Catalogue of Roscommon Books & Periodicals published in the year 2009.

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Name of Publication

Author/Editor

Year

Brief Description

(See below for abbreviations used)

Cover
4U Magazine. Roscommon Lions Club. 2009 48 page A4 free magazine designed for young people. Summer 2009 (Issue 5).
4U Magazine. Roscommon Lions Club. 2009 39 page A4 free magazine designed for young people. Autumn 2009 (Issue 6).
Age is Opportunity 2009. Roscommon Active Age Groups. 2009 93 page A4 Card covered. Stories and poetry from Roscommon's Active Age citizens. Monochrome illustrations.
Ballaghaderreen Echoes 2009. Publications Cttee. 2009 48 pp A3 "newspaper" with colour and monochrome illustrations. History and stories and all the news for 2009 from Ballaghaderreen.
Boyle Historic Town Trail. Úna Bhán Tourism 2009 36 pp illustrated guide to historical walk around Boyle. Printed by Purcell Print.
Boyle Postcards.   2009 A CD with images of Boyle Postcards. No further details available at this time!
Bygone Times. A Near Forgotten History. (Second Edition). Drum Heritage Group. 2009 Second edition of this book (Original 2007). launched on 10 December 2009. With a small amount of additional information added.
Castlerea Musical Society - Celebrating 40 Shows. Castlerea Musical Society. 2009 34 pp A4 Card covered. With lots of colour photographs and reminiscences. (www.castlereamusicalsociety.com).
Castlerea Parish News. Publications Committee. 2009 Annual Parish Newsletter. 51 pp. A3. Colour illustrated covers, monochrome images throughout. Issue No. 10.
Cloonbonniff Review 2009. Publications Committee. 2009 32 pp local newsletter. A4  with colour images throughout. This is the 23rd. annual edition of this newsletter but the first for our collection?
Cloonfad 2009. Publishing Committee. 2009 80 pp annual illustrated of all the goings-on in Cloonfad. Colour & monochrome photographs. Excellent quality publication.
Éire Óg G.A.A. Club 25th Anniversary. 1984 - 2009. Publications Committee. 2009 104 pp card covered history publication with colour and monochrome illustrations. Profusely illustrated.
Faith & Patronage. The Political Career of Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire c. 1560 - 1629. Benjamin Hazard. 2009. 222 pp hardback book charting the life of the famous Franciscan from Tibohine, Co. Roscommon. Part of the New Directions in Irish Series by the Royal Irish Academy and printed by Irish Academic Press. Illustrated.
Firinne 08/09 Scoil Mhuire TY Students. 2009 TY student annual from Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown. 152 pp. A4 Card covers. Profusely illustrated.
Flown the Nest. Hanna Greally. 2009 127 pp. A5 card covers. Hanna Greally's story from the time after she left the hospital. Foreword by Eilís Ward. Attic Press.
Governor John G. Downey - A South Roscommon Native. Taughmaconnell Heritage & Historical Society. 2009 24 pp. A5 card covered book with monochrome photographs. Temple Print, Athlone.
Linnane in London Kieran Furey. 2009 Semi-autobiographical essay.128 pp. A5 card covers. Poetry and prose.
Lisacul 2009. Lisacul Resource Centre. 2009 32 pp A5 booklet with all the news from Lisacul for 2009. Colour illustrations.
Macalla 2009. Roscommon Convent of Mercy TY Students. 2009 176 pp A4 card covered annual from Convent of Mercy Transition Year students. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout.
Mirror To The Soul. Roscommon Women's Network Writers Group. 2009 62 pp A5 soft-cover publication of poetry and prose. (Two editions published during the year. No obvious difference between them)!
Moore News. Moore Community Council. 2009 146 pp A5 Annual Community Newsletter 2009. Illustrated. Local stories and events from Moore Area in 2009.
Oh Mein Papa. Johnny Carroll and Philomena Gallagher. 2009 143 pp illustrated life story of the musician from Castlerea. Includes a CD. Published by Philly Books, Portadown.

Rathcroghan - archaeological and geophysical survey in a ritual landscape. John Waddell, Joe Fenwick and Kevin Barton. 2009 249 pp Hardcover. Colour & monochrome illustrations, plans and maps. Published by Wordwell.
Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon where the Táin Bó Cúailnge began. Wordwell Ltd. 2009 Archaeology Ireland Heritage Guide No. 44. Provided free to subscribers with the Summer 2009 issue. Fold out, colour illustrated guide to Rathcroghan and area by John Waddell.
Rosc Chomáin. Roscommon CBS TY Students. 2009 TY student annual from Roscommon CBS. 120 pp. A4 Card covers. Profusely illustrated.
St. Barry's Rooskey County Junior Champions 1969 - 40th Anniversary Souvenir Book. Anniversary Committee. 2009 80 pp magazine. A4. Colour illustrated. Printed by Turner Print.
Tales from The Crooked Meadow. A History of the Schools & People of the Camcloon Area 1870 - 2009. Centenary Book Committee. 2009 181 page local history. A5 card covers. Monochrome illustrations.
The Egans of Curraghboy. An Illustrated, Social Family History. Edward Egan. 2009 231 pp A5 Card Covers. Colour & monochrome illustrations. Published for limited circulation. (See Drum link).
The Killoran Family Story 1825 - 2009 and The Martin Family Story 1841 - 2009. (Two volumes in one). Barry Feeley & others. 2009 Launched in Kilronan Castle. Hardback. 115 pp & 58 pp. Two volumes in one. Very Limited Edition.
Writers of the Plain. Moylurg Writers. 2009 "A Collection of Current Prose and Verse". Volume 5 in the Moylurg Writers (1985 - 2010) series. 58 pp A5 size.

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.                                           CD/DVD       = computer disk

GAA       = Gaelic Athletic Association.                           p.b.         = paper / card covers.                          h.b.         = hard covers.                                b&w              = black and white

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

 

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

 

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