Coolim Books

Coolim Books is a small publishing company based in Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland. Our aim is to tell the stories of West Cork and to revive old books.

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Coolim Book publications are on sale in bookshops throughout #Cork or online from https://t.co/oc1l1PXcDn. For more information on our books visit https://t.co/Jij7FoMRKV

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An unusual item for Coolim Books. Handbuch der Waffenkunde by W. Boeheim (text in German). This copy once belonged to Lt. Col. (later Brigadier) P. Young. He commissioned R.P. North to colour it's illustrations and translate their captions. See https://t.co/uZQa9eivz8

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#OTD 1876 six Fenian prisoners, including Goleen-born Micheal Harrington, boarded the whaler Catalpa and made good their escape from Australia. His story is among the short biographies published in ‘The Cradle of Fenianism’ by William Casey. See https://t.co/IADkmN6LDA.

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An article in the July 1916 edition of the Post Office Electrical Engineers’ Journal gave an interesting account of the impact the Easter Rising had on the GPO’s engineering staff and on the building itself. See https://t.co/tPbQ6yoobR

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Wishing you all a Happy Easter from West Cork.

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While our focus is West Cork, we also stock a range of books of wider Cork interest, see https://t.co/RRn5YQ4goe

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Coolim Books has recently required a set of old journals, chiefly copies of the Capuchin Annuals and the Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society, but others also. Available at https://t.co/cErgkzwv11

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The Irish Republican Brotherhood was founded in Dublin on St Patrick’s Day 1858. Find out more about its early years in The Fenian Movement: An Account of its Origin, Progress and Temporary Collapse by Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. Available at https://t.co/FbDXRwhHIW

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Today, 5 March, is the feast day of Naomh Ciarán of Cape Clear and Ossory. Often referred to as Ireland’s first saint, he is venerated in Cornwall as St. Piran. To find out more of his life and some of the books about him visit https://t.co/2zGrADBydB.

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@lorraineelizab6 The twitter we once knew is sadly no more. Once links were what the internet was all about – going on a journey and finding new information. Now twitter punishes you for using them and its users find them ‘unappealing’. Keep up the good work.

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West Cork has numerous archaeological sites with winter solstice alignments. Probably the best known of these is the Drombeg Stone Circle, near Glandore, where on the shortest day the sun sets in a dip between two hills in alignment with the circle’s axial and portal stones.

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For the recent West Cork Journals available via Coolim Books see https://t.co/IcQwE7Ea3A

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2025 was another bumper year for local Journals including; Skibbereen Historical Journal Vol.21, Bantry Historical Journal Vol.5, Pictorial Past of Dunmanway Vol.X, Bandon Historical Journal No.42, Castlehaven & Myross History Journal Vol.6 and Macroom History Journal Vol.1.

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Thank you to everyone who attended the launch of our new publication, The Fenian Movement by Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. The book is now on sale in shops throughout Cork and you can always buy it from our online store at https://t.co/FbDXRwhHIW.

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Remember that tomorrow Monday, 8 December, at 5pm in the Tanyard Bar, Skibbereen, I will launch Coolim Books' latest publication, The Fenian Movement by Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. All are welcome.

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This year's Skibbereen Historical Journal is full of interesting articles and makes the ideal Christmas stocking filler. It is on sale in bookshops in Skibbereen and throughout West Cork or can be ordered online at https://t.co/m9ly28lhxI

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A big thank you to the Southern Star for featuring the upcoming launch of 'The Fenian Movement' by Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, which occurs next Monday, 8 December at 5pm in the Tanyard Bar, #Skibbereen

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These local journals have just arrived in the Coolim Books online store: Bandon Historical Journal No. 42 and Castlehaven & Myross History Journal Vol. 6. For all recent arrivals see https://t.co/IcQwE7DCe2

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On Monday 8 December 2025 in the function room of the Tanyard Bar, Skibbereen at 5pm, Coolim Books is delighted to launch our latest publication: The Fenian Movement: An Account of its Origin, Progress and Temporary Collapse by Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa.

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We are delighted to announce that Catherine Fleming’s book ‘From Rebel County to Ravensbrück Camp’ is now back in stock at https://t.co/ExkqVKppJ6. Numbers available are limited.

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We were thrilled to be gifted a full set of the Skibbereen Historical Society's journals this week.

A full list of all the articles published by all the West Cork History Societies Association members are available here https://t.co/a9aYPDYj5A

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How to Publish your Book, Expert Tips & Insights with Gerry Kelly of Sprint Books Friday November 7th 10am

An Expert in this area Gerry is keen to share his knowledge with you the Author, by making the journey as helpful and stress free as possible.

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