Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne: Books



	Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (Ballyferriter), Co. Kerry, Ireland

Bookshop and Café

Are you trying to improve your knowledge of Irish? Are your children going to a Gaelscoil? Our shop is the place to look for books that will help you as we specialise in books ‘as Gaeilge’ for children, and also for adult learners. We also stock books of interest in relation to the locality, particularly the Blasket Islands, and local authors. Maps and walking guides are also stocked, and locally-produced cards and DVDs. Posters and other teaching aids for people working with children ‘as Gaeilge’ are also stocked.

While browsing in the shop, why not enjoy a freshly-brewed cup of coffee and a home-baked scone or slice of cake? We can now offer a range of coffee types, cappucino, latté, espresso etc. Come and try them out! All our cakes are made on the premises, and are just the job to foritfy you before you set out to further explore the area, so do call in, even if you are not planning a visit to the museum this time around.

Beidh Fáilte Romhat!

Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne publications

The following publications, as well as many others published by our organisation, can be obtained on line from the following site: http://www.oidhreacht.ie/foilseachain.asp

Ogham Stones of the Dingle Peninsula/Clocha Oghaim Chorca Dhuibhne, by Isabel Bennett and Máire Uí Shithigh with maps by Liam Holden and cartoons by Dómhnal Ó Bric was first published in 1995 and a more recent reprint is still available in the Museum shop for €5. The 60 page paperback, is a bilingual, light-hearted, layman's guide to all the known Ogham stones on the Dingle Peninsula.

The Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula is a highly regarded survey of the monuments of the area, published by Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne in 1986.

The peninsula is very rich in archaeological remains. Settlers have been here since at least the late Mesolithic period, but the majority of the monuments date from the Bronze Age (c. 2300 BC - 500 BC) and the Early Christian period (from the 5th century AD to the 12th century). Some of the more famous monuments situated in this area include Gallarus Oratory (a small, dry-stone built church dating from the Early Christian period) and the ecclesiastical site of Kilmalkedar, including its 12th-century, Romanesque Church. Dún Beag promontory fort is also well-known. The area also has many Ogham stones which date from the 5th-7th centuries AD.

To properly record all these magnificent remains, Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne undertook a survey, between 1982 and 1985, of all the archaeological monuments on the peninsula. The main results were published as The Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula, by J. Cuppage et al, in 1986 (hardback, 462 + xxii pages. 242 figs., 54 black and white plates, XXIV colour plates, A4 format) and this magnificent volume, considered to be one of the best of the local area archaeological surveys, is available in the Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne bookshop (or any good bookshop) for €32. The extensive survey archive is housed in Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne and may be consulted by appointment.

Flóra Chorca Dhuibhne
Aspects of the Flora of Corca Dhuibhne (1995)

ISBN 0-906096-07-3

The Dingle Peninsula has an interesting and varied flora, including some Lusitanian and Alpine species not generally found in Ireland. This was recognised by Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne, who commissioned Máirín Uí Chonchubhair (with the assistance of Aodán Ó Conchúir, photographer) to carry out a survey of these plants, as well as to collect folk-cures and other béaloideas (folklore) associated with them. A selection of this survey was published as Flora Chorca Dhuibhne Aspects of the Flora of Corca Dhuibhne. This full colour, hard-back volume is available in the Múseum Chorca Dhubihne bookshop, now at the special price of €15.

(Flora Chorca Dhuibhne Aspects of the Flora of Corca Dhuibhne by Máirín Uí Chonchubhair with photographs by Aodhán Ó Conchúir. Botanical editor: Caroline Mhic Daeid. 1995 (reprint 1998). Hardback. 270 + xviii pages.)
The archive of this survey is also housed in Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne and may be consulted by researchers by appointment.

Some examples from the archive can be seen here.

Her Excellency, President Mary Mc Aleese being presented with some of the publications of Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne by the late Donncha Ó Conchúir during a visit to the museum. Tomás Mac Gearailt, Chairman of Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne is also in the photo.