Out of stockMemories and photographs from the town land of Curcreigh in County Roscommon. Michael Dalton recollects his childhood and early years as he observes a way of life and a farming population fast disappearing.
A way of life which was typical of so many other townlands in the West of Ireland.
Out of stockOne of three limited, bespoke Ogham plaques exclusively produced for Rathcroghan Visitor Centre, featuring a representation of Medb (Maeve), the warrior queen who ruled Connacht from her seat in Rathcroghan. A central figure in Ireland’s epic past and instigator of the great Táin Bó Cuailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley).
This is our earliest reference to Medb, based on the Ogham inscription at Oweynagat, Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon.
Out of stockOne of three limited bespoke ogham plaques exclusively produced for Rathcroghan Visitor Centre. Featuring a representation of the Mórrígan – Mór Ríoghain (Great Queen) the Battle Goddess of Ireland whose ‘fit abode’ is the Cave of Oweynagat, Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon.
One of three limited, bespoke ogham plaques exclusively produced for Rathcroghan Visitor Centre, featuring a representation of Fráoch, the legendary warrior of Connacht, whose heroic deeds are immortalised on the Rathcroghan landscape.
This reference is based on the Ogham inscription at Oweynagat, Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon.
Remembering St. Comán – Patron Saint of Ros Comáin by Noel Hoare. This book traces the legacy of St. Comán across the centuries, and in so doing sheds light on generations of Roscommon people.
This is a comprehensive historical, archaeological and folklore-based study carried out by amateur historian Noel Hoare, where no stone was left unturned as he sought to bring the story of St. Comán and his importance in Co. Roscommon to light. A must have for anyone interested in Roscommon and it’s origins.
Covering a large swathe of the eastern part of the county, ‘Sliabh Bán, A Historical Journey’, is a 470-page volume which chronicles the lives and times of generations past who lived on and around the rugged mountain.
This publication is the culmination of twenty years of research and writing by Henry Owens of Lismehy. He has been assisted in recent years by Mike Lennon, now Dublin-based, but who grew up in Corbohill.
The eighth installment of the Sligo Field Club Journal, 2022.
The seventh installment of the Sligo Field Club Journal, 2021.
The sixth instalment of the Sligo Field Club Journal, 2020.
List of contents; Martin Wilson – Presidential, Martin A. Timoney – Editorial.
Don C.F. Cotton – Peat and wood deposits along the seashore of Co. Sligo, Martin A. Timoney – Early Bronze Age Cist Grave, Moylough, 1928, Martin A. Timoney – Imitative Fert Burials, Knocknashammer, Brian Lacey – Cúl Dreimne, Drumcliff and Colum Cille, Jim Higgins – Some County Sligo Rood Lofts, Jim Higgins -Medieval Men in Feathered Suits at Sligo Abbey, Conor MacHale – Ó Dubhda Family of Sligo, Eamonn P. Kelly – Antiquarian Research in Co. Sligo, Eamonn P. Kelly – Battle of Moytura and the Enchanted Forge, John McKeon – Lord Palmerston’s Sligo Town Properties, Peter Henry – Some Sligo-related Armorial Bookplates, John Mullaney – V.E. Day 2020, Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich – Monasterredan: How Looks Can Deceive, Harry Keaney – Field-names ‘Sketch the Land in Language’, Ben Healy – God-out-of-the-Bottle, Rory Callagy – Remembering Des Smith.
The fifth installment of the Sligo Field Club Journal, 2019.
The fourth instalment of the Sligo Field Club Journal edited by Martin A. Timoney and Jim Foran.
Contents include: