Item category 1: Local Studies

"The Croppy Boy Walk encompasses Knocknaheeny, Hollyhill (Knocknacullen), Nash's Boreen, Fairhill, Farranree and Churchfield. The walk is enjoyed on a daily basis by local residents. it is the authors' aim to document and preserve our local folklore, sporting life and social history for future ge...

An accessible history of Cork from its beginnings to the present day, following a walking trail highlighting the city's significant events and people.

This publication paints a compelling picture of Ireland during the period 1900-1924 in the context of the parish of Donoughmore, Co. Cork. It explores, examines, and explains how in a remarkable disiplay of perseverance a road to self-government was achieved.

Although Frank O'Connor is known primarily, and rightly, as one of the most accomplished short-story writers in English, he was also an accomplished translator. In the long line of Irish writers given to translating poems written in Irish into poems written in English - a tradition stretching bac...

A monastic outpost in the Celtic Sea, a fortress built to defend an Empire, a prison established to intern a nation; Spike Island has a remarkable 1300-year history. No other place better encapsulates the Irish story. This book tells of religious fervour, frequent rebellion, social endeavour, and...