleary - Angela Bourke
Records in meticulous detail the events of 1895 in Drangan when Bridget Cleary
was burned to death by her husband who believed she had been "taken by the fairies"........more
PRICE: IRP£ 12.00 pbk PUBLISHER: Pimlico ‘99

Two Tipperarys - Donal A. Murphy
The national and local politics, devolution and self determination of the unique 1838 division into two ridings , and its aftermath......more
PRICE: IRP£ 9.99 pbk PUBLISHER: Relay Publications ‘99

Prince of Swindlers - John Sadleir M.P. 1813-1856 - James O' Shea
This is the extraordinary story of the rise and fall of MP, speculator, and swindler John Sadleir........more
PRICE: IRP£ 25.00 PUBLISHER: Geography Publications

Blazing Tar Barrels & Standing Orders - Donal Murphy
Gives detailed accounts of North Tipperary’s First and district Councils 1899-1902......more
PRICE: IRP£ 5.99 pbk PUBLISHER: Relay Publications ‘99
 

Clonmel 1840-1900 - Anatomy of an Irish Town - Sean O' Donnell
Detailed collection on the history and politics of Clonmel during the period 1840-1890.......more
PRICE IRP£:25:00 hbk PUBLISHER: Geography Publications

Growing up in carefree days - Pat Slattery
In this charming book the author reminisces on a carefree and happy
childhood in the unique environment of the traditional Irish countryside in South Tipperary......more
PRICE: IRP£ 8.99 pbk PUBLISHER: Rose Press

Full Tide - a miscellany - Michael Coady
Thirty-seven prose pieces, 5 poems (not in previous collections), and
35 illustrations together make a rich miscellany........more
PRICE: IRP£9.95 PUBLISHER: Relay

 


Fiction/Poetry

Weather Permitting- Denis O' Driscoll
Dennis O'Driscoll's fifth collection contains poems in which his cool
and unflinching vision lends a pungent originality treatment of love and death.....more
PRICE: IRP£7.95 PUBLISHER: Anvil

Melody for Nora - Mark O’ Sullivan
Winner of the Bisto Book of the year, this is the story of one girl's story during the Irish Civil War.......more
PRICE: IRP£ 3.99 PUBLISHER: Wolfhound Press ‘94

Derrycloney - Tom Phelan

At the heart of this wonderfully humourous novel lies Derrycloney Lane
, where Kate Galnvil tries to keep the peace.........more
PRICE: IRP£8.99 PUBLISHER: Brandon

Waiting for the Beasts - Una Crowe

The sensibility behind these poems is deeply feminine, the
voice by turns tender, daring, adventurous and unafraid of and directness.....more
PRICE: IRP£5.99

The Whitest Flower - Brendan Graham
The Inspiring story of a country, its burdens, and one
woman's struggle for family and for survival......more

PRICE: IRP£6.99 PUBLISHER:

Soul Bearing - Patrick Burke
Soul Bearing is a collection of poems remarkable for the range of emotions
and issues which it manages to encompass........more

PRICE: IRP£4.99 PUBLISHER: Minvera Press (London)

Treasures to Share - Gerard Ryan
The Collected Poems of Gerard Ryan.......more
PRICE:IRP£7:00 PUBLISHER: JAG Publishing

Mikey - Oliver Murray
Novel set on the suirs of Lough Derg in north Tipperary.......more
PRICE: IRP£ 8.95 hbk PUBLISHER: Parkmore Press

Wash Basin Street Blues - Mark O’ Sullivan
On its own or as a sequel to the highly acclaimed Melody for Nora,
Wash Basin Street Blues is a chilling, action packed read........more
PRICE: IRP£3.99 PUBLISHER: Wolfhound Press ‘95

More Than A Match - Mark O’ Sullivan
Across barriers of hate and suspicion, a fraught
journey to friendship and joy between two competitors in tennis camp........more
PRICE: IRP£ 3.99 PUBLISHER: Wolfhound Press ‘96

Anne Haverty - The Beauty of the Moon
Anne Haverty's first collection of poetry is infused with the yearning
and disillusion that we associate with the fin de siècle...........more.

PRICE: IRP£9.60 PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus, Random House

Angels Without Wings - Mark O’ Sullivan
A gripping thriller from a master of suspense.........more
PRICE: IRP£ 3.99 PUBLISHER: Wolfhound Press ‘97

Landscape with Cracked Sheep - Mary Arrigan
A dramatic late-night encounter in the wilds of Galway......more
PRICE: IRP£ 3.95 PUBLISHER: Childrens Press ‘96

Meitheals & Meanderings - Siobhan de Buitleir
Beautifully written memories of childhood in the 1920’s......more.
PRICE: IRP£ 6.95 pbk PUBLISHER: Relay Publications ‘99

Searching for the Green - Mary Arrigan
The taut and exciting story of rebellious and intriguing
Dorcas and how she learns to survive in a world where there are no rules......more
PRICE: IRP£ 4.99 PUBLISHER: Attic Press ‘95

A Bluebell in a Quarry - John Mary Meagher
A novel about growing up in Thurles in the 1950’s.......more
PRICE: IRP£ 8.00 pbk

Anners Bright Stream & Other Poems - John Cantwell
John Cantwell, Market Hill, Fethard, 1870-1898.........more
PRICE: IRP£ 5.00 pbk PUBLISHER: Litho Press

 


History/Society
 

Proceed to Banteer - Jerry Healy
Chronicle of local events during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. This
book also portrays the local, national and international athletic scene of the time......more

PRICE: IRP£ 6.95 pbk PUBLISHER: Jerimiah Healy

Newport, Co. Tipperary - William J. Hayes
The town, its courts and its goals......more
PRICE: IRP£ 5.00 pbk PUBLISHER: Lisheen Publications’99

Murder at Marlhill - Marcus Bourke
The true account of the murder of Mary McCarthy and the trail and subsequent hanging of
Harry Gleeson who was charged with her murder despite widespread belief that he was framed......more
PRICE: IRP£ 6.95 pbk PUBLISHER: Geography Publications

The Irish Kennedys - Brian Patrick Kennedy
The Irish Kennedys held their ancestral land in Tipperary for hundreds
of years while a succession of English conquerors tried to take it from them......more
PRICE: IRP£ 10.95 pbk PUBLISHER: Gaeltachta Publications

Kilcash 1190-1801 - John Flood and Phil Flood
Detailed History of Kilcash, Co. Tipperary..........more

PRICE IRP£ 9.00 PUBLISHER: Geography Publications

Maurice Davin - First President of the GAA - Seamus O Riain
A chronicle of the life and times of one of the founders of the Gaelic Athletic Association.......more

PRICE: IRP£ 11.99 pbk PUBLISHER: Geography Publications

Biographical Dictionary of Tipperary - Martin O’ Dwyer
Comprehensive biographies, both past and present, of key Tipperary figures.....more
PRICE: IRP£ 13.95 pbk PUBLISHER: Folk Village ‘99

The GAA - A History - Marcus de Burca
This revised and updated edition brings the story of the GAA to the end of the century and
covers the changes and challenges faced by the Association in the 1980s and 1990s...........more

PRICE: IRP£ 19.99 pbk PUBLISHER: Wolfhound

Cistercian Abbeys of Tipperary - Colmcille O Conbhuide OCSO
History of the Cistercian Abbeys in Co. Tipperary, including Holycross Abbey and Roscrea......more
PRICE: IRP£ 14.95 pbk PUBLISHER: Four Courts Press ‘99

Famine in the Tipperary /Kilkenny Region
History of the Callan workhouse and Poor Law Union, 1845-1852......more
PRICE: IRP£ 7.95 pbk PUBLISHER: Callan Heritage Society

Boherlahan-Dualla Historcial Journal
Collection of historical articles.......more
PRICE: IRP£6.50 PUBLISHER: Boherlahan-Dualla Historcial Society

Tipperary Historical Journals 1991-’99 - Tipp. Historical Society
Collection of essays on the history of Tipperary........more
PRICE: IRP£ 12.00 (each) pbk PUBLISHER:Tipp. Historical Society

Richard Mulcahy 1886-1971 A Family Memoir - Risteard Mulcahy
Biography of Richard Mulcahy, wrtitten by his son Risteard Mulcahy......more
PRICE: IRP£ 15.00 pbk PUBLISHER:Aurelian Press ‘99
 

 


 

Special Interest
 
Memories of Scoil Ailbhe 1949-1999 - Scoil Ailbhe C.B.S
Fifty years of Scoil Ailbhe C.B.S. (Primary), Thurles.....more
PRICE: IRP£ 7.50 pbk PUBLISHER: Scoil Ailbhe C.B.S.

An Linn Bhui
Iris Ghaeltacht na nDeise - Uimhir 3.......more

Thurles - Guide to the Cathedral Town - William J. Hayes
Guide to the towns history & sites of interest......more
PRICE: IRP£ 3.50 pbk PUBLISHER: Lisheen Publications‘99

Century of Co- Operative Endeavor 1898-1998 - Raymond Smith
This is the absorbing story of the centenary Co-Opertaive Creamery Society Ltd. which has its
base at Ballyduff, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. The year 1998 marked the 100th anniversary of its foundation......more
PRICE: IRP£ 5.00 pbk PUBLISHER: Mount Cross
 
Moyne Athletic Club 50 Years of Athletics 1948-1998 - Paddy Doyle
Chronicle of the fifty years of Moyne Athletic Club, including photos and illustrations.....more
PRICE: IRP£ 7.95 pbk PUBLISHER: Moyne Athletic

 
 


Sports & Leisure

Babs, the Michael Keating Story - Michael "Babs" Keating with Donal Keenan
The hurler, gaelic footballer, gambler, golfer, confidante to the
sporting superstars, and family man tells his remarkable story...........more.

PRICE: IRP£ 9.99 pbk PUBLISHER: Esso

The Wolfhound Guide to Hurling - Brendan Fullam
Guides to the origins and evolution of this much-loved game........more

PRICE: IRP£ 4.99 pbk PUBLISHER:Wolfhound

Hurling Giants - Brendan Fullam
Packed with interviews, photographs, team choices, autographs, statistics and text by the players themselves......more

PRICE: IRP£ 9.99 pbk PUBLISHER:Wolfhound

Giants of the Ash - Brendan Fullam
A magnificent record of the game of hurling through the thoughts
and memories of the people who played it at the highest levels through the century.......more

PRICE: IRP£ 8.99 pbk PUBLISHER: Wolfhound

Vincent O’ Brien Man & Legend - Raymond Smith
New, in-depth assessment of "The World’s Greatest Trainer".......more
PRICE: IRP£ 9.95 pbk PUBLISHER: Sporting Books Publ.