Purcell Auctioneers: c.630+ Lot Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Antiquarian Books, Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, GAA Interest, Local Histories, Journals, Maps, Irish Language etc., 21925, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 19, 2025 - February 19, 2025

Page Size: 627 items in 26 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
75		Mayo: Westport -The Tear and the Smile by Joe McNally SIGNED, 1999; ...			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 75.00
76		Early Bus Services in Ulster by Kennedy and McNeil; The Industrial Archaeology of County Down by Green; ...			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 25.00
77		Wicklow/Wexford/Ulster: Father John Murphy of Boolavogue 1753-1798 by Nicholas Furlong SIGNED; ...			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
78	Charles Dillon and Henry A. Jefferies	Tyrone History and Society		2000	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 50.00
79	Murphy, E & W. Roulston	Fermanagh History and Society Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County		2004	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 81.25
80		Down: History & society (Interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county)		1997	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 50.00
81		Armagh: History & society : interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish County		2001	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 50.00
82	William Nolan, Gerard O'Brien	Derry and Londonderry: History & society : interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county		1999	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
83	Rev. Henry B Swanzy	The Vicars Of Newry with lists of Curates and Churchwardens by the Rev. Henry B Swanzy- Canon of St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin and Vicar of St Mary's Newry,	Belfast,	1927	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 106.25
84		Galway: The First Forty Years-Fr. Griffin Football Club compiled by Paddy O'Brien and Mick O'Sullivan;...			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 100.00
85		A Most Delightful Station. British Army on the Curragh, Kildare 1855-1922;			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 25.00
86		[Ernie O'Malley's copy] . Humbert Wolfe by George Moore. 1931 with Ernie O'Malley's signature;			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 81.25
87		Alfred Perceval Graves -- To Return To All That, published 1930.			EUR 50.00 - 70.00	EUR 25.00
88		Irish Literary Interest, First Editions.			EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 56.25
89		Irish Drama, John M.Synge -- Plays, published 1924. W.B. Yeats -- Countess Cathleen, published 1912.			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
90		The Ancient Land Tenures of Ireland -- Daniel Coughlan, published 1933.			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 81.25
91		GAA: The Green Above The Red-History of CJ Kicham's Club Mullinahone SIGNED by Micheal O Muircheartaigh; ...			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 56.25
92		A Lifetime in Hurling- Tommy Doyle- As Told to Raymond Smith.	London:	1955	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 87.50
93		Rugby In Connacht by Ralph O'Gorman, 1996; Come All You Loyal Heroes by Con Houlihan plus 4 others (6)			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 25.00
94	le Liam P. O Caithnia,	Sceal Na hIomana. O Thosach Ama Go 1884	Dublin,	1980	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 43.75
95		Badminton Union of Ireland: International Exhibition Souvenir Programme Malayan and Irish Players October 1952 at The Army Barracks, Ballincollig, Cork			EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
96		Souvenir of the Official Opening of ROGER CASEMENT PARK, Andersonstown, Belfast June 1953.			EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 175.00
97		GAA: Munster GAA Story. Vol 1 1887-1901 SIGNED Spine detached . Vol 2 1985-2001 by Jim Cronin (2)			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 25.00
98		GAA: Bride Rovers Abu-The Story of Gaelic Games in Rathcormac Parish by John Arnold SIGNED, 1999;			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 43.75
99		The Carling Story of Munster Rugby by Mulqueen. 1983;			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold

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