Catalogue of Roscommon Historical & Related Books & Periodicals published in the year 2008.

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Name of Publication

Author/Editor

Year

Brief Description

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4U magazine. Issue 2. Roscommon Lions Club. 2008 47 page A4 paperback magazine for young people. Issue 2. March 2008. Issued free to schools in Roscommon and area.
4U magazine. Issue 3. Roscommon Lions Club. 2008 46 page A4 paperback magazine for young people. Issue 3. June 2008. Issued free to schools in Roscommon and area.
4U magazine. Issue 4. Roscommon Lions Club. 2008 47 page A4 paperback magazine for young people. Issue 4. December 2008. Issued free to schools in Roscommon and area.
14th. Annual Co. Roscommon Ploughing Championships. Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association. 2008 16 pp (plus single page insert) A5 programme with information & history. B & w illustrations. Sold at field-day on 19th April 2008 in aid of Wheelchair Association. (Date on programme is 6th. but this date was cancelled). 1000 copies.
Ancestral Quest. Tracing My Ancestors in Ireland" Patrick Lavin. 2008 271 page card covered book tracing the history of the family of Lavin, Callery, O'Hara & Flynn over many generations. iUniverse Inc., New York.
Archaeological Discoveries. N6 Ballinasloe - Athlone Road Scheme. National Roads Authority. 2008 Tri-fold leaflet, printed both sides. Card. One of a series of 8 leaflets produced by NRA in 2008. This is the only one for Roscommon. Includes Kilbegley Mill site ("one of best preserved sites in Europe").
Ballaghaderreen Echoes 2008. Publications Committee. 2008 48 pp A3 "tabloid" publication. Vol. No. XXIII. December 2008. With colour and monochrome illustrations. All the news from Ballaghaderreen for 2008.
Ballykilcline Rising. From Famine Ireland to Immigrant America. Mary Lee Dunn 2008 218 pp paperback. Illustrated. The story of the Ballykilcline evictees in America. Bibliography, statistics and index. University of Massachusetts Press.
Birds Nest Soup. Hannah Greally. 2008 138 pp story of one woman's struggle for dignity. Third edition. Published by Cork University Press. See this link for more details.
Boyle Civic Collection Aengus Martin (author) & Fergus Aherne. 2008 Resource pack of 24 leaflets in an illustrated card folder intended for the general public and art-students. Launched in King House on 6th. March 2008.

Boyle Residential & Business Directory 2008. Úna Bhán Tourism Co-Operative. 2008 83 page local & business directory for Boyle. 4th. edition. A5 paper covers, spiral bound.
Castlerea Community School Year Book 2008. Editorial Committee. 2008 95 pp. A4 card covered book, celebrating 15 years of Castlerea Community School. Colour and monochrome pictures. Available from the school.
Castlerea Parish News 2008. Parish Committee. 2008 43 pp. A3 newspaper format with glossy cover. Christmas 2008 edition. News & photographs from the past, and the past year, from Castlerea and surrounds.
Celebrating 21 Years of Living History in Drum. Drum Heritage Committee 2008 100 pp. A5 card covered book with colour illustrations throughout. Details of all the initiatives carried out by Committee over 21 years. 800 copies printed. Launched 22 June 2008.
Cloonfad Annual Parish Magazine Publications Committee. 2008 80 pp A4 glossy magazine with colour illustrations. Local events and celebrations and historical items. 17th. Edition.
Co. Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society Journal. Co. Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society 2008 Vol. 11 2009 Journal. Launched on 05 December 2008. 143 pages A4 card covered. Illustrated.
Death Customs in Rural Ireland. Traditional Funerary Rites in the Irish Midlands. Anne Ridge. 2008 158 pp card covered book with black and white illustrations. Funerary rituals collected by the Folklore Commission and others, for Counties Roscommon, Westmeath & Offaly, & parts of Galway, Mayo & Sligo. Arlen House. Launched 3rd. December 2008 in Ballinasloe Library.
Eolas 2008 Roscommon Community College.

2008

 128 pp A4 paperback, occasional (semi-annual!), publication by TY Students at Roscommon Community College. Launched on 13th March 2008. Second in series. Inc. colour illustrations.

Evening Sunset Roscommon Active Age Groups. 2008 116 pp A5 paperback. Launched on 26/09/08. Writings and verse, with colour illustrations. 25th. Anniversary of Active Age Groups.
Going Away. A look back at local emigration in the 20th. century. Mary Gallagher & Margaret Murphy Garvey. 2008 128 pp. A4 card covered, book about emigration from the area around Ballaghaderreen during the 20th. century. Well illustrated.
Hedgerow Translocation. Roscommon County Council. 2008 46 pp A5 paperback publication documenting the successful translocation of a mature hedgerow at Croghan, Boyle, Co. Roscommon in October 2007. Colour illustrations.
In My Day. Roscommon Library Services. 2008 An Intergenerational Project by 5th class students at Scoil Mhuire Convent, Roscommon and the Sacred Heart Nursing Home and Day-Care centre. Colour printed, single side page. Not for public sale.
Lisacul Christmas Newsletter 2008. Lisacul Resource Centre. 2008 24 pp. A5 booklet with news of the who's, what's and why's of Lisacul for 2008. Illustrated.
Loughnaneane Park, Roscommon. Primary Schools Education Pack. Roscommon County Council & National Parks & Wildlife service. 2008 Educational resource pack with information sheets, activity sheets and advice, for the enjoyment of Loughnaneane Park by school children. Includes CD. Launched in December 2008 and issued to all Primary Schools in Co. Roscommon. NOT ON GENERAL RELEASE.
MABS Roscommon. 10th Anniversary 1997 - 2007. Money Advice & Budgeting Service Ltd. 2008 16 page A5 card covered publication to celebrate 10 years of MABS in Roscommon. Launched in May 2008.
Macalla 2008. TY Publications Committee 2008 176 pp. A4. p.b. Col. Illustrations. Annual TY Publication of Convent of Mercy, Roscommon.
Moore News 2008. Moore Community Council. 2008 11 pp. A5 publications with black & white photographs and all the news from the area for 2008. plus historical articles etc.
Official Opening of Kilbride GAA Clubhouse & Grounds. Publications Committee. 2008 64 pp A5. Card covered Souvenir Programme for Official Opening on 27 July 2008. Colour illustrations, history etc.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Derrane 1858 - 2008. Publications Committee. 2008 16 pp A5 card covered souvenir of rededication on 12 September 2008. Colour photographs and historical text.
Rosc Chomáin 2008. TY Publications Committee 2008 128 pp. A4. p.b. Col. Illustrations. Annual TY Publication of Roscommon Christian Brothers School (CBS).
Roscommon - An Enterprising Solution. Roscommon County Development Board. 2008 15 pp card covered publication about setting up in business in Co. Roscommon. Available from Roscommon County Council.
Roscommon Castle - A Visitors Guide. Margaret Murphy & Kieran O'Conor. 2008 44 pp card covered publication with historical text, drawings and colour photographs. Launched on 29 August 2008. Excellent standard of production. Reconstruction drawings particularly helpful.
Roscommon Life 2008/09 Roscommon Association Dublin. 2008 96 pp A4 colour magazine. Colour photographs throughout. Book reviews, history, stories of the year etc.
Roscommon Sports Partnership. Strategic Plan 2007 - 2012. Roscommon Sports Partnership. 2008 36 page card covered A4 publication setting out sports plan for the county for the next 5 years. Launched first week of July 2008.
Smile - giggles, gags & giddy tales from children in County Roscommon, Ireland. Roscommon County Library. 2008 56 pp colour illustrated stories by Roscommon children as part of Kids Own Publishing Partnership project. Supported by Roscommon  County Council and others.
Stalking Irish Madness. Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia. Patrick Tracey. 2008 273 page autobiographical essay about the authors search for the roots of his family's schizophrenia in Co. Roscommon. Debunks many of the myths surrounding the incidence of mental illness in the county.
Strokestown on film. The Billy Chapman Collection 1948 - 1952. George Reynolds (ed). Assisted by Mike Lennon. 2008 DVD of short films made by Billy Chapman of Strokestown in the mid 20th. century. Plus 16 page booklet. Launched in the Percy French Hotel, Strokestown on 14 March 2008. (500 copies). Second run of 500 copies produced in April 2008, identical to first issue.

St. Brigids GAA Club Newsletter. M. Fayne (ed). 2008 First edition of club newsletter. Launched early May 2008. A4 sheet, folded, printed both sides. Club news etc.
The Diary of George Thompson, Willsgrove, Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon. Publications Group. 2008 32 pp A5 Card covered publication. Launched on 29 August 2008 in The Old School, Ballintubber.
The Feely Family 1793 - 2008. Barry Feely 2008 Cover title "The Feely Family Story - carved from stone through time to space". 180 pp A4 (hardback & paperback). The story of Feelystone in Boyle. Colour illustrated. Feely family history / genealogy.
The Murder of Major Mahon, Strokestown, County Roscommon, 1847. Padraig Vesey 2008 64 pp. paperback. Maynooth Studies in Local History Series. Launched on 19th. September in Maynooth. Illustrated.
Tisrara National School. 50 Years of History 1958 - 2008. Committee. 2008 132 pp. card covered A4 size publication. With monochrome & colour photographs throughout.
   

 

      
When Gaelic Spirits Wake Andrea Scholer 2008 Fiction / Novel. "Author draws inspiration from Roscommon GAA" The Roscommon Herald 25th March 2008. This book was available to download for free, but is now available to buy as "The Message of the Isle". For further details see Mallette House Books link.

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