Catalogue of Roscommon Historical & Related Books & Periodicals published in the year 2006.

 

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Name of Publication

Author/Editor

Year

Brief Description

(See below for abbreviations used)

Cover

12th. County Roscommon Ploughing Championships

Ploughing Association

2006

17 pp. A5. p.b. souvenir programme for the 12th County Plowing Championships in Tulsk.

A Sense of Place. Clonown, a County Roscommon Shannonside Community

Michael Fallon et. al.

2006

208 pp. A5. h.b & p.b. history of Clonown, South Roscommon.

Abbey Community College Yearbook 2006

Students

2006

Abbey Community College, Boyle. Annual magazine. 28 pp. A4. p.b. Illustrated.

Age is Opportunity  - 2006

Roscommon Active Age

2006

Roscommon Active Age Annual Publication. Vol. 16. Poetry and stories from Roscommon.

Alone by the Wild Wood. A Roscommon Song Book

Declan Coyne (ed)

2006

CD and 64 pp. A5. p.b. songbook of Roscommon songs.

Boyle Residential & Business Directory

Una Bán Tourism Co-operative.

2006

Telephone directory for Boyle. 79 pp. A5. p.b.

Castlecoote/Fuerty Pride of Place 2006

Committee

2006

74 pp. A5. p.b. booklet to celebrate Fuerty Parish achieving 2nd place in Category 2 of 2006 All Ireland Pride-of-Place competition. Illustrated.

Castlerea Parish News 2006

Parish Committee.

2006

Annual Parish A3. publication. 52 pp. Local events from the past year from the area around Castlerea.

Celebrating The Silver Jubilee of St. Michael's School

Committee.

2006

A5. spiral bound. 96 pp. Celebration of Silver Jubilee of St. Michaels Special School in Castlerea.

CLG Uaráin Peil. 1956 Minor Football Champions. Golden Jubilee Reunion Souvenir Programme.

Committee

2006

11 pp. A4. printed publication with illustrations. Limited to 50 copies. Half were given out on the night and the remainder sold in local shop. SOLD OUT.

Cloonfad Annual Parish Magazine 2006

Publications Committee

2006

Volume 15 of annual parish history. 92 pp. A4. p.b.

County Roscommon SME Workplace Health Project

Roscommon County Enterprise Board et. al.

2006

75 pp. A4. report on a pilot health survey of Small to Medium Sized Enterprises in Co. Roscommon.

Crossna Church Centenary 1906 - 2006

Committee

2006

192 pp. A4. p.b. illustrated history of Crosna parish in North Roscommon.

Echoes of Ballaghaderreen 2006

Local Committee

2006

Tab. Newspaper. Events from the previous year in and around Ballaghaderreen.

Elphin Community College. School Annual 2006.

The students.

2006

29 pp. A4. p.b. illustrated yearbook.

Eolas.

Students

2006

Roscommon Community College annual. A4 p.b. 112 pages. Illustrated.

Four Roads Hurling Club - A century of hurling 1905 - 2005

Publications Committee.

2006

171 pp. A4. h.b. illustrated history of 100 years of Four-Roads GAA hurling club.

Fuerty GAA Club Souvenir Programme.

Committee

2006

Souvenir programme of opening of Mulhern GAA Park  on 25/06/06. History and illustrations.

Gortaganny Marian Hall 50 years. Anniversary 1956 - 2006.

Committee

2006

38 pp (approx) A4. p.b. col. illustrations. The story of fifty years of the local parish hall. Slip-on binding.

Irish Connections Journal Vol. 13

County Roscommon Family History Society.

2006

20 pp. A5. photocopied p.b. Family history lists relating to Co. Roscommon.

Journal of Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society Vol. 10

Roscommon Historical & Archeological. Society

2006

Vol. 10. 146 pp. A4. p.b. Illustrations, photographs. Roscommon history publication.

Knockcroghery – St. John’s – Rahara P.T.A.A. 1931 - 2006. Celebrating 75 years.

Knockcroghery, St. John’s, Rahara PTAA

2006

A5. 64 pp. p.b. (300 copies printed) Illustrated history of 75 years of local Pioneer Total Abstinance Association.

Links 3

Kilbegnet/Ballinakill Historical Society

2006

102 pp. A4 p.b. history from area around Creggs in Co. Galway & Roscommon. Vol. 3.

Lisacul 2006. 20th. Annual Christmas Newsletter.

Lisacul Community Council / Lisacul Resource Centre.

2006

28 pp. A5. p.b. Prose and poetry from Lisacul and area and events of the past 12 months.

Lisacul Handball Club. Official Opening of Refurbished Alley. Sunday 15th. October 2006.

Lisacul Handball Club.

2006

20 pp. souvenir programme. A5. p.b. The story of Lisacul handball club and players. Illustrated.

Lough Ree & its Islands

Cahill, O'Brian & Casey

2006

372 pp. A5, h.b. & p.b. Illustrated history of the lake and it’s islands. 1st. edition (1000 copies) SOLD OUT. Reprinted (1000 copies) for Christmas 2007.

Macalla 2006

T.Y. Students

2006

The Convent, Roscommon annual TY student magazine. 152 pp. A4. p.b. Illustrated.

Moore News 2006

Moore Community Council

2006

Vol. 32. Annual A5. p.b. publication from Moore, Co. Roscommon. Local events from the year gone by.

Moyfinne Journal Vol. 13.

County Roscommon Family History Society.

2006

48 pp. A5. photocopied p.b. Family history lists relating to Co. Roscommon.

Original Irish Stories - 60 Lyrical Yarns.

Pat Watson.

2006

160 pp. A5. p.b. stories from around Athlone.

Placenames and names of Local Features in Roscommon and Kilteevan Parishes.

Roscommon Heritage Group

2006

A4. landscape. 22 pp. p.b. maps and lists of local names from Kilteevan area.

Rosc Chomain 2006

TY Students

2006

Roscommon Christian Brothers School annual TY student magazine. 127 pp. A4. p.b. Illustrated.

Roscommon GAA Yearbook 2006

Roscommon GAA County Board.

2006

192 pp. A4. p.b. full colour history of Roscommon GAA during 2006.

Roscommon Library Services Development Plan 2006 - 2010.

Roscommon County Library Service

2006

20 pp. A4. p.b. development plan for library service in Co. Roscommon. In Irish & English.

Roscommon Life 2006 – 07 (incorporating the Roscommon  Association Yearbook)

Paul Healy (ed)

2006

Colour A4 Annual on the events of the past year in Co. Roscommon. 104 pp. p.b.

St. Aidans: Official Opening 30 April 2006.

Committee

2006

Souvenir programme. 24 pp. A5. p.b. Opening of pitch on 30 April. Illustrated.

St. Michaels Church, Drumlion, Co. Roscommon 1856 - 2006

John Keenahan (ed)

2006

349 pp. A5. p.b. (h.b. also available). The story of Drumlion church and its neighborhood. Illustrated.

The Abbey Times 05 - 06.

Abbey School Students

2006

Abbey Community College, Boyle. Annual TY magazine. 46 pp. A4. p.b. Illustrated.

The Light of Other Days

Creative Writers Group

2006

Reminiscences of days long gone, by writers in Oak Grove Day Centre, Ballaghaderreen. 36 pp. A5 p.b.

Unearthing Hidden Ireland. Historical archaeology at Ballykilcline, County Roscommon

Charles E. Orser Jr. (ed)

2006

17.4 cm X 25 cm. 260 pp. h.b. with dust cover. Col. Illustrations. Wordwell Ltd.

e. & o.e

 

Notes on abbreviations used.

TY           = Transition Year students.                                Tab.        = Tabloid size newspaper.                  ed.           = Editor.                                 n.a.          = not available  *

VEC        = Vocational Educational Committee                col           = colour                                                 pp.          = pages.

GAA       = Gaelic Athletic Association.                           p.b.         = paper / card covers.                          h.b.         = hard covers.                      

A3           = standard A3 size publication                          A4.          = standard A4 size publication.         A5.          = standard A5 size publication.      (sizes are approximate)

 

Covers that are marked n.a. (not available) are those for which we currently do not have examples in our library/archive collection. We are anxious to obtain these publications and ask any visitor who has a copy to contact us.

 

 

Roscommon historical and related publications.

This is an almost complete list of publications from Co. Roscommon for 2006. Some publications were limited editions and may not now be available. There are over 1000 books, periodicals and local parish newspapers / newsletters currently on our list of Roscommon publications. If you have copies of Roscommon publications that you no longer require or if you have Roscommon publications for sale or for more information on what we do please contact us.

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