Publications from Coolim Books

Special offer of two new publications from Coolim Books: St. Multose Church Kinsale: As it was, and is, and ought to be, first published in 1895 was the work of the then rector of Kinsale, the Rev. John Lindsey Darling and A List of Ancient and National Monuments in the County of Cork by Robert Cochrane, which was originally published… Read more about this item

First published in 1895, St. Multose Church Kinsale: As it was, and is, and ought to be was the work of the then rector of Kinsale, the Rev. John Lindsey Darling. It used detailed architectural drawings, sketches and photographs to illustrate the history of the church, its state in the 1890s and the alterations that Rev. Darling proposed to restore… Read more about this item

Originally published in 1913, A List of Ancient and National Monuments in the County of Cork by Robert Cochrane includes beautifully illustrated descriptions of the six sites then under the control of the Board of Works – St. Keiran's Church (Cape Clear), Sherkin Island Friary, Timoleague Friary, Kilcrea Friary, Buttevant Friary and St. Molaga's Church. This work also includes lists… Read more about this item

The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), commonly known as the Fenian movement, had a profound impact on modern Irish history. This book examines how Skibbereen town became known as the 'cradle of Fenianism'. It looks at the formation of the Phoenix National and Literary Society and how central figures in that society, such as Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Mortimer Moynahan and Patrick… Read more about this item