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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The Gate Lodges of Connaught
Kindled by a university project in 1964 which required the submission of a thesis on ‘The Gate Lodge.. more
€20.00
The Gate Lodges of Leinster
Since The gate lodges of Ulster: a gazetteer was published in 1994, its author, J.A.K. (Dixie) Dean,.. more
€40.00
The Gate Lodges of Leinster Buckram bound limited edition signed by the author
A Special Buckram bound limited edition signed by the authorSince The gate lodges of Ulster: a .. more
€120.00
The Gate Lodges of Leinster quarter bound limited edition signed by the author
A quarter bound limited edition signed by the authorSince The gate lodges of Ulster: a gazettee.. more
€220.00
The Gate Lodges of Munster: a gazetteer
Since The gate lodges of Ulster: a gazetteer was published in 1994, its author, J.A.K. (Dixie) Dean,.. more
€30.00
A Hillfort Through Time
Excavations at Rathgall, Co Wicklow.This publication presents the excavations at Rathgall, Rath East.. more
€50.00
Anatomy of a Lie: decoding Casement
Roger Casement, executed in 1916 for his part in Ireland’s Easter Rising, remains a controversial fi.. more
€20.00
ANTIQUITIES OF RURAL IRELAND
In 2003 the authors began a series of articles for Archaeology Ireland under the banner ‘K.. more
€25.00
ARCHAEOLOGY DUO
TWO GREAT BOOKS ONE GREAT PRICE!LOST & FOUND 3The number three has a pleasing symmetry. This is .. more
€45.00
Basketmaking in Ireland
The main reason for writing this book was to record the techniques used in making Irish traditional .. more
€30.00
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Birth and the Irish: a miscellany
Following the success of Death and the Irish: a Miscellany (2016), and Marriage and t.. more
€25.00
BRICKMAKING IN IRELAND
A Gazetteer.Clay brick has been an important building material in Ireland for many centuries. Most b.. more
€40.00
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
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
COMING SOON!Gerald Boland (Gearóid Ó Beoláin) Irish militant revolutionary, politician and stat.. more
€20.00
Glaciers, Glens and Granite
An Exploration of the Geology of County Wicklow.Paperback Geological heritage is a fundamental .. more
€20.00
Historical Irish Dairy Products
The story of the evolution of Irish dairying is inextricably linked with continuous innovation in te.. more
€25.00
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
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
Mapping South Kerry
South Kerry was always a place with its own distinctive personality, and once the heart of a great I.. more
€50.00
Marriage and the Irish: A Miscellany
Following the success of Death and the Irish: a Miscellany (2016), this secondvolume in the series '.. more
€25.00
Materialising Power
The archaeology of the Black Pig's Dyke, Co. MonaghanThis richly illustrated book offers a fresh per.. more
€30.00
Michael Collins: Dublin 1916–22
MICHAEL COLLINS: DUBLIN 1916–22 Joseph E.A. Connell JnrThe story of Michael Collins in Dublin is the.. more
€19.00
No Mere Irish
The Kennedys of Mount KennedyThe seventeenth century in Ireland was a time of huge change. At its be.. more
€25.00
Resilience
Lessons from Sir William Wilde on Life After Covid.Covid-19 changed how we see ourselves in the worl.. more
€16.99
Safety As We Watch
Winner of the 2023 Anesthesia History Association David M. Little Jr, BOOK PRIZE.SAFETY AS WE WATCH.. more
€30.00
Shifting Sentiment
Press Opinion in Ireland’s Revolutionary DecadeShifting Sentiment is a study of the evolving ed.. more
€25.00
That field of glory: the story of Clontarf
That field of glory: the story of Clontarf, from battleground to garden suburb That field o.. more
€40.00
The Building of Adare Manor
A Family Chronicle.The Building of Adare Manor tells the story of the trials and triumphs of ho.. more
€40.00
The Crawford at the Castle: three centuries of Irish art from a national collection
The Crawford at the Castle sees the collection of the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork travel to Dublin fo.. more
€10.00
The Irish Construction Cycle 1970-2023
Policies and Escape Routes.Ireland has the most cyclical construction sector in Europe, equalled onl.. more
€20.00
The Irish Dental Association
A CENTENARY HISTORY. In this vital account of the Irish Dental Association, published to .. more
€25.00
The Irish Writers Handbook 2024
The Books Ireland Guide.The Irish Writers Handbook offers insight and practical advice for your.. more
€20.00
The Lead Mines
Ballycorus and Wicklow.A hilltop chimney in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains is a very prominen.. more
€20.00
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The moment and the day: archives and anecdotes
Ann Lane is a preserver—or, in her own words, ‘a compulsive archivist’—who in this beautiful, multi-.. more
€25.00
The Shadow War
The Shadow War Michael Collins and the Politics of Violence.Insurgencies are as psychological.. more
€18.99
The Terror War
THE UNCOMFORTABLE REALITIES OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. During the Irish War of Independence the .. more
€20.00
