Purcell Auctioneers: Book Auction of c. 580 Lots to include Antiquarian Books incl. Books from Three Private Libraries, Rare - Signed - Limited Editions, Local Histories, Republican Interest Books, GAA etc, 51326, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 13, 2026 - May 13, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | John Healy | History of the Diocese of Meath 1908 |
1908 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.00 | |
| 51 | Thomas Lalor Cooke | The Early History of the Town of Birr or Parsonstown |
Tullamore | 1990 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.50 |
| 52 | T D Kendrick; Elizabeth Senior | N Books, including: St Manchan's Shrine |
Oxford | 1937 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 87.50 |
| 53 | William M. Hennessy | Annals of Loch Ce – 2 vols |
1939 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 75.00 | |
| 54 | N Books, including: The Streets of Sligo |
N/A | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 250.00 | ||
| 55 | T. O'Rourke | The History of Sligo Town and County |
c. 1890 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 212.50 | |
| 56 | Thomas Osborn Springfield | Handwritten diary for the year 1881 |
1881 | GBP 180.00 - 200.00 | GBP 450.00 | |
| 57 | Wm. Burke; S.J. Watson; L.M. McCraith | N Books, including: History of Clonmel |
1983; 1988; 1912 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 68.75 | |
| 58 | Charles Smith | Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Waterford |
Dublin | 1746 | GBP 150.00 - 300.00 | GBP 125.00 |
| 59 | Bernard Colclough; Walter O'Neill; Maurice J Wigham | N Books, including: Waterford & Thereabouts |
1993; 1998 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 87.50 | |
| 60 | Patrick Warner | The Comeraghs – Fact and Fancy; The Comeraghs – Fact and Famine; The Comeraghs – Refuge of Rebels – The Story of Deise Brigade I.R.A. 1914-1924; A Visitor’s Guide to the Comeragh Mountains |
1974; 1975; 1978 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 62.50 | |
| 61 | Rev. R. H. Ryland | The History, Topography and Antiquities of the County and City of Waterford with an account of the present state of the peasantry of that part of the south of Ireland |
London | 1824 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 250.00 |
| 62 | P/.M. Egan | History, Guide and Directory of the County and City of Waterford |
1894 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 112.50 | |
| 63 | Alan Downey | The Glamour Of Waterford |
Dublin | 1921 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold |
| 64 | Bill Irish | N Books, including: Shipbuilding in Waterford 1820-1882 |
2001; 1999 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 87.50 | |
| 65 | Aidan Heavey | The Aidan Heavey Collection, Books & Manuscripts of Irish Interest at Athlone Library |
2008 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 106.25 | |
| 66 | Herman Murtagh | Athlone In The Victorian Era |
Athlone | 2007 | GBP 80.00 - 160.00 | GBP 250.00 |
| 67 | Lt Col M K Hanley; Ruth Illingworth; Gearoid O'Brien | N Books, including: The Story of Custume Barracks Athlone |
1974; 2008; 1992 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 162.50 | |
| 68 | Tadhg Carey; Gearoid O'Brien; Leila Canney | N Books, including: When We Were Kings- The story of Athlone Town's 1924 FAI Cup triumph |
Athlone | 2009; 1954-1979; 2008 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 43.75 |
| 69 | Journal of the Old Athlone Society |
N/A | GBP 60.00 - 120.00 | GBP 175.00 | ||
| 70 | Aidan Heavey | The Aidan Heavey Collection, Books & Manuscripts of Irish Interest at Athlone Library |
2008 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 112.50 | |
| 71 | Herman Murtagh | Athlone History and Settlement to 1800 |
Athlone | 2000 | GBP 80.00 - 160.00 | GBP 150.00 |
| 72 | Leo Daly | James Joyce and The Mullingar Connection; James Joyce At The Cross-Keys Mullingar |
1975; 1991 | GBP 60.00 - 120.00 | GBP 81.25 | |
| 73 | Tom Collins; Gearoid O'Brien | N Books, including: Athlone Golf Club 1892-1992 |
1992; 1996 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.50 | |
| 74 | Marian Keaney; H J Rice; RuthHeard | N Books, including: Westmeath Authors- a bibliographical and biographical study |
1969; 1952; 1974 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.50 |
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