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There's something wild and spiritual in the Irish psyche that creates literary geniuses. Every Irish tale is a work of art; the writer is an artist, a craftsman - or craftswoman; the blank page is his easel, and words ...the colours and paints.  The truth is always evident in spite of the Irish past-time of playing with non-truth. (Hamilton  1957)
 

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The discerning book collector can do no better than searching for Irish rare books online.  Here you see but a sample of the companies and book shops offering their services. Irish Rare books and antiquarian books can be bought in many ways: at book fairs, in specialist book shops, in second hand book shops, online auction sites.  Many Irish Book shops now have state of the art websites with searchable catalogues and ordering facilities.

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You probably won't find the 'Book of Kells' online, but you can find treasures of Irish Literature, books of Irish poetry, Irish History books, Travel books on Ireland, Irish Children's Books, Irish Collectors books, and books of general Irish interest. Some of Irelands leading Auctions houses are also worth a look as they sometimes have specialist auctions dealing in Irish books and art.

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Below is a selection of books from my own collection which I have decided to sell. 
PB = Paperbabck. HB = Hardback.   Without dust jackets unless specified.
Postage and packing  will be at cost.  Contact ed @ ballybegvillage.com

 
My Clonmel Scrap Book - County Tipperary - Famous Trials, Romances, Sketches, Stories, ballads, etc.
James white. Inscribed 'with the Compilers Compliments.'
First edition - second printing. Downey and Company Waterford.1907 HB
75 euros  
Father John Kenyon -A Patriot Priest of Forty-Eight. L. Fogarty, M.A.
Beautiful condition. First edition
A collection of John Kenyon's writings and biography. Fr. Kenyon was Parish Priest of Templederry in the 1840s. He was an active Young Irelander.  HB 35 euros
 
 The Course of Irish History. Edited by: T.W. Moody and F.X. Martin
Mercier Press, Cork. 1967. Inscription inside (not by author) PB. 15 euros
 Illustrated Irish History. Over 200 illustrations - many in colour. 2005
Seamas Mac Annaidh. If you only buy one Irish History book for your family, this is the one to buy. 10 Euros HB
 John L. Stoddard's Lectures. Ireland 1, Ireland 2, Denmark, mcmii, Boston. Spine needs repair, Superb illustrations, 15 euros. Hard Back, 336 pages
 Emigrants from Ireland 1847-1852 - State Aided Emigration Schemes from Crown Estates in Ireland. Eilish Ellis. Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore, 1983. PB. 68 pages. (A few lines of text highlighted.) 10 euros
 The Great Famine, Studies in Irish History. R.Dudley Edwards - T.Desmond Williams. Editors. mcmxciv PB. 516 pages. 25 euros.
 Sources for the History of Landed Estates in Ireland. Terence Dooley. Edited by MaryAnn Lyons. Irish Academic Press (Maynooth research guide) PB 10 euros. 75 pages 
Landlords and Tenants in Ireland 1848-1904. W.E. Vaughan 1994. (Some lines highlighted) (Studies in Irish Economic and Social History) PB. 50 pages 10 euros 
'A History of Medieval Europe - From Constantine to Saint Louis' RHC Davis. Second edition 1988. PB. 15 euros
The Great Irish Potato Famine. James S. Donnelly Jun. (Sutton Publishing. 2001) 35 euros. (reduced to 15 euros (Slight puppy teeth damage to one corner) Hard Back (three or four marks on two pages.)
The Bell (Literary Magazine) Edited by Sean O'Faolain. Sept. 1944
Scarce item. 50 Pages. 15 euros
The Great Irish Famine, Cormac O'Grada. Gill and MacMillan, 1989. (4 or 5 lines highlighted) PB. 80 pages. 12 euros
Famine, Land and Politics. British Government and Irish Society 1843 - 50. Peter Gray. Irish Academic Press. (Highly Sought-After Book) PB. 25 euros. 384 pages
Social Life in Ireland, 1800 - 1845. Edited by R.B. McDowell, 1957. 124 pages. PB 10 euros
Sraith na banban - An Fóghmhar buidhe. seamas O Duirinne do chuir le Chéile. 10 euros (used School-book in Irish. Old Irish spellings.) edited by An Seabhac. Needs careful handling.
The Great Hunger, Ireland 1845-1849. Cecil Woodham Smith. Penguin. PB. 510 pages. 10 euros
Politics and Society in Athlone, 1830 -1885, A Rotten Borough. Jim Lenehan. Maynooth Studies. ( A few lines highlighted). 1999. PB 64 pages. 12 euros
Falling Into Wretchedness, Ferbane in the Late 1830s. Helen Sheil, Maynooth Studies. 1998. PB 64 pages. 12 euros
Drogheda before the Famine. Ned McHugh. Maynooth Studies. PB. 1998. 76 pages. 12 euros.
The Marian Readers - Senior English. (used English school reader. Dublin 1954.) Some child's writing on book. 10 euros. 189 pages
Praeterita. John Ruskin. Introduction by Kenneth Clark. 1949 Hard Back.
(ex Libris Edward Sackville West) 20 euros
History of Aviation in Ireland. Liam Byrne. (Blackwater Press, 1980) Hardback, 156 pages. (From First balloon Ascents to present day.)
30 euros
This Great Calamity - The Irish Famine 1845-1852. Christine Kinealy. 1994. 450 pages. 20 euros.
Star of the Sea. Joseph O'Connor. PB. 2002. 410 pages. 8 euros
William Wallace - The True Story of Braveheart, Chris Brown. 2005. PB. 287 pages. 20 euros.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-69. (Everybody's Pepys) abridged and edited with 60 illustrations. 1926. London. HB. 570 pages. 15 euros
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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