Kilbrittain Journals from Coolim Books

Volume 7 of Journal of the Kilbrittain Historical Society. Items in this volume encompass a diverse range of interesting topics, such as; the second part of the history of the Leabhar Mac Carthaigh Riabbach (also known as The Book of Lismore), the son of a Kilbrittain emigrant who became John F. Kennedy's election agent and was a central figure in… Read more about this item

This is the sixth edition of the Journal of the Kilbrittain Historical Society. This includes a special section on the War of Independence in Kilbrittain. It also includes aricles on the Book of Lismore, the ESB and rural electrification, a story of humanity across enemy lines during World War 1, and an interesting article about a police killing of a… Read more about this item

This is the fifth volume of the Journal of the Kilbrittain Historical Society. It incudes articles about local Volunteer Charlie Hurley, Garretstown House, the making of the RTE documentary 'The Brigade', the adventures of Irishmen in the American Wild West, a warm hearted account of horse drawn caravanning in Kilbrittain with contributions from Meave Binchy, personal memories from the early… Read more about this item

This is the fourth volume of the Journal of the Kilbrittain Historical Society. It includes articles on Coolmain Castle, Brehon Law, local evictions during the Land League, the first part of a three part article on IRA commander Charlie Hurley, the killing of RIC man Constable Bolger, several articles on the War of Independence written by direct participants, ecclesiastical history,… Read more about this item