11. Moloney, Ed.

A Secrret History of the IRA.

London, Allen Lane, 2002. 25 cm. xxi, 600 pages with several illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

12. Mulcahy, Michael, B.E.

A Short History of Kinsale.

Kiinsale, Michael Mulcahy, 1968. 11 cm x 17.5 cm. 68 pages. With the large fold-out-map of the Battle of Kinsale and several illustrations. Original softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

13. [Rice, Edmund] Normoyle, M.C.

A Tree is Planted – The Life and Times of Edmund Rice.

Second Edition. Private Circulation [was not publicly for sale], 1976. Octavo. XVI, 502 pages. Illustrated. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

14. MacCarthaigh, Muiris.

Accountability in Irish parliamentary politics.

Dublin, Institute of Public Administration, 2005. 22 cm. vii, 359 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Copy of a related newspaper-article included.

15. MacManus, M. J.

Adventures of an Irish Bookman. A selection of writings of M.J. MacManus. Edited by Francis MacManus.

Second Edition. Dublin, Talbot Press, 1952. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait of M.J.MacManus, XVI, 192 pages. Hardcover without dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on endpaper.

16. Curtayne, Alice.

Alice Curtayne and “Studies – An Irish Quarterly Review” – Irish Quarterly Scholarly Journal, historically published since the year 1912 by The Educational Company of Ireland / The Talbot Press / Messenger Publications for the Jesuits of Ireland. A Collection of momentarily 53 issues plus Index (1912-1961) of the Journal, including currently one identified issue with an Alice Curtayne – publication: 1. “Dante” – (In: “Studies” Summer/Autumn – Issue 1965).

Dublin, The Educational Company of Ireland / The Talbot Press, 1912 – 1969. Octavo. 53 Issues plus Index, with different amounts of pages and content. Overall c. 2800 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some issues with some stronger signs of wear but the majority of issues in firm and excellent condition. Some of the issues with annotations and some with a former library-stamp. Very rare run of this periodicals which invited contributions from other women writers like Mary M. Macken, Pamela Reilly, Helen Landreth, Eleanor Knott, Ethna Kavanagh, Lorna Reynolds, etc.

17. Curtayne, Alice.

Alice Curtayne and “The Furrow” – Monthly Journal published by the Leinster Leader, Naas and Edited by Rev. J.G.McGarry. A Collection of 56 issues of the Journal, including two issues with Curtayne – publications: 1. “Saint Patrick in his Confession” – (In: “The Furrow” from March 1951) / 2. “Marillac Manor” (in “The Furrow” from July 1959) / 3. “Ecumenism in Dublin” (In “The Furrow” from February 1966).

Naas, The Furrow / Leinster Leader, 1951 – 1969. Octavo. 56 Issues with different amounts of pages and content. Overall c. 2200 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Some of the issues with annotations and some with a former library-stamp. Very rare run of these periodicals which invited contributions from other women writers like Mairin Allen, Anna Dundurs etc.

18. [Curtayne, Alice] / McKevitt, P. / Lucey, C. / Conway, J. Jacobus / Christus Rex Society of Irish Diocesan Priests / Rísteard Ó Cíonga [Richard King as Illustrator] / etc.

Alice Curtayne as Contributor to Irish Periodicals / Journals / Digests. The collection aims for completion and collects not only issues of periodicals with contributions by Alice Curtayne but hopes to complete each set of periodicals to which Alice Curtayne contributed between the years of 1930 and 1980, in order to allow for cross-referencing of contributors, study cooperation between illustrators and Alice Curtayne, her influence and acceptance as early female contributor in a men’s world, possibly even deciphering pseudonyms under which Curtayne might have written or essays she might have contributed to but her name was omitted; in general: circumstances which have not been detected yet. The Collection is documented thoroughly in professional images and descriptions on our website and includes to date: I. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “The Irish Digest”: 1. “The Irish Digest” from September 1940 – including the article: Alice Curtayne – “Lament of an Author” / II. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “Christus Rex”: “Christus Rex” – An Irish Quarterly Journal of Sociology. A Collection of 24 issues of the important and underrated publication “Christus Rex” including: 1. Volume XX, No.4 of “Christus Rex”: Alice Curtayne – “The Council and Women” ]. / III. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “The Furrow”: “The Furrow” – Monthly Journal published by the Leinster Leader, Naas and Edited by Rev. J.G.McGarry. A Collection of 56 issues of the Journal, including two issues with Curtayne – publications: 1. “Saint Patrick in his Confession” – (In: “The Furrow” from March 1951) and 2. “Marillac Manor” (in “The Furrow” from July 1959) and 3. “Ecumenism in Dublin” (In “The Furrow” from February 1966) / IV. Alice Curtayne as Contributor to “The Capuchin Annual”. Including: 1. Alice Curtayne – “For the Septcentenary of St.Anthony of Padua (1231 – 1931)” – [including a portrait photograph of Alice Curtayne] / 2. Alice Curtayne – “Five Irish Saints” (″The Living Patrick” / “Saint Colmcille – Irishman” / “Saint Brendan – The Navigator” / “Saint Ita” / “The Method of Saint Columbus” / (In: Capuchin Annual 1945-1946 – with Illustrations in color by Stained Glass Artist, Rísteard Ó Cíonga [Richard King].

Naas, Christus Rex Publications, 1949 – 1967. Octavo. 81 Issues with different amounts of pages and content. Overall c. 4800 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Some of the issues with annotations and some with a former library-stamp. Very rare run of these periodicals which invited contributions from other women writers like Ita Meehan.

19. Kautt, William H.

Ambushes and Armour – The Irish Rebellion 1919-1921. With a Foreword by Keith Jeffery.

Dublin ; Portland, OR, Irish Academic Press, 2010. 24 cm. xviii, 300 pages with numerous illustrations. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare !

20. Ní Shéaghdha, Nóra.

An Blascaod Trai Fhuinneog Na Scoile.

An Díseart, An Daingean, An Sagart, 2015. 25 cm. viii, 310 pages : illustrations (black and white). Illustrated Hardcover. Excellent, close to new good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very Rare !