Thomás Flynn, Thomas J. Devine (1862 -1941), and The Election of the Snows: The North Roscommon By-Election of 1917 Published by the author; copes from Trinity Books, Carrick-on-Shannon and The Reading Room, Carrick-on-Shannon, €12. For further information: ring 086 067 5283 On February 6, the result of the North Roscommon Bye-Election of 1917 was announced…
Markievicz: A Most Outrageous Rebel by Lindie Naughton (Merrion Press, €19.99 pb / €65hb ) This is a comprehensive account of the many lives of Constance Gore-Booth also known as Countess Markievicz, the defiant aristocratic hero of the poor of Dublin. She was born in London on February 4, 1868. Her father Sir Henry Gore-Booth…
Friend of the Poor. Mary Aikenhead: Woman of Vision, Commitment and Inspiration by Rosaleen Crossan (Columba Press, €12.99) Pope Francis declared Mary Aikenhead to be Venerable on March 18, 2015. This is the first step towards canonisation. It was a much deserved accolade. Mary was born in Cork on January 19, 1787. Her father, David…
The Nugents of Westmeath & Queen Elizabeth’s Irish Primer by Denis Casey (Four Courts Press, €9.95) The Nugent family trace their beginning to Gilbert de Nugent of Normandy, the 1st Baron of Delvin, who arrived in Ireland in the 12th Century. By the middle of the 16th Century they were well and truly Anglo-Irish. At…
J. Anthony Gaughan Walter Carpenter: A Revolutionary Life by Ellen Galvin RSC (East Wall History Group, €5, or a donation to Cycle for Suicide charity; contact East Wall History Group at eastwallhistory@gmail.com) This little biography of Walter Carpenter is an authentic expression of Pietas. Written by a granddaughter, a retired nun based in Dublin, it…
Voices from the Easter Rising, Ruán O’Donnell and Mícheál Ó hAodha (Merrion Press 2016)
After the Rising: Soldiers, lawyers and trials of the Irish Revolution by Seán Enright (Merrion Press, €19.99)
Guilty but insane: J.C. Bowen-Colthurst: Villain or Victim? by James W. Taylor (Mercier Press, €19.99)
Saint Oliver Plunkett: Journey to Sainthood by Tommy Burns (St Oliver Plunkett for Peace and Reconciliation Committee, €10.00)
Kerry 1916: Histories and Legacies of the Easter Rising: A Centenary Record edited by Bridget McAuliffe, Mary McAuliffe, Owen O’Shea (Irish Historical Publications, €25 pb / €35 hb)