Exploring Mayo - Eight Tours of Ireland's Glorious County: Featuring People, History, Geography and Culture

Kindle Edition - Illustrated - Published: November 2018 - ASIN: B07KVRPSWD

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County Mayo, in the West of Ireland, has astonishing scenery, an unspoiled natural environment, with mountains, lakes and rivers, where people have lived in harmony with their surroundings for over 6,000 years. It is a paradise for outdoor pursuits on land and sea, as well as for those that want to explore its archeology, history, architecture, public art, wildlife, flora, and various other aspects of its heritage.

This lavishly illustrated eBook provides readers with an appreciation of that heritage, as well as an easy-to-carry guide for exploring its different regions.

This book is illustrated with maps, and more than 150 beautiful photographs in full color.

Killasser: Heritage of a Mayo Parish

Paperback Edition - Illustrated - Published: October 1 2012 - ISBN: 978-09850753-1-6

Bernard O'Hara's Killasser: Heritage of a Mayo Parish is available in the USA and UK as a paperback book at amazon.com, amazon.co.uk or Barnes and Noble

This history of Killasser: Heritage of a Mayo Parish, is a must-read for anyone interested in Ireland - especially those with ties to Killasser or County Mayo. Bernard O'Hara provides a clear overview of Irish national history, as well as forensic detail about ordinary lives in this rural parish on the border of counties Mayo and Sligo. There is remarkable insight into everyday rural life down through the ages, from both a historical and sociological point of view. Topics covered include archeology, place-names, education, farming, emigration, the Church, social affairs, customs and folklore, sport and genealogy as well as the growth of modern Ireland. The print edition contains more than 133 photos in 431 pages of well-researched scholarly data, statistical information, as well as original anecdotes and humorous tales. Included are detailed footnotes and an extensive bibliography. This book contains a great deal of valuable genealogic information which will be useful to researchers working outside of Ireland.

Killasser: Heritage of a Mayo Parish

eBook and Hardcover - Illustrated - Published: February 2012 - ISBN: 978-09850753-0-9

eBook

The eBook version can be obtained worldwide from the Apple iBookstore (for reading on iPad and iPhone), from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk (Kindle & Kindle Fire) and from Barnes and Noble (Nook tablet and eReader).

Hardcover Edition

ISBN 978-09547493-9-2, has in excess of 420 pages, thirteen chapters
and five appendices, is published by and is available (for €20, plus postage) from:

Killasser/Callow Heritage Society
Carrowmoremoy
Killasser
Swinford
County Mayo
Ireland

Davitt: Irish Patriot and Father of the Land League

eBook and Hardcover - 178 pages - Illustrated - Published: November 2009 - ISBN: 0980166012

This is an illustrated biography of Michael Davitt (1846-1906), who was one of the most beloved and respected personalities in Irish history. He was immortalized as the "Father of the Land League" and was also a respected international journalist, author, supporter of Home Rule and Member of Parliament. Davitt loved America and was a frequent visitor. He married Mary Jane Yore, an Irish-American from Oakland, California. His family settled in Pennsylvania. His father is buried in Scranton and his mother is buried in Manayunk, Philadelphia. Davitt's legacy to Ireland was immense: a country almost free of the landlord ascendancy class, occupying-ownership of the land, a foundation for the development of an independent, inclusive, democratic State, and a wonderful role model for patriotic public service. Widely acknowledged as a hero in Ireland long before his death, Michael Davitt has a secure place in the history of his country and is rightly seen as one of its greatest patriots.

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Reviews:

"The book is clearly written and complex issues, such as tenant right and 'rent at the point of a bayonet', are cogently explained." - The Irish Times

"Bernard O’Hara’s concise yet thorough review of Davitt’s life and contributions distills the essential points about Davitt’s life, times, achievements, and importance. Davitt’s life embodied the complexities and many of the curiosities and paradoxes that have been increasingly recognized as part of modern Irish history. Bernard O’Hara’s cogent, readable portrait of Davitt captures the independence, dedication, and integrity that Mayo tradition has long acknowledged and which modern Irish historiography now recognizes. In the words of Joe Lee in his 2009 essay "Michael Davitt: An Appraisal," 'The most noteworthy thing of all about Davitt was that striking though he was as a public figure, he was even more remarkable as a human being.'" - Mary Helen Thuente, Professor of English, North Carolina State University

"...an easy-to-read and hugely informative account of the fascinating life of a man who will forever be known in Irish history as the Father of the Land League...Bernard O'Hara is one of Ireland's foremost scholars on Davitt and his command of his subject matter is clearly evident in this hugely informative biography...He has produced a book that is the perfect starting point for those who wish to learn about the extraordinary life of Michael Davitt." - Western People

Entrepreneurship in Ireland

Paperback - 350 pages - Published: April 2011 - ISBN: 9780717149766