Local History
Portavo: an Irish townland and its peoples
Part one: earliest times - 1844
Peter Carr
Few aspects of the Irish countryside have inspired more romance or nostalgia than townlands, the island's oldest, smallest and most enigmatic land units. Read more...
£18, £30 (hb)
Portavo: an Irish townland and its peoples
Part two: the famine to the present
Peter Carr
Part two offers more social, political and cultural thrills and spills as the townland steers its way through the great milestones of recent Irish history... Read more...
£20, £35 (hb)
Two Centuries of Life in Down
1600-1800
John Stevenson
A fascinating and highly entertaining excursion into the County Down of several centuries ago. Read more...
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Newtown
A History of Newtownards
Trevor McCavery
Prodigally built in warm, mellow sandstone, picturesquely sited under Scrabo, at the head of Strangford Lough, the ancient town of Newtown (pronounced Newton) has a history that is in every way the equal of its stunning setting. Read more...
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The Most Unpretending of Places
A History of Dundonald, County Down
Peter Carr
An illuminating and enjoyably lop-sided, 'worm's eye view' of the great sweep of Irish history, as experienced by one small County Down village built 'in the middle of nowhere en route to somewhere else'. Read more...
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A Taste of Old Comber
The Town & its History
Len Ball & Desmond Rainey
Renowned for its spuds and whiskey, and for its great 19th century fairs, the little County Down town of Comber has a rich and eventful history. Read more...
£9.95
Donaghadee
An Illustrated History
Harry Allen
The picturesque County Down port of Donaghadee was once renowned as the 'gateway to Ulster'. Then, abruptly, in 1849, the passengers stopped coming. Read more...