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Olde Sligoe
 Aspects of Town and County over 750 Years This publication coincided with the celebration of Sligo's 750th birthday. It is not a history of hat period but rather a collection of essays, and other miscellanies, illustrative of the changing scene, political and social, in both Town and County, over seven centuries. Author: John C McTernan Published: 1997 Pages: 543
In Sligo Long AgoAspects of Town and County over Two Centuries This is the 2nd volume in a series that highlights the events and personalities of bygone days. The collection of fifty essays is a microcosm of the history of Sligo over the past two centuries including:
Author: John C McTernan
Published: 1998 Pages: 632 A Sligo Miscellany  A Chronicle of People, Places & Events of Other Days This is the third volume in the series "Olde Sligoe" and "In Sligo Long Ago". It is a compendium of miscellaneous material relating to Sligo's past from the 18th century onwards. Most of the contents have not been published in book form hitherto fore, or have long since been out of print. Taken in conjunction with the other two volumes, it provides both the general reader and the local historian with a comprehensive insight into the everyday happenings as well as the more important historic events occurring in Sligo over the past 3 centuries. Author: John C McTernan Published: 2000 Pages: 608
At The Foot Of KnocknareaA Chronicle of Coolera in Bygone days "The book doesn't purport to be a history of Coolera, but rather an introduction to various aspects of its history over the centuries and the period 1800 to 1950 in particular. Its full of fascinating information on such topics as place names and their derivation, census returns, land ownership, schools and bygone day, the 'Landed gentry' --plus lots more. It also features some remarkable from the local newspapers, some of which prove that truth is stranger than fiction at time "Sligo Champion" July, 1990. Author: John C. McTernan
Published: 1990 Pages: 188 In the Shadow of Benbulben  "In the shadow of Benbulben" by Joe McGowan is a 334-page history primarily of North County Sligo. It covers the period from the first Neolithic settlements to 1798 through the War of Independence to the assassination of Lord Louis Mountbatten off the Mullaghmore coast. The "Sligo Champion" and "Books Ireland" have described it as a true labour of love, a treasure trove of fact anecdote, folklore and legend "& "a magnificent volume of research, packed with facts, figures, maps, photographs, stories, legends and histories." Author: Joe McGowan Published: 1993 Pages: 334
DrumcliffeThe Church of Ireland Parish in its North Sligo Setting In this meticulously researched book on Drumcliffe Parish, the social, political and religious accounts are skilfully interwoven. Broad in its scope, it ranges from prehistoric times to the new millennium. It is also comprehensively illustrated with photographs of churches, houses and prehistoric sites, including previously unpublished nineteenth century sketches. Author: Stella Durand
Published: 2000 Pages: 150 Inishmurray  Gale, Stone and Fire This book covers the history, flora and fauna, folklore and archaeology of Inishmurray Island. It is a perfect book for an understanding of the early Christian monuments there. More than that, it tells of holy men and of marauding Danes, of vengeful statues and supernatural disappearing islands, of Holy wells that calmed the seas, of mystic fires that consumed the heretic, of customs, cures, poteen and peelers. Author: Joe McGowan Published: 1998 Pages: 64
 Echoes
of a Savage Land"Echoes of a Savage Land" is a magical doorway into lost worlds and a way of life unchanged for centuries. The theme of this book is the rugged life of the ordinary folk who carved an existence that has changed utterly in the last half-century. Beginning with rituals observed on the Celtic festival of Samhain, the author tells with love and humour the life led by the common people, the customs they practised, the stories they told not only in the heartlands of Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim, throughout Ireland. Author: Joe McGowan
Published: 2001 Pages: 400 A Traditional Music Journey 1600 - 2000  The traditional Irish music of Connacht and South Ulster is celebrated in this publication. Using published music and song of the past; the author wanders in imagination among the regions singers and musicians, poets and patrons, collectors and researchers. Anthony Raftery, Turlough Carolan and Douglas Hyde are among the significant figures met here. Author: Maire McDonnell Garvey Published: 2001 Pages: 143 
Mid - Connacht"Mid Connacht" is a comprehensive account of the Slieve Lugha area of Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Galway from earliest times to the break up of the estates in the early 20th century. The author takes us into the secret societies of the early 19th century, into the cabins of the poor in the years of famine and into the crude schoolhouses where teachers fought against the odds to provide an education for deprived children. She also describes the smouldering fires of Fenianism and the heady days of the Land War. Author: Maire McDonnell Garvey
Published: 1995 Pages: 208 |
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