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The Old Kerry Journal Volume 1
€10.00Add to cartThe Old Kerry Journal Volume 1
Volume 1 December 2006 Compiled by Russell McMorran and Maurice O’Keeffe, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Chapter 1. Listowel through the Eyes of some 18th and 19th Century Travellers. By Fr Kieran O’Shea Chapter 2. 1916 and its Aftermath – Events in Kerry. by Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe Chapter 3. Some Public Spectacles in Old Tralee. By Gerald […]
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The Premier County of Tipperary – Living Voices
€15.00Add to cartThe Premier County of Tipperary – Living Voices
This book relates to 45 recordings compiled and produced by Maurice O’Keeffe. Included with the book is an hour-long CD, giving snippets of each of the recordings. The voices on the original recordings, which can be heard on 42 individual CDs, each of approximately one hour in length, are marvellous in their variety and depth […]
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The Chronicles of Cork – An Oral Record
€12.00Add to cartThe Chronicles of Cork – An Oral Record
The Chronicles of Cork – An Oral Record features ten of the people recorded for the three Cork Collections. The book is edited by Jane O’Keeffe and published in June 2010. Our own personal geographies, combined with our unique histories, form the building blocks of the people we become. In these Chronicles, Cork is the […]
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Racing Reflections – the Lives and Times of Irish Racing People
Read moreRacing Reflections – the Lives and Times of Irish Racing People
OUT OF PRINT By Margaret Lantry and Jane O’Keeffe, was published in late November 2012. This lavishly illustrated book is based on interviews with trainers, jockeys, breeders and other involved with Ireland’s horse racing industry. €5 from the sale of each book will be contributed to the Jockeys Accident Fund (in Ireland).
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The Ancient Barony of Duhallow – Living Voices
Read moreThe Ancient Barony of Duhallow – Living Voices
OUT OF PRINT For generations past, the rich culture, tradition and heritage of Duhallow has been cherished and preserved by the people who live there, amidst the stories, music and folklore of this ancient and beautiful place. Now that wonderful oral tradition is permanently preserved on this comprehensive collection of 45 CDs, along with the […]
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The 1916 Rising Oral History Collection Catalogue & Soundclips CD
€30.00Add to cartThe 1916 Rising Oral History Collection Catalogue & Soundclips CD
In February 2012, the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht supported us in the compilation of an oral history collection of interviews relating to the 1916 Rising. This project was launched by Minister Jimmy Deenihan at Dublin Castle on 13th November 2013. A further 134 recordings have now been compiled with the children, grandchildren […]
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The Old Kerry Journal Volume 2
€10.00Add to cartThe Old Kerry Journal Volume 2
Volume 2 June 2008. Compiled by Russell McMorran and Maurice O’Keeffe. This second volume contains 8 articles on diverse historical matters from around the county. Russell McMorran contributes two pieces on Ballyseedy Wood, one on the trees on the walks and another outlining its history. This takes in the families that added to the traditional […]
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A Pictorial History of Tralee
€35.00Add to cartA Pictorial History of Tralee
This book contains over 100 photographs of Tralee and its vicinity, the majority of which have never been published before. The pictures are accompanied by a lucid and informative commentary which ranges from the Neolithic period to the first half of the 20th century. The main developments in the history of the town, since its […]
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Recollections of 1916 and its Aftermath and soundclips CD
€15.00Add to cartRecollections of 1916 and its Aftermath and soundclips CD
In the audio collection of Witnesses to Independence (previously known as ‘Recollections of 1916 and its Aftermath and soundclips CD – Echoes from History’) and this accompanying book, Maurice O’Keeffe and Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe capture the atmosphere of our revolutionary period. Those interviewed were good story-tellers. They recalled incidents which impacted vividly on their young minds […]
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Voices from Great Houses – Cork and Kerry
€19.99Add to cartVoices from Great Houses – Cork and Kerry
The contextualised voices of the descendants of the families who lived, or still live, in some of the Great Houses in Cork and Kerry may be heard through the pages of the book, as they discuss their family history and their immediate predecessors, their family experiences during the War of Independence and the Civil War, […]
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