Purcell Auctioneers: Lot Auction of the Library of the Late Liam Ó Duibhir (Local Historian and Irish Language Enthusiast From Clonmel, Co Tipperary) , C630, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: July 23, 2025 - July 23, 2025

Page Size: 615 items in 25 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
567		Archivium Hibernicum and Collectanea Hibernica . Single Issues and Bound Issues c 40		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 100.00
568	E Fitzpatrick and C O'Brien	Irish Interest: The Medieval Churches of County Offaly	1998	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50
569	A S Byatt	Collection of Titles some of which are 1st Ed's and SIGNED. Such as Still Life	2010	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 25.00
570	editor Cyril Connolly.	Horizon- A Review of Literature and Art- a London-based magazine published from 1939 to 1950,	1940-1949	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
571		Fine Bindings; Collection of 10 titles with calf binding and gilt lettering		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
572	Patrick McCabe	A collection of HB Titles such as The Dead School	1995	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 43.75
573	Dillon Cosgrave	Irish Interest: Collection of Titles some Multiples. North Dublin	1977	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 25.00
574		Irish Language: An extensive collection-2 Boxes		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 137.50
575		Irish Language: An extensive collection-2 Boxes		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 137.50
576		Irish Language: An extensive collection-2 Boxes		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 137.50
577		Irish Language: An extensive collection-2 Boxes		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 137.50
578		Irish Language: An extensive collection-2 Boxes		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 400.00
579		Irish Language: An extensive collection-2 Boxes		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 137.50
580		Irish Language: An extensive collection-2 Boxes		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 150.00
581		Irish language/General Irish Interest 2 boxes		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 137.50
582		Bealoudeas- The Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society. An extensive collection	1941-2016	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 375.00
583		Journals. A collection of mixed Journals such as Beascana- Journal of Folklore and Ethnology		EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 68.75
584		Irish Journals: Collection of Journals such as Archaeology Ireland and The Bridge c 180		EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 62.50
585		Irish Journals: Collection of Journals The Crane Bag; Journal of the Galway of Archaeological Society; and others c 140		EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 68.75
586		Irish Journals: Such as Irish Leabhar Magh Nuad and others , 2 Boxes		EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 31.25
587		Irish and general interest. Some very clean and interesting titles. Over 70 books		EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
588		Collection of Irish and World interest Titles. Such as Rudyard Kipling 24 titles		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 162.50
589		Collection of World interest books including 10 with Fine Binding plus c 16 others		EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 50.00
590		The Capuchin Annual. A wonderful collection of this iconic annual, earliest	1936-1977	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 137.50
591		Irish Interest- 3 Boxes		EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 106.25

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