Books & Magazines
If there's a unique book made available that could be useful to genealogists and researchers then it will be added within this section. Certain books have already been added for general interest purposes, as well as those proving to be an additional source for their Irish history research. If you've published a book in this area of interest or own an Independent bookstore in Ireland then click "Add Link" above to have it featured here.
"King James' Irish Army List", a book, is a singular mass of family history and information illustrating the lineage, honours and achievements of families connected with Ireland by birth, rank, title or alliance which took the author over 50 years to compile.
James Durney chronicles the history of Irish citizens and diaspora in one of the 20th Centuries most brutal wars, the Vietnam War. With first hand accounts of some of the harrowing battles of the war, James has unfurled a fascinating lost history of the Irish.
An excellent general resource site by John Hayes with many databases for Ireland and it's counties.
Irish genealogy information and Irish family crests, along with the complete list of books and guides available to Irish genealogy searchers.
Internet book store located in Phibsboro, Dublin. We have the most comprehensive catalogue of Irish and Celtic books online.
This guide has been prepared primarily as an aid for those who are researching Irish genealogy and local history at the Library of Congress, but it will also be useful for those searching in other large libraries.
Moneygall is the Irish village that captured the hearts of US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle. In May 2007, Barack Obama and Moneygall were underdogs in Ireland. Mr Obama was a barely known African-American senator and Moneygall was a dot on the map along the main road to Limerick.
A free e-book. "The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847" (3rd ed.) (1902) by Rev. John O'Rourke.
This is a weighty 350 page full colour hardback. It features fifty-one locations from twenty-one counties. Each location has six or seven pages packed full of beautiful photographs, with text about the history of the house, its occupants and the reason for its downfall.
Covering topics such as the Poor laws, the Great Famine, fisheries, war, and photography.
Irish Writers Online is a no-frills, basic bio-bibliographical database of Irish writers, and related resources. It is used by students, academics, media and lovers of Irish Literature from more than 170 countries.
History Ireland magazine has now been in production for nearly 17 years. Since 2004 it has been going from strength to strength, with a changeover to a full-colour format, a layout revamp and a move to bi-monthly publication in 2005. Each issue of History Ireland covers a wide variety of topics, from the earliest times to the present day, in an effort to give the reader a sense of the distant past but also to offer a contemporary edge. Every article is illustrated with photographs, maps or paintings to provide a vivid impression of the topic.
Free online book describing the events of the 1798 Rebellion in North Kildare. Extensive resource.
An introduction to Ó Súilleabháin's "Diary of an Irish Countryman", 1827-1835.
3 Nassau Street, Dublin 2: A wide range of books on genealogy and heraldry available by mail order.
This prodigious collection in excess of 15,000 gravestone transcriptions is the outgrowth of a twenty-year labor of love by Mr. and Mrs. Murphy to preserve and record the inscriptions found upon the tombstones of Potato Famine era (1846-1851) Irish immigrants buried throughout the state of Vermont.
Concentrated in Bodleian Library and Corpus Christ College
Irish Roots Magazine aims to empower its readers to trace and embrace their Irish ancestry. Irish Roots Magazine is a powerful resource tool for all those interested in tracing their elusive Irish ancestors. There is something for everyone in our publication from helpful tips to indepth informative articles on how to access and explore the many different research resources available, interviews, letters, news updates, readers success stories and much much more. Irish Roots Magazine is published in March, June, September and December. Irish Roots magazine - celebrating Irish ancestry, heritage, culture and traditions.
The Ulster Historical Foundation is a long-established, highly reputable research and publishing agency. It offers extensive knowledge on the sources available for tracing Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors. Services include online databases of over 2 million records, genealogy and history books, and personal ancestral research.
This site provides a wealth of information on all aspects of tracing your Irish Genealogy, History, Irish Surnames, Irish Coat of arms and the sort of life your Irish roots might have led in Ireland.
Includes research tips, forums, monthly podcasts, Genealogy 101, Cds, blogs and much, much more.
Glencolmcille-based Oideas Gael has started publishing a new on-line magazine, Beo!, an Internet magazine for Irish speakers in Ireland and worldwide. Take heart, all Irish learners-- webmaster of www.beo.ie is Mr Michal Boleslav Michura, a fluent Irish speaker from the Czech Republic.
Cúpla Focal is an Irish language bookshop in Bray with an online shop selling Irish language courses and much more.
Cló lar-Chonnachta publishes books and music in the Irish language. Their web site gives lots of information on their recordings (including many sean-nós albums), and publications of both adult and children's literature. An excellent resource.
West Kerry's Litriocht.com is working to make all books published in or on the Irish language available online. The site looks to be quite well-organised, with a very comprehensive selection on offer, and they've gone to the trouble to provide cover images and a bi-lingual description of each item.
These images appear in the book "Pictures of Irish Life". We've reproduced the Kerry-related images in the book for you here. The book has no date; we estimate it was published c. 1910. The only clue to its age is the last paragraph in the book which says: "That Southern Ireland today enjoys but a mediocre of prosperity is mainly due to the indiffernece and neglect-local and Imperial -of industries and manufactures; and to this may be attributed the excessive emigration. During the season fully two thousand young men and women, mostly from the western and southern agricultural districts, leave Queenstown weekly to supply the labour markets of American cites. In the Munster counties alone, out of a population of 1,015,075, there was a decrease for the last decade (1891-1901), of 98,565."
The population of Ireland is nearly six and a half million people. Historical events in Ireland provided a legacy to the world with nearly 70 million people having Irish ancestry. Of these as many as 35 million Americans and one in five British people are of Irish descent. The Irish Family and Local History Handbook has been created to help people research their Irish ancestry. Adopting the style established over several years The Irish Family and Local History Handbook will provide essential guidance for the beginner as well as the experienced researcher.
A book in .PDF form, written by Fitzpatrick, William John, 1830-1895.
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Publications are available via the School of Celtic Studies. Irish Texts Society Publications are available via their website.
Welcome to our new store! Our focus is to sell books about localities in Ireland. Such books are usually written by local authors, and until now have had very limited distribution. Our goal is to sell “Every Local Book in print†to a global market, and we will be working hard to find more titles in the coming months. If you have any comments or suggestions, or indeed more titles, please feel free to contact us using the button under the categories menu.
Nicholson, Asenath, 1792-1855. Annals of the famine in Ireland, in 1847, 1848, and 1849. E. French, 1851. 336 p.
You can read all about these people in a book entitled "Carlow International Achievers" by Jimmy O'Toole.
Founded in 1984, the Irish Arts Review is dedicated to promoting the work of Irish artists and to celebrating Ireland’s unique visual heritage to our 50,000 readers in 29 countries worldwide.
Film West is an excellent quarterly, a must for anyone with an interest in contemporary Irish cinema.
Irish Roots magazine is dedicated entirely to Irish family history research. Irish Roots magazine aims to empower its readers with the skills and tools necessary to undertake their own ancestral research. Irish Roots magazine is a celebration of Irish ancestry, heritage, culture and traditions.
Hot Press is Ireland's legendary and highly controversial music, pop culture, entertainment, politics, and opinion magazine.
Irish Genealogy Books on each and every county in Ireland, and Classic Histories from the Four Masters, to Keatings History, and Conquest of Ireland. Includes rare works like the Irish Book of Arms and the 'Missouri Irish'. 60 titles published by the Irish Genealogical Foundation.
One of the few reliable sources of information on Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
This is an essential tool for the military or genealogical researcher. These two volumes (plus a supplement) tells you exactly which regiment was posted where from 1640 to 1914.
Irish Echo is the largest circulation Irish American weekly newspaper, with a 50-state subscription base. Founded in 1928, the national tabloid is on newsstands in major American cities every Wednesday.
Gaelic documents from digital collections at Coláiste na Rinne, Mount Melleray Abbey, National Library of Ireland, Royal Irish Academy, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, and National University of Ireland, Galway.
The Directory of Irish Genealogy was first published in hardcopy in 1990, and has appeared on the Internet since 1998.
This webpage indexes over 3,250 free e-Books and e-Journals on the topic of Irish, Irish-American, Irish-Australian and Irish-Canadian Genealogy, all of which can be read online.
The Royal Irish Academy's Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series has published an eBook of confidential correspondence on the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations.
Irish America magazine is the leading national glossy publication of Irish interest in North America.
Current Archaeology (CA) is the UK’s leading (and best-selling) archaeology magazine, established in print in 1967, and established on the web since 1996.
History Ireland magazine has now been in production for nearly 17 years. Since 2004 it has been going from strength to strength, with a changeover to a full-colour format, a layout revamp and a move to bi-monthly publication in 2005.
Irish History Online is an authoritative guide (in progress) to what has been written about Irish history from earliest times to the present. It currently contains over 79,000 bibliographic records (July 2012).
Northern Ireland has no National Library, so NIPR aims to identify, collect and preserve every book, pamphlet, periodical and report published in Northern Ireland since January 2000 and create an accompanying bibliography.
Book excerpts from 'the History of Bandon and the Principal Towns in the West Riding of County Cork'.
Extract from 'My Ireland' written by Kate O'Brien, first published 1962. Out of print. From 'Antrim and Belfast'.
The following are a list of book titles relating to Co. Clare. The topics are varied: history, heritage, geology, language and some tourist guides. Some of these may be easily obtainable, some are rare and out of print. Some are books and some pamphlets.
Each book is listed separately. The titles may be incomplete, but the full title can be obtained by searching the on-line library catalogues of Irish Universities using key words as presented here. With the full title and information on publisher and author, you may then be able to obtain a copy through inter-library loan.
The following are a list of book titles relating to Co. Antrim. The topics are varied: history, heritage, geology, language and some tourist guides. Some of these may be easily obtainable, some are rare and out of print. Some are books and some pamphlets.
The following are a list of book titles relating to Co. Antrim. The topics are varied: history, heritage, genealogy, language and some tourist guides. Some of these may be easily obtainable, some are rare and out of print. Some are books and some pamphlets.