Ó Móráin, Padraig.

Annála Beaga Pharáiste Bhuiréis Umhaill. A short Account of the History of Burrishoole Parish.

First Edition. Westport, Berrys, 1957. 18 x 12 cm. 160 pages. With B&W Plates and a folding map in the back of the book. Quarter black morroco over cloth covered boards. Spine label with gilt title. Raised bands and gilt decorations. Very good condition. Some mild wear to boards (see images). Edges dust dulled. A very nice copy, complete with the large folding map in a nice solid binding.

Howard, John Eliot.

“The Island of Saints;” or, Ireland in 1855.

First Edition. London, Seeleys, 1855. 16 x 10 cm. xxiv, 276 pages. With 10 (out of 11) Lithotint Plates and three woodcut Illustrations. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Elaborate blind decorations to boards and spine (see images). Very good condition. Binding with minor shelf wear. Spine faded into brown. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small Ex Libris on front paste down. Inscription on front free end paper reads : ‘From the Author Sept. 1855’. A few neat annotations. A very nice copy.

Anon. [Otway, Caesar].

A Tour in Connaught: Comprising Sketches of Clonmacnoise, Joyce Country, and Achill. By the Author of “Sketches in Ireland”. With Illustrations engraved on Wood.

First Edition. Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1839. 16 x 10 cm. xi, 442 pages. Complete with eight Illustrations, as listed. Later quarter green morroco over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very cood condition. Minor shelf wear. Mild staining to bottom of spine and rear board (see images). Edges age darkened. Some of the Plates age darkened and damp stained. Name of the Author inscribed twice, but most likely not by the Author, as the name is misspelled.

Knox, Hubert Thomas.

The History of the County of Mayo to the Close of the Sixteenth Century.

First Edition. Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1908. 24 x 15 cm. xvi, (2), 451 pages. With two Plates and two small Maps. Missing the large Map of County Mayo at the end of the book. Original brown cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Good condition only, due to lack of large map. Binding worn, frayed edges. Joints and hinges started to crack (see images). The book is full of annotations and underlining (see images). A very good reading copy or candidate for rebinding.

Healy, Most Rev. John.

Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum. or, Ireland’s Ancient Schools and Scholars.

Sixth Edition. Dublin et al, Sealy, Bryers & Walking et al, 1912. 20 x 14 cm. xviii, 651 pages. With folding map. Original cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner and blind stamp on title page.

O’Connor.

Chronicles of Eri; Being the History of the Gaal Sciot Iber: or, The Irish People; Translated from the original Manuscripts in the Phoenician Dialect of the Scythian Language.

First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1822. 23 x 14 cm. Vol1: ccclxii, ii, 91 pages, with a frontispiece and four folding maps. / Vol.2: Coloured folding frontispiece, folding map of Eri, 509 pages with one folding plate. All maps and plates listed are present in both volumes. Contemporary fine red morroco. Gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with minor material losses to spine ends and corners. Joints weak, but bindings remain sound. Ex Libris ( ‘Ursuline Convent St. Joseph’s Sligo’) on front paste downs of both volumes. Various inscriptions on first blank pages of volume 1. Library stamp (‘Tullabeg College’) on both title pages. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two small paper stickers on spines. Overall a very nice set.

Dillon, T.G.

Notes on Crouchan Ai & Carnfree. Co. Roscommon.

Dublin, Alex. Thom and Iona Works, Glasnevin, [1924]. Eight text pages and a folding Map. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Original metal staples missing. Wrapper lose. Internally bright and clean.

Henry, Francoise.

Remains of the Early Christian Period on Inishkea North, Co. Mayo. Reprinted from the Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Vol. LXXV. Part III.

Dublin, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1945. Pages 127 to 155 with numerous Plates, a folding Plate and Illustrations in text. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. A clean and bright copy.

Tracey, Tom / Walsh, Michael / O’Malley, Eileen et al.

Killawalla. The Road to Our Hearts.

Castlebar, Cashin Printers, ND [1999]. 29 x 21 cm. 160 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original stiff paper boards. Paperback – soft covers. Very good condition. Some shelfwear and dust dulling.

Gougaud, Dom Louis.

Gaelic Pioneers of Christianity. The Work and Influence of Irish Monks and Saints in Continental Europe (VI th – XII th Cent.). Translated from the French by Victor Collins. With a Preface by Father Augustine, O.S.F.C.

First Edition. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, Ltd., 1923. 19 x 13 cm. xxiii, 166 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in fair dust jacket. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket with significant losses to spine. Internally clean.