New York: Mills & Boon, 1912. Hardcover. Dark red cloth binding with gilt lettering and blind stamped device. 15 B&W plates. xiii, 286 pp., [2] 32 pp. ads at end. Engraved frontispiece. Padraic Colum (1881-1972), a leader of the Irish Literary Revival, writes about "living among the people of the..... More
Dublin, Ireland: Nonsuch Publishing, 2005. Softcover. Pictorial wraps, 128 pp., many BW illus. & 18 color illus. "The great gentry families of Kildare are all but gone. Their magnificent houses and estates are in ruins, or reborn as hotels and golf courses. [This book] tells their stories, full of colour..... More
Dublin, Ireland: Figgis Dublin, 1980. Softcover. textured pictorial wraps w/ printing. 352 pgs w/ illustrations & fold-out map. A portrait of Dublin culture, architecture and society. More
Dublin: Town House and Country House, 1996. Hardcover. Grey boards with gilt lettering. Color-photographic dj with white/orange lettering on spine. Decorative map end papers. 165 pp. with color and bw photos. In 14 chapters with photographs, drawings and maps, the book tells the colorful life and history of Abbeville and..... More
Dublin: The Irish Architectural Archive and the Irish Georgian Society, 1989. Second Printing. Softcover. Glossy grey wraps with color photograph; 161 pp. with bw photographs throughout. A heartbreaking study of the once-stately country homes and castles in Ireland that now stand in ruins or have been demolished. Excellent historic photos..... More
Savage, Maryland: Brandon / Barnes & Noble, 1991. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt letters on spine, orange & illus. dust jacket, 311 pp. A collection of essays and writings by various authors. "Provides an international perspective on the Big House in Irish literature, in the writings of, amongst others, Maria Edgeworth..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Hardcover. Olive stamped cloth, olive & color illus. dust jacket, 216 pp., many color illus. "Documents the setting, the character and idiosyncrasies of each featured home -- whether an historic abbey, a romanitc castle, a Dublin town house, or a simple whitewashed cottage by..... More
London: Burke's Peerage Limited, 1978. Hardcover. red cloth w/ gilt emblem & spine printing. yellow pastedowns & printed flyleafs. 305 pgs w/ bw illustrations. green pictorial dustjacket. A thoroughly annotated edition on famed Irish estates. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1999. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt letters on spine, dark green & color illustrated dust jacket, illustrated end pages, 272 pp., 300 color illustrations. Looks at 26 of the most notable great houses in Ireland, "showing them in their wonderfully romantic settings and with an acute eye for..... More
London: Cassell & Co. Hardcover. Turquoise cloth/boards; silver lettering. Color-illus. turquoise dj with white lettering. Decorative end papers. 192 pp. with color and bw illustrations throughout. An illustrated anthology that creates a unique documentary history of the life in the Irish country house over 400 years. Sumptuously illustrated with contemporary..... More
Dublin: The Blackwater Press, 1979. Hardcover. Textured blue boards, gilt letters on spine, dark blue dust jacket, 304 pp. "A truly fascinating story of a famous County Wicklow [Ireland] family based on a huge collection of family papers and reflecting family, social and political life for more than a century."..... More
Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland: Fieldgate Press, 1999. Softcover. Burgundy wraps with color illus. and matte gold lettering. 57 pp. plus 2-page family tree; bw and color illus. Includes an introduction, information on the Taylor Family, a section on Headfort House itself (including the architect, Robert Adam), a tour of the..... More
Belfast: Lagan Press, 1997. Softcover. Brown & color illus. wraps, 81 pp., BW illus. Focuses on five houses of Cuishendun, Northern Ireland: Cushendun House, Rockport Lodge, Glendun Lodge, Glemona Lodge, and The Caves House. Then looks at the "literary associations" of the place: Edmund McNeill, Ronald McNeill, Maria De Lacherois..... More
Blessington, Co. Wicklow, Ireland: The Alfred Beit Foundation, 2014. Hardcover. Slate gray cloth, light gray and color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 401 pp., lavishly illus. in color and BW. "Tells the remarkable story of one of Ireland's truly great houses. Located near Blessington in County Wicklow, Russborough was built..... More
Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation, 2005. Reprint. Hardcover. Midnight blue cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Color-photographic dj. 249 pp. full of color and archival images. Long-awaited, this reprint (originally printed in 1946) of the history of one of Ulster’s most enchanting houses, Springhill near Moneymore, County Londonderry, will be an invaluable companion to..... More
Whitegate, Co Clare, Ireland: Ballinakella Press, 1993. Hardcover. Navy cloth/boards; silver lettering on spine. Bw illustration tipped onto front cover. The pioneering research done by Dr. Lyons on the Incumbered Estates Act of 1849, and the sales which followed that Act, has also broken new ground in terms of architectural..... More
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002. Hardcover. Aqua paper boards, sage & illus. dust jacket, 232 pp., BW illus. "A fascinating pictorial record and social history of twenty-five great Irish houses and castles. ... Relates the history of the families who owned these wonderful houses, the story of how they came..... More
Oxford: OUP, 1972. Hardcover. Slate grey cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Pale green matte wraps with dark green lettering. 284 pp. with 3 bw maps. The first full-length study of the management of a great Irish estate during a critical period in the country's economical and social history. It is based on..... More
Dublin, Ireland: Four Courts Press, 2006. Softcover. Orange & illus. wraps, 71 pp., 2 maps. "One of the largest proprietors in Co. Sligo in the nineteenth century, with properties in Drumcliff, Rossiver and Ballymote, Gore Booth was an improving and resident landlord who spent large amounts of money improving the..... More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1992. Hardcover. Dark gray cloth, light gray & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 264 pp., 300+ color illus.; weighs 5 lbs. "A stunning selection of over seventy properties, many of them recently restored, has been specially photographed to illustrate the full and exciting range of..... More
Dublin, Ireland: The Irish Georgian Society, 2008. Hardcover. Beige cloth, gilt letters on spine, gray & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 244 pp., color & BW illus.; weighs 4 lbs. "Celebrating the first fifty years of the Irish Georgian Society, this sumptuously illustrated volume recounts the Society's beginnings in..... More
London: CICO Books, 2009. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth/boards; silver lettering. Color-illustrated dj with white lettering. 175 pp. with color images throughout. A presentation of 15 of the finest examples of Irish houses, from small farmhouses to Tullynally (Pakenham Hall), each one unique in its style of decor that retains historic integrity..... More
London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1995. Hardcover. Turquoise cloth, gilt letters on spine, yellow & color illus. dust jacket, 384 pp., color & BW illus. "Examines the lifestyle of those described by a nineteenth-century traveller as 'rural sovereigns'. [This book] quotes from the writings of George Moore, Elizabeth Bowen, Edith Somerville, Violet Martin..... More
London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. Hardcover. Dark aqua stamped cloth, white & color illus. dust jacket, 192 pp., 222 color illus. "Chronicles a remarkable group of houses and castles that have survived the vicissitudes of Ireland's history and are still in the hands of their original families. From breakfront cabinets..... More
Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland: Mill Park Publications, 1996. Softcover. Green & illus. wraps, 106+ pp., many BW illus. "The charm of Ireland's country house is a magnificent heritage. Like State buildings, the architecture and atmosphere of the country house is admired in such a way that, while they are private..... More
