Purcell Auctioneers: Superb July 2026 Book Auction of c.580 Lots to include an Important Manuscript Book of Early Gaelic, Irish History Covering the 12th to the 21st Centuries, 1,000's of Vintage Irish Postcards etc. etc., 71526, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 15, 2026 - July 15, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Wheeler H A; Craig M J | 10 Books, including: Remains of St Mary's Abbey Dublin |
Dublin | 1857; 1948 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 77 | Morgan Francis; Eyre Edmund W. | Rental Of The Estates of The Right Honourable, The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin |
Dublin | 1884 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown |
| 78 | Irish Historic Towns Atlas |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 79 | 3 Books, including: Irish Historic Town Atlas No. 11 Dublin Part I |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown | ||
| 80 | International Eucharistic Congress, Dublin 1932 Programme |
Dublin | 1932 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 81 | Pigott Charles | The jockey club, or a sketch of the manners of the age |
Dublin | 1792/93 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 82 | Tom Corkery's Dublin |
N/A | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 83 | Harkin William | Scenery & Antiquities of North-West Donegal |
Londonderry | 1893 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 84 | Floredice W.H. | MEMORIES OF A MONTH AMOUNG THE MERE IRISH |
London | 1881 | EUR 220.00 - 260.00 | Unknown |
| 85 | Quiggin E. C. | A Dialect of Donegal |
1906 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 86 | Coxhead Elizabeth; Smyth Colin | Lady Gregory - A Literary Portrait; A Guide to Coole Park, Home of Lady Gregory |
1961; 1983 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 87 | Hedderman Bridget; Burke Oliver J. | Glimpses Of My Life In Aran; The South Isles Of Aran |
Bristol; London | 1917; 1887 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 88 | Rynne Etienne; O’Riain; O’Cinneide; Brew | 3 Books, including: North Munster Studies |
1967 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 89 | Lyne Pat | Shrouded in Mist: Connemara Pony; Out of the Mist |
1984; 1990 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 90 | McHale John | An Irish Translation of the Book of Genesis; An Irish Translation of the Holy Bible |
Tuam | 1859; 1861 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 91 | Christies catalogue of the library of Castle Hackett |
1986 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 92 | Christies catalogue of the Library of Clonbrock |
1972 | EUR 150.00 - 180.00 | Unknown | ||
| 93 | Henry William; Spellissy Sean | 7 Books, including: Role of Honour- The Mayord of Galway City 1485-2001 |
2002; 1999 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 94 | Hall S C; Hall Mrs S C | The South of Killarney |
London | 1853 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown |
| 95 | Barrington T J; O’Shea | 5 Books, including: Discovering Kerry |
1916-1921 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 96 | Mayo Earl of; Boulton W B | A History of the Kildare Hunt |
London | 1913 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown |
| 97 | Auction Catalogue for Kilkenny Castle |
Dublin; Kilkenny | 1935 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | Unknown | |
| 98 | Prim John G A | Nooks and Corners of County Kilkenny |
1940; 1848 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 99 | Guckian Des | Deported: the story of Jimmy Gralton |
Mullingar | 1986 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 100 | Dowd James; M'Kern G | Round About The County of Limerick; Tercentenary Commemoration of the Siege of Limerick; A Descriptive and Historic Guide Through St mary's Cathedral Limerick |
Limerick | 1896; 1887 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
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