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Peg Doyle (b. 1933) ✓ In Stock

Raheen in Ventry was the childhood home place of Peg Doyle (née Kavanagh). Her grandparents were Kate Hickson of Lispole and Daniel Kavanagh, and they had ten children. Peg’s mother Nora married Joseph Kavanagh, and they had seven children. Her brother, who inherited the farm, had seven children, so the house was always filled with life. Daniel Kavanagh and his brother Sean were bonesetters, and people came to the family home from all over the country for treatment at that time. Peg has a clear memory of the smell of seal oil permeating the house. This was used by her grandfather and granduncle in their treatment of patients. She recalls cooking over an open fire in the 1940s and 50s, barking the fishing nets, bringing the pigs to Tralee on a horse and creel, and other farming practices. Emigration when one reached the late teenage years was the norm, and Peg left for Springfield in the U.S., along with her siblings. She recalls in detail her experiences there and meeting her future husband, Stanley Doyle, who was a traditional musician who performed in bars across America. Her memories of travelling by train between cities in her adopted country are compared with travelling on the narrow-gauge railway line between Dingle and Tralee. She and her husband later returned to her family home in Ballinacourty in Annascaul, and she recounts many stories of the area.

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Mary Fitzgerald (b. 1933) ✓ In Stock

Mary Fitzgerald (née Dunne) was reared on the foothills of Caherconree on the Dingle Peninsula, and she recalls her young days collecting barnacles, periwinkles and carrageen moss from the sea shore nearby. The local people of Camp and the local dancehall, known as Camp Hall, are recalled, and she explains that her grandfather, Mick Dunne, lived in a thatched cottage at Knockglassmore in Camp. She recalls and describes his craft of flannel weaving. Many stories relating to Camp Junction are told, and Mary says that the place was always known as Castlegregory Junction in earlier days because the railway line branched off at Camp to journey on to Castlegregory. The Stationmaster was Jack O’Leary who was always known as a railway buff, and Mary was delighted to receive memorabilia from him for the bar following her marriage to Paddy Joe Fitzgerald. The bar was always run by the women, she explains. Earlier the place was known as Mary Knightley’s bar, and in her own time as Mary Dunne’s. A full description of the lay-out of the junction is provided: the narrow-gauge railway, the corrugated buildings, the distance between the buildings and the width of the road. The roaring trade conducted in the two public houses, the other house being O’Neill’s, is recalled. The highlight of the year was the Sheep Fair Day, which has been revived in recent years, and Mary recalls the mutton pies she would bake for sale in those days. She mentions the fact that Lord Ventry had his own stone wall enclosed pen beside the Junction Bar. She finishes by discussing emigration from the locality and the Irish Countrywomen’s Association. Page

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MARIE MURPHY, AGE 72, CLONSILLA ✓ In Stock
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MARIE MURPHY, AGE 72, CLONSILLA
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Football Superstars: Neymar Rules ✓ In Stock
Bookstation

Football Superstars: Neymar Rules
Dublin 14 dublin
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Buzzin' by Bez ✓ In Stock
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Buzzin' by Bez
Dublin 2 dublin
13.00
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Ceistiúchán ✓ In Stock
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Ceistiúchán
Dublin 2 dublin
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An Dá Shaol - Ag Cur Rútaí i Ráth Chairn ✓ In Stock
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An Dá Shaol - Ag Cur Rútaí i Ráth Chairn
Dublin 2 dublin
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Ted Schwarz / The Complete Guide to Writing Biographies (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
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JFK Jr: An Intimate Oral Biography by Rosemarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil (Paperback) ✓ In Stock
€14.30
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100 Ulster Sporting Legends ✓ In Stock
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100 Ulster Sporting Legends
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Beatha Pheig Sayers ✓ In Stock
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Beatha Pheig Sayers
Dublin 2 dublin
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Rí Thoraí ✓ In Stock
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Rí Thoraí
Dublin 2 dublin
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Sr Louise O'Connell, DC ✓ In Stock
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Sr Louise O'Connell, DC
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Michael Ball / Different Aspects (Large Paperback) ✓ In Stock
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The Escape by Pippa York & David Walsh (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
26.95
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Famous Folk From Co. Down ✓ In Stock
Laurel Cottage Ltd.

Famous Folk From Co. Down
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Stories I Might Regret Telling You by Martha Wainwright ✓ In Stock
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Stanford Graphic Novel Project - Luisa - PB - Graphic Novel 2017 ✓ In Stock
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Lancaster Down! The Extraordinary Tale of Seven Young Airmen at War; Stephen Darlow ✓ In Stock
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Live Forever: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Oasis by John Robb (Large Paperback) (June 2025) ✓ In Stock
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Amazing Women of the Middle East ✓ In Stock
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Amazing Women of the Middle East
Dublin 6 dublin
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An Sléibhteánach ✓ In Stock
Litriocht

An Sléibhteánach
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Gordon Banks / Banksy : My Autobiography (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
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Ann M. Sperber / Bogart (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
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Ann M. Sperber / Bogart (Hardback)
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Dan Carter / Dan Carter: The Autobiography of an All Blacks Legend ✓ In Stock
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An Dá Shaol - Ag Cur Rútaí i Ráth Chairn ✓ In Stock
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An Dá Shaol - Ag Cur Rútaí i Ráth Chairn
Dublin 2 dublin
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We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir by Sir Anthony Hopkins (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
€29.95
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There and Back: Diaries 1999-2009 ✓ In Stock
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There and Back: Diaries 1999-2009
mayo
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Gurj Bassi / McFly Unauthorized: Back to the Future (Children's Coffee Table book) ✓ In Stock
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Throwing Frisbees at the Sun: A Book about Beck; Rob Jovanovic ✓ In Stock
Secret Book and Record Store The

Throwing Frisbees at the Sun: A Book about Beck; Rob Jovanovic
Dublin 2 dublin
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Pillar Box Red / Jedward: John and Edward Rule, Ok!: The Rise and Rise of the Nation's Favourite Twins (Children's Coffee Table book) ✓ In Stock
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Alan Shatter / Life is a Funny Business (Signed by the Author) (Large Paperback). ✓ In Stock
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Dermot O'Leary / The Soundtrack to My Life (Large Paperback) ✓ In Stock
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The Wren- A Biography ✓ In Stock
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The Wren- A Biography
sligo
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Vincent Hogan - The Lost Sportswriter - BRAND NEW ✓ In Stock
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The Great O'Neill. A Biography (1947) ✓ In Stock
Ulysses Rare Books

The Great O'Neill. A Biography (1947)
Dublin 2 dublin
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Bye Bye Now – Dírbheathaisnéis Tommy Leddy (Irish language version) ✓ In Stock
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Oliver Jeffers by Martin Salisbury ✓ In Stock
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Oliver Jeffers by Martin Salisbury
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Penguin Publishers / Penguin 1960s Biography (10 Book Box Set) ✓ In Stock
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I Am A Wonder Woman ✓ In Stock
Tara Book Company

I Am A Wonder Woman
galway
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How to Run an Indie Label : The man who discovered Oasis tells the story of Creation Records ✓ In Stock
€26.00
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Madly, Deeply ✓ In Stock
McLoughlins Bookshop

Madly, Deeply
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Rí Thoraí ✓ In Stock
An Siopa Leabhar

Rí Thoraí
Dublin 2 dublin
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Book - Antony Gormley ✓ In Stock
INDUSTRY

Book - Antony Gormley
Dublin 2 dublin
€58.00
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Thomas Kiernan - The Roman Polanski Story - HB Grove Press USA Biography 1980 ✓ In Stock
€7.00
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The Little Book Of Taylor Swift ✓ In Stock
Mcgaughs Gardening Centre

The Little Book Of Taylor Swift
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Risk Taker For Peace ✓ In Stock
McLoughlins Bookshop

Risk Taker For Peace
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Nigel Tranter / The Wallace ✓ In Stock
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Nigel Tranter / The Wallace
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Philip Lynott Renegade ✓ In Stock
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Philip Lynott Renegade
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SR. BAISTE LEEN ✓ In Stock
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SR. BAISTE LEEN
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Bean Uasal Mhisniúil ✓ In Stock
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Bean Uasal Mhisniúil
Dublin 2 dublin
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Doirse Dé ✓ In Stock
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Doirse Dé
Dublin 2 dublin
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Lord Mayo ✓ In Stock
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Lord Mayo
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Paul Kavanagh Book ✓ In Stock
Paula Kavanagh Photography

Paul Kavanagh Book
louth
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Paul Kavanagh Book ✓ In Stock
Paula Kavanagh Photography

Paul Kavanagh Book
louth
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This is Not a Self-Help Book ✓ In Stock
Dingle Bookshop

This is Not a Self-Help Book
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Beatha Pheig Sayers ✓ In Stock
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Beatha Pheig Sayers
Dublin 2 dublin
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Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Beathaisnéis) ✓ In Stock
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Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Beathaisnéis)
Dublin 2 dublin
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Great Biographies (Irish Independent) (Complete 20 Book Set) ✓ In Stock
€45.00
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Kathleen Lynn: Irishwoman, Patriot, Doctor ✓ In Stock
Irish Academic Press Ltd

Kathleen Lynn: Irishwoman, Patriot, Doctor
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