Recent Arrivals from Coolim Books

Used staple bound book – 1982 – 81 pages – fair condition. Some spotting on cover and early pages. No marks or notes in the interior, good reading copy. Second, hard to find, volume of this Journal, with thirteen articles about the history of the Carbery region in West Cork. Contributors includes James Coombes, Patrick Cleary, Eileen Dineen and Theresa… Read more about this item

Used staple bound book – 1982 – 63 pages – fair condition. Cover and early pages heavily spotted. No marks or notes in the interior, good reading copy. First, hard to find, volume of this Journal, with fourteen articles about the history of the Carbery region of West Cork. Contributors includes James Coombes, Patrick Cleary, C.F.J. McCarthy, Michael O'Connell and… Read more about this item

Used staple bound book – 1985 – 44 pages – very good condition. Text 'No. 2' written in pen on top right of front cover – see image – otherwise a very clean copy of this hard to find publication. Headstone inscriptions from Ballymodan Graveyard, Bandon, Co. Cork.

Used staple bound book – 1985 – 44 pages – very good condition. Headstone inscriptions from Kilbrogan Roman Catholic Graveyard, Bandon, Co. Cork

Staple bound booklet – 104 pages – very good condition. This history of Newmarket in north Cork was published in 1973 as part of the Cork Historical Guides series. It contains a number of black and white images. Note - this a small format booklet (11 cm x 17.5 cm).

Staple bound booklet – 100 pages – very good condition. This history of Bandon in west Cork was published in 1970 as part of the Cork Historical Guides series. It contains a number of black and white images and a section on famous Bandonians. This a small format booklet (11 cm x 17.5 cm).

Used hardcover with dust jacket - 1975 - 286 pages - first edition - good condition. Dust jacket is clipped and has minor tears and marks. Cover is good. Former owner's signature on ffep, otherwise the interior is clean.

User hardcover with dust jacket - 1977 - 175 pages - very good condition. Previous owner's signature on ffep, otherwise a very clean copy. Travel guide of Cork and Kerry in southwest Ireland dating from 1977. Includes 23 black and white photographs.

Used staple bound booklet – 1966 – 68 pages – good condition. Published as part of the Cork Historical Guides series. Contains a number of black and white images and fold out map of the Battle of Kinsale (1601-2) . Note - this a small format booklet (11 cm x 17.5 cm).

Used paperback - 2006 - 256 pages - good condition. Some minor bumps on cover, internally very clean. Richly illustrated throughout with black and white images.

Used hardcover - 1977 - 220 pages - good condition. Minor tears in dust jacket, which is clipped. Cover is good, gold print on spine is bright. FFEP removed, otherwise internally very clean with no marks or notes. Illustrated by numerous black and white photographs.

Used hardcover - 1946 - 204 pages - fair condition - first edition. Number of tears in dust jacket. Cover intact, but has marks and minor tears. Former owner's signature in ffep. Internally very clean, illustrated throughout with drawings by Brigid Ganly RHA.

Used paperback - 1982 reprint of 1981 book - 172 pages - good condition. Some fading on spine, otherwise a very clean copy.

Used paperback - 1985 reprint - 126 pages - good condition. There is damage to the back cover and a signature on the ffep, otherwise in very good condition. This book looks at the origins of Fenianism, some of its dominant personalities - such as James Stephens, John Devoy and Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa - and assesses the movement's place in… Read more about this item

Used paperback - 1980 reprint of 1979 book - 127 pages - good condition. Some minor marks on cover - see images. Internally free of any marks or notes. This book gives a vivid picture of rural life in West Cork in the early 20th century.

Staplebound paperback - 1992 - 24 pages - very good condition. The story of the Penn family of Macroom, Midleton and Pennsylvania.

Staplebound paperback - 1992 - 50 pages - very good condition. Thirteen articles about the town of Macroom.

Staplebound paperback - 1990 - 60 pages - very good condition. Fifteen articles about the town of Macroom.

Paperback - 2011 - 207 pages - Very good condition. The author's experiences as a child in the latter years of World War II in Cork City.

Paperback - 1995 - 124 pages - Very good condition. This book tells the story of 19th century emigration from parishes on the Mizen Peninsula in West Cork to North America, including the ancestors of the famous singer, Bing Crosby.