Books
The Wordwell catalogue list
continues to grow year-on-year with over 200 titles
now available. The genre and subjects of
our books range from Irish history (Dublin
Rising:1916), architecture (Henry
O’Neill of the Celtic Cross), culture and society (Terrible Queer Creatures), crafts and design (50 years of Irish Silver), antiquarian maps, and Irish heritage to
specialist archaeology books (Late
Iron Age and ‘Roman’ Ireland).
Wordwell has also published books for the
National Museum of Ireland, the National Library of Ireland, the National Roads
Authority (Archaeology), the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,
the Discovery Programme and the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and
presents titles by other publishers in the archeology and heritage fields. See our searchable catalogue (link
here) for more details on all our titles or contact us for assistance.
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Carrickmines Castle:
Rise and Fall. The Walshes were rooted in south County Dublin from the late fourteenth century... more
€30.00
Christmas and the Irish: a miscellany
Following the success of the three-volume series, Birth, Marriage and Death and the Irish .. more
€25.00
Cottage Industry
IN POST-MEDIEVAL IRELAND.Diversification of the rural economy beyond agriculture.Since earliest time.. more
€25.00
Developing Rural Ireland
A History of the Irish Agricultural Advisory ServicesRural Ireland and its agricultural way of life .. more
€30.00
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Dublin Port Chief Engineers
The reader of Harry Gilligan’s excellent treatise on the History of Dublin Port (Published by Gill &.. more
€20.00
Early Medieval Ireland 431-1169 (Revised edition)
Early Medieval Ireland is one of the phases of Irish history which most attracts international atten.. more
€35.00
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Ever-Decreasing Circles
The rise and fall of the disc-headed grave marker.Gravestones have a special place in the history of.. more
€16.99
Every Branch of the Healing Art
A History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.In 1784, a small group of Irish surgeons broke.. more
€40.00
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GERALD BOLAND: A LIFE
Gerald Boland (Gearóid Ó Beoláin) Irish militant revolutionary, politician and statesman, has u.. more
€20.00
Glaciers, Glens and Granite
An Exploration of the Geology of County Wicklow.Paperback Geological heritage is a fundamental .. more
€20.00
Ireland’s Special Branch
The inside story of their battle with the IRA and other groups 1922-1947.“A gang of police thugs.”&n.. more
€20.00
LADY OF THE PEACOCKS
THE LIFE AND ART OF MILDRED ANNE BUTLER.Coming September 2024. Butler was born to an Anglo-Iris.. more
€40.00
Lost and found III: rediscovering more of Ireland’s past
The number three has a pleasing symmetry. This is the third volume in the Lost and found s.. more
€30.00
Mapping Laois from the 16th to the 21st century
In Mapping Laois from the 16th to the 21st century, Arnold Horner reviews and seeks to provide conte.. more
€30.00