The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospect, Part 1
The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospect, Part 1

Author: Henry Coulter

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-01-23

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1291250417

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These are the opening eleven chapters of Henry Coulter book 'The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospects', first published in 1862. It offers local historians and genealogists access to a print version of the specific sections of this important book as it relates to Counties Athlone, Clare and Galway and the Connemara area. Coulter reports on poor harvests and the prospect of impending famine and state of agriculture and trade. The book gives a contemporary account of workhouses, gombeen men, high rents and evictions. It is a treasure trove for those interested in the history of the area and for for those with ancestral roots in the areas reported on. This edition has been enhanced by the inclusion of an index and extensive footnotes not found in the original or in other scanned editions of the book.

The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospect, Part 3
The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospect, Part 3

Author: Henry Coulter

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-01-23

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 129125479X

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Here is presented the final eleven chapters of Henry Coulter's book 'The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospects', first published in 1862. They relate to Counties Sligo, Donegal, Leitrim and Roscommon. The book offers local historians and genealogists access for the first time to the specific sections of this important historic source related to the North West of Ireland. Coulter reports on poor harvests, the prospect of impending famine and the state of agriculture and trade. He gives an account of Belleek Porcelain, the Creevilia Ironworks and other development, while reporting on the decline of the landlord and Rundale systems and the emergence of tenants' rights. It is bound to interest those researching the history of the North West of Ireland and those with ancestral roots in the area. This edition has been enhanced by the inclusion of an index and extensive footnotes not found in the original or in other scanned editions of the book.

The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospect, Part 2
The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospect, Part 2

Author: Henry Coulter

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-01-23

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1291254781

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Here are presented the eight chapters relating to County Mayo of Henry Coulter book 'The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospects', first published in 1862. It offers local historians and genealogists access to this important historic source related to Cong, Ballinrobe, Westport, Castlebar, Belmullet and Ballina and the surrounding districts of Mayo. It reports on poor harvests and the prospect of impending famine and state of agriculture and trade. It gives a contemporary account of landlords, gombeen men, high rents and evictions. It is a rich and authentic source for those interested in the history of Mayo and the lives and circumstances of any Mayo ancestors they may have. This edition has been enhanced by the inclusion of an index and extensive footnotes not found in the original or in other scanned editions of the book.

A Journey throughout Ireland, During the Spring, Summer and Autumn of 1834 - Vol. 1, Part 1
A Journey throughout Ireland, During the Spring, Summer and Autumn of 1834 - Vol. 1, Part 1

Author: Henry D. Inglis

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-03-06

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1909906042

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Part I of Henry D. Inglis' ""A Journey throughout Ireland, During the Spring, Summer and Autumn of 1834,"" Vol. I is an account of Inglis' journey from Dublin, through Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Cork. His mission was to establish if Ireland was an 'improving county' and his detailed observations are of great interest to family and local historians as they give important insights into living standards in both towns and country, as well as the relationship between the gentry, middlemen and the tenantry of the time. To make this important text as accessible as possible and yet remain faithful to the original, Clachan editors have edited it carefully, updating certain disused symbols, spelling and punctuation. We have also provided an index and scholarly footnotes.

Captain CuellarÕs Adventures in Connaught and Ulster, A.D. 1588
Captain CuellarÕs Adventures in Connaught and Ulster, A.D. 1588

Author: Francisco de Cuellar

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 1909906190

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This is an extraordinarily bleak account of the survival of Francisco De C ellar's, captain of the San Pedro, shipwrecked off the Sligo coast along with other vessels of the Spanish Armada. Washed up on Streedagh, injured and virtually naked, he faced a series of horrors ashore. Appalled by the sight of the bodies of twelve of his compatriots hanging from the ceiling of a ruined monastery and hounded by English troops and some locals, he bundled his way from horror to horror, in constant fear of capture and certain death in the English garrisoned North Sligo/Leitrim area. He eventually found refuge with chieftains of the clans O'Rourke and McClancy, before making his way northward to and escaping to Scotland.

Away with Words
Away with Words

Author: Michael Sands

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 1909906166

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A book of poems by Michael Sands published by Clachan Publishing. Mickey MacConnell, songwriter and journalist wrote: ""What a joy it has been to have discovered this marvellous collection. It represents a bright shaft of welcome sunlight in a wearying world. It is full of joy, hope, intellect and a deep understanding of who we are and the unquestioned importance of hearth, home and music.""

A Moment's Notice
A Moment's Notice

Author: Michael Sands

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1909906301

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Michael's work opens a window to the spirit, to the depth of what it is to be Irish in the 21st century. His words show pedigree and provenance, a consciousness of roots and what he has inherited from our tradition, a continuance of legacy for which the Irish people are famed. Barry Kerr - musician, artist, singer & songwriter.

Inishowen, Its History, Traditions and Antiquities
Inishowen, Its History, Traditions and Antiquities

Author: Maghtochair

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-04-05

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 129136918X

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'Maghtochair' was the pseudonym of 'Derry Journal' journalist Michael Harkin who compiled a series of articles on Inishowen and published them in 1867. His aim was to record and preserve the fast vanishing traditions of this well loved peninsula before the old social order and the Gaelic language disappeared. The book sweeps through Inishowen's ancient, medieval and modern history. We hear of its mythical past as well as its topography and archaeology. After the coming of St. Patrick and the conversion of the Gaelic chieftains, the archaeology is of ancient round towers, chapels, churches and monasteries including ancient Abbey at Fahan. The Viking and English invasions are chronicles as well as the final dismantling of Gaelic Ireland. Harkin describes the demand for tenants' rights and the abolition of tithes. To this story he adds descriptions of each parish. To this he adds colourful stories of rebels, murders, legends and folklore, along with superstitions which once abounded about them.

Lough Corrib, Its Shores and Islands: with Notices of Lough Mask
Lough Corrib, Its Shores and Islands: with Notices of Lough Mask

Author: William R. Wilde

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-05-04

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1291406751

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An 1867 account of all that is historic, picturesque, and beautiful in this grand Lough Corrib region, with its sacred islands, its ancient battle grounds, raths, and tumuli; its splendid ruins of castles and abbeys, written by a man who knows and loves it well.