Coolim Books

11/05/2026

An unusual item for Coolim Books. Handbuch der Waffenkunde (Handbook of Weaponry) by Wendelin Boeheim (text in German). Inscriptions on the title page indicate this copy once belonged to Lt. Col. (later Brigadier) P. Young and that he commissioned R.P. North to colour it's illustrations and translate their captions. Brig. Peter Young later founded England's Sealed Knot Society. René Percival North, an expert on military uniforms, published many books on that subject. See https://coolim-books.sumupstore.com/product/handbuch-der-waffenkunde

18/04/2026

150 years ago, on 18 April 1876, six Fenian prisoners, who had been transported to Australia, boarded the whaler Catalpa and made their way to freedom. Among them was the Goleen-born Micheal Harrington. His story is among a number of biographies of early Fenians published in ‘The Cradle of Fenianism’: Skibbereen And The Early Fenian Movement, 1850–67 by William Casey. See https://tinyurl.com/cradle-of-fenianism

06/04/2026

Looking forward to what is sure to be a very interesting day.

On Saturday 2nd May, our member society, Castlehaven & Myross History Society, are organising a one day conference on the impact of the Great Famine locally. For full details and tickets visit https://www.tickettailor.com/events/castlehavenandmyrosshistsocboxoffice/2143937

05/04/2026

The Easter 1916 Rising centred on the GPO building in Dublin. What is often overlooked is the fact that the GPO was the hub of telecommunications for the city. The July 1916 edition of the Post Office Electrical Engineers’ Journal gave an interesting account of the impact the rebellion had on the GPO’s engineering staff and the building itself. To read the full article seehttps://coolimbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GPO-1916.pdf

04/04/2026

Wishing you all a Happy Easter from West Cork.

02/04/2026

While our focus is West Cork, we also stock a range of books of wider Cork interest, see https://tinyurl.com/CoolimCorkBooks