Local History

From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with ghouls and spirits, th...

Compiled by two highly respected authors and museum curators, this richly illustrated book features 100 objects ranging from a Viking Thors Hammer...

Taking you through the year day by day, The Cardiff Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing or important event or fact from different pe...

The Little Book of Liverpool is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which...

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Castleknock and Blanchardstown, the main settlements in the Barony of Castleknock were small villages wh...

The first stone of Corfe Castle was laid more than 1,000 years ago. Since then its seen its fair share of battles, mysteries and plots. Its been a ...

This fascinating pictorial history takes a look back at the days when Fife was home to a wide variety of traditional industries, including mining, ...

The Little Book of Glasgow is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which n...

A History of the World in 100 Objects by the British Museum and the BBC is a project which has fired the public imagination throughout the land. A ...

This chilling volume brings together more murderous tales that shocked not only the county but made headline news throughout the nation. Covering t...

The county of Lincolnshire is a beautiful mixture of low-lying marshy fen land, modest hills and the steep valleys of the rolling Wolds. It is also...

Exploring Irelands Historic Towns sheds new light on the streets and squares of Ireland, drawing our attention to the historic context in which the...

Haunted Bray is a series of supernatural accounts of happenings in Bray and the surrounding areas. The stories have been collected by the author ov...

This book takes a detailed look at the colourful history of the County Down, providing a guide to its rich heritage.

This book tells in detail what it was like to live in an English town constantly under siege from enemy guns in the Second World War. Many towns i...

A history of the Sussex coast

Rathgar may well be the most fascinating area of Dublin. Its red-brick Georgian and Victorian terraces, the fruits of the architectural experimenta...

The harmony between great castles and their ornamental grounds is rarely seen in such perfect form as at Johnstown Castle. The gardens and grounds ...

It is generally agreed that the first recorded mention of Terenure came in 1216, when Hugh de Barnewall was granted the lands of Terenure and Kimma...

North Dublin is vibrant, lively and always changing, a place where people live against the backdrop of some of the citys most renowned landmarks an...

Donnybrook is one of the most iconic areas of South Dublin, a prosperous and peaceful suburb that is well-known as the being the heartland of Leins...