History & Literature

Ware, Sir James. The antiquities and history of Ireland. Five parts in one. First edition in English 1705. engraved frontispiece portrait title pr...

Grose, Francis. The Antiquities of Ireland. Reprint. Wellbrook Press, Kilkenny. 1982. In two volumes, green cloth gilt, in matching slip-case. Fra...

Evans, Thomas Edward. Manuscript Record: Notes of a Cork Huguenot family. From the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes 1685 to 1885, by T.E. Evans, ...

Witherow, Prof. Thomas, Derry and Enniskillen in the year 1689 and W. S. Kerr, Walker of Derry. Derry and Enniskillen in the Year 1689: The Story ...

The Book of Kells, a rare Fine Art Facsimile The Book of Kells Facsimile - Verlag, Luzern, Publishers: The Book of Kells, the most precious illumi...

Persian Style illustrated manuscripts. Three decorated folios (framed). An early 20th century depiction of figures wrestling based on 16th century...

1747 Louth. Warrant for the arrest of Brabazon Eccleston, late Sheriff of County Louth. A one-page manuscript document signed Richard Morgan, J. B...

1763 - 1960 Legal documents A collection of six manuscript legal documents, mostly relating to properties in Ireland, including an 1842 mortgage d...

Borlase, Edmund. The History of the Execrable Irish Rebellion Trac'd from Many Preceding Acts to the Grand Eruption The 23 of October, 1641. And T...

1798 Anti-Union Broadside. A New Song Billy Pitt & the Union. Single sheet with decorative border. The song of twelve, four-line verses. Dated Dec...

Day, Ella B. Mr. Justice Day of Kerry 1745-1841. A Discursive Memoir. Pollard, Exeter, 1938. First Edition. Octavo. Cloth. Very Good Pp. xix, 311....

1783 Two writs concerning ownership of extensive lands in Counties Dublin and Kildare. Each three pages in a strong clerk's hand, on vellum, heade...

Taylor, George and Skinner, Andrew. Maps and Roads of Ireland Surveyed Dublin, 1778. first edition. Royal 8vo. hard cover, Pp. xvi, 288, subscribe...

Twiss, Richard. A Tour in Ireland in 1775 with a View of the Salmon Leap at Ballyshannon. Dublin, Sheppard, Corcoran, Cross, Potts, Chamberlaine, ...

Carloviana, ten issues of the journal of the Old Carlow Society. 1960-1969. Scarce, sought after journals containing scholarly articles on the his...

1800 - 1809 Carlow / Kilkenny, 120 Affidavits naming Plaintiff and Defendant 120 Affidavits signed by the Plaintiffs and the presiding Assistant B...

1801 & 1815 Two witness statements, one signed by Lord Norbury and one by Lord Kilwarden. Two manuscript documents. Lord Kilwarden, Chief Justice ...

1803 (May 11) Letter from Bernard Shaw, Deputy Treasurer of The Irish Academy to Edward Jones Esq. The letter explaining why the rent on Irish Aca...

County of Down Election, 1805: The Patriotic Miscellany: or Mirror of Wit, Genius and Truth, Being a correct Collection of all the publications du...

1810 (12 February). Arrest warrant to detain Owen Connor in Dublin and to present him to the King's Courts in 15 days of Easter. To answer Thomas ...

1812 letter from Viscount Wellington in Spain Single sheet in Wellington's hand My Dear William", referring to a letter "enclosing one from Mr Wil...

1819 (10-31 July) Arthur O'Connor lengthy correspondence with his lawyers over a dispute with his elder brother Roger. This fascinating manuscript...

Early 19th century manuscript treatises on processing sugar. Six manuscript documents in French and English by various authors including M. Derosn...

1828 (29 June) Letter from Robert Peel, Chief Secretary, at Dublin Castle, to Richard Willcocks An interesting letter from the founder of the Iris...

1825 (October 8) Daniel O'Connell, signed legal opinion Headed, With respect to Carrick Castle" in a clear secretarial hand, a two page letter giv...

1826 (18th October) Daniel O'Connell letter referring a young man for a position as a Sub Constable in the Munster Constabulary. Pp2 entirely in O...

1820 (Oct 17) Letter from Daniel O'Connell to his wife. From Derrinane, three page manuscript letter, Addressed to My Darling Love" and describing...

Victorian album of verse and drawings. Small leather bound album, with brass clasp, dated 1894 to 1909, comprising of mainly English verses, drawi...

1866 (May 8) Fenian Raid. Letter from B.F. Morse of Raleigh, N.C. to his friend George B. Dyer, in Eastport, Maine. An eight page handwritten lett...

Two late 19th century scrapbooks. Comprised mainly of newspaper clippings regarding Irish political affairs and Home Rule, from Parnell's United I...

Appeal to the Irish Race - printed document This politcal broadside was published by a prominent committee under the chairmanship of Charles Stewa...

1880s Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union, political pamphlets. A bound collection of circa 200 political pamphlets, handbills and booklets, published...

1880-1913 Illustrated journals reporting on events in Ireland Le Monde Illustre; Burke and Cavendish assasinations; Petit Parisien, Commemoration ...

Late 19th century, Irish immigration and labour in America, a collection of newspapers and periodicals. Including Harper's Weekly, American Agricu...

1880s pair of scrapbooks including some political pamphlets relating to Home Rule for Ireland and related matters. Large album contains news cutti...

1888 threatening letter to Arthur Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland - Good Bye Arty - Death to Balfour!"" Following the assasinations in the Ph...

Circa 1902 - 1961 Photograph album, life of an Anglo-Irish family Oblong Folio. Hard Cover. This album contains 305 photographs relating to an app...

Bairnsfather, Capt. Bruce The Bystanders Fragments from France The Bystander, London. 46 Illustrations. Vol 1. 11th edition, Royal quarto. Origina...

Circa 1914 Photograph album of Captain Mateer, The King's Liverpool Regiment. An album of 82 photographs, mainly taken in Gibraltar. Largely of an...

1919 (14 August). Peace Conference, Versailles. Daily Mail pictorial booklet, dedicated by Sir William Orpen. Pp 68. Includes a handwritten dedica...

1900 (March 10) The United Irishman, bill poster for the weekly newspaper. South Mayo Election, Orange Toleration, The Invasion of France and the ...

1900s to 1950s. A collection of books of political and history interest including With The IRA In The Fight For Freedom and similar. Also includes...

Griffith, Arthur. The Resurrection of Hungary: A Parallel for Ireland. Duffy/Gill/Sealy, Bryers & Walker. Dublin & Belfast, 1904, first edition, y...

1905-28 collection including signatures and letters from Lord Lieutenant and Governor-General of Ireland. Lord Aberdeen & Temair, Lord Lieutenant ...

1909 Defensive Warfare: A Handbook for Irish Nationalists; West Belfast Branch, Sinn Fein, 1909. paper wrappers printed with cartoon The Secret of...

Circa 1912 to 1950s small archive of Ronald Mortished, Civil Servant, Irish Socialist and International Labour Office official. Interesting collec...

Circa 1910 to 1922. A collection of Irish Socialist and Labour movements pamphlets and booklets. (40+) Includes handbills - Socialist Party of Ire...

1913 (June 7) Daily News & Leader billboard poster Another Seizure of Rifles in Ireland"" Poster on yellow paper. 29 x 19in. (73.66 x 48.26c...

1914 Fianna Fail. The Irish Army. A Journal for Militant Ireland. Terence McSwiney's newspaper. Vol. 1, No's. 1 - 11, Cork, 19 September - 5 Decem...

1914 The Rise of the Irish National Volunteer Movement, signed by Owen O'Duffy. An Address delivered in St. Peter's Club, Divis St., Belfast by T....

1914 The Handbook for Irish Volunteers: Simple Lectures on Military Subjects. M.H. Gill & Son, Dublin, 1914, grey/green cloth, 100pp. 5¼ x 4...

1915 The Irish Volunteer, edited by Eoin MacNeill Seven issues. Volume 2, No's. 23, 28, 29, 47, 49, 50, and 51, May, June, October and November 19...

Captain Spindler's German language book Das Geheimnisvolle Schiff" (The Phantom Ship)." First Edition, 1920 in Gothic Script, August Scherl, Berli...

Captain Spindler book: Das Geheimnisvolle Schiff (The Phantom Ship)." 1921 edition, Scherl Berlin, blue cloth gilt, pp 260, signed in blue ink on ...

Captain Karl Spindler. The Mystery Of The Casement Ship, author signed. 1931, Kribe-Verlag, Berlin, green cloth, pp288. Octavo. Signed on frontisp...

Casement's Last Adventure by Captain Robert Monteith, and The Mystery Man of Banna Strand by Florence Monteith Lynch, author signed. Privately pri...

1966 (8 April) Commemoration of the landing of Roger Casement at Banna Strand in 1916. Programme signed by President de Valera. Pp4, quarto, green...

1916 (24 April). THE PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC. An original example of this iconic Irish historical document. An original example of this...

1916 A Half Proclamation. The final two paragraphs and the signatures printed to the lower half of a sheet. Printed by letterpress on poor quality...

1916 (25 April) Irish War News No. 1 Vol. 1 first issue announcing the Rebellion Letterpress, pp4. Much sought after item. Written mainly by P.H. ...