{"id":458,"date":"2022-02-04T14:03:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westmeathculture.ie\/?page_id=458"},"modified":"2022-02-04T14:03:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:03:51","slug":"ebooks-for-local-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westmeathculture.ie\/library\/local-history-and-archives\/local-studies\/ebooks-for-local-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"eBooks for Local Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Open Text Archive of The Internet Archive contains over one million full-text scanned books in the public domain. Some of these are of particular value to those interested in Westmeath's past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following eBooks are available through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/\">http:\/\/www.archive.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"#local-studies-titles\">Local Studies Titles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#laurence-ginnell\">Laurence Ginnell<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tp-oconnor\">T.P. O'Connor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#oliver-goldsmith\">Oliver Goldsmith<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#charles-howard-bury\">Charles Howard-Bury<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#irish-studies-titles\">Irish Studies titles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#eaudiobooks-talks\">eAudiobooks &amp; talks<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"local-studies-titles\"><a><\/a>Local Studies titles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"annals-of-westmeath-ancient-and-modern-1907\">Annals of Westmeath, ancient and modern (1907)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Woods, James<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Westmeath, Ire. (County) -- History<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/annalsofwestmeat00wooduoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/annalsofwestmeat00wooduoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"history-of-the-diocese-of-meath-1908\">History of the Diocese of Meath (1908)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> John Healy<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/search.php?query=History%20of%20the%20Diocese%20of%20Meath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/search.php?query=History%20of%20the%20Diocese%20of%20Meath<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"records-relating-to-the-dioceses-of-ardagh-and-clonmacnoise-1886\">Records relating to the dioceses of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise (1886)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author: <\/strong>Monahan, John<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, Ireland (Diocese); Catholic Church<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/recordsrelatingt00mona\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/recordsrelatingt00mona<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"astronomical-and-physical-researches-made-at-mr-wilson-s-observatory-daramona-westmeath\">Astronomical and physical researches made at Mr. Wilson's observatory, Daramona, Westmeath<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Daramona Observatory; Astronomy<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/astronomicalphys00unknuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/astronomicalphys00unknuoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"convict-no-25-or-the-clearances-of-westmeath-a-story-of-the-whitefeet-1913\">Convict No. 25; or, the clearances of Westmeath : a story of the Whitefeet (1913)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Murphy, James<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/convictno25orcle00murprich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/convictno25orcle00murprich<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-battle-fields-of-ireland-from-1688-to-1691-including-limerick-and-athlone-aughrim-and-the-boyne-1867\">The battle-fields of Ireland, from 1688 to 1691: including Limerick and Athlone, Aughrim and the Boyne (1867)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Boyle, John, fl. 1867<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Ireland -- History War of 1689-1691<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/battlefieldsofir00boyl\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/battlefieldsofir00boyl<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-little-tour-in-ireland-being-a-visit-to-dublin-galway-connamara-athlone-limerick-1859\">A Little Tour in Ireland: Being a Visit to Dublin, Galway, Connamara, Athlone, Limerick ... (1859)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Samuel Reynolds Hole<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/alittletourinir00holegoog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/alittletourinir00holegoog<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"roscommon-soldiers-who-died-in-world-war-i-from-the-regiments-of-the-connaught-rangers-royal-irish-rifles-princess-victoria-s-royal-irish-fusiliers-199\">Roscommon soldiers who died in World War I : from the regiments of the Connaught Rangers, Royal Irish Rifles, Princess Victoria['s] Royal Irish Fusiliers ([199-])<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Irish Connection Family History Research Group<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Soldiers; World War, 1914-1918<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/roscommonsoldier00iris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/roscommonsoldier00iris<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"collectanea-de-rebus-hibernicis-1804\">Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis (1804)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Charles Vallancey<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/collectaneadere01vallgoog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/collectaneadere01vallgoog<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"laurence-ginnell\"><strong>Laurence Ginnell<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>born in Delvin, County Westmeath. Here are some of his works available online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-brehon-laws-a-legal-handbook-1894\">The Brehon laws; a legal handbook (1894)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author: <\/strong>Ginnell, Laurence, 1854-1923<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Law; Law, Celtic; Primitive societies<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/brehonlawsalega00ginngoog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/brehonlawsalega00ginngoog<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-doubtful-grant-of-ireland-by-pope-adrian-iv-to-king-henry-ii-investigated-1899\">The doubtful grant of Ireland by Pope Adrian IV. to King Henry II. investigated (1899)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Ginnell, Laurence<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Adrian IV, Pope, d. 1159; Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189; Ireland -- History 1172-1603; Ireland -- History English Conquest, 1166-1186<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/doubtfulgrantofi00ginn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/doubtfulgrantofi00ginn<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>also online as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-doubtful-grant-of-ireland-1899\">The doubtful grant of Ireland (1899)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/doubtfulgrantofi00ginnuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/doubtfulgrantofi00ginnuoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ireland-s-case-for-freedom-1921\">Ireland's case for freedom (1921)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Ginnell, Laurence<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Irish question<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/irelandscaseforf00ginn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/irelandscaseforf00ginn<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-irish-republic-why-official-statement-prepared-for-submission-to-the-peace-conference-1919\">The Irish Republic. Why? Official statement prepared for submission to the Peace Conference ([1919?])<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Ginnell, Laurence<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Irish question; Ireland -- Politics and government<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/irishrepublicwhy00ginnuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/irishrepublicwhy00ginnuoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"land-and-liberty-1908\">Land and liberty (1908)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Ginnell, Laurence<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Home rule -- Ireland; Ireland -- Politics and government 1837-1901; Ireland -- Politics and government 20th century<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/landliberty00ginn\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/landliberty00ginn<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"tp-oconnor\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"t-p-o-connor\"><a><\/a>T.P. O'Connor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>born in Athlone, County Westmeath. His works include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gladstone-parnell-and-the-great-irish-struggle\">Gladstone-Parnell, and the great Irish struggle<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929; McWade, Robert M. (Robert Malachi), b. 1857<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891; Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898; Home rule; Irish Americans<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/gladstoneparnell1890ocon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/gladstoneparnell1890ocon<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"charles-stewart-parnell-a-memory-1891\">Charles Stewart Parnell : a memory (1891?)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891; Ireland -- Politics and government 19th century<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/charlesstewartpa00oconrich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/charlesstewartpa00oconrich<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-parnell-movement-with-a-sketch-of-irish-parties-from-1843-1886\">The Parnell movement, with a sketch of Irish parties from 1843 (1886)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891; Political parties -- Ireland; Ireland -- Politics and government 1837-1901<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/irishparnell00oconuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/irishparnell00oconuoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"some-old-love-stories-1895\">Some old love stories (1895)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/someoldlovestori00ocon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/someoldlovestori00ocon<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sir-henry-campbell-bannerman-1908\">Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1908)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Campbell-Bannerman, Henry, Sir, 1836-1908; Great Britain -- Politics and government 1837-1901; Great Britain -- Politics and government 1901-1936<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/sirhenrycampbell00oconuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/sirhenrycampbell00oconuoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lord-beaconsfield-a-biography-1905\">Lord Beaconsfield : a biography (1905)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/lordbeaconsfield00oconuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/lordbeaconsfield00oconuoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"napoleon-1896\">Napoleon (1896)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/napoleon00oconrich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/napoleon00oconrich<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-book-of-pity-and-of-death-c1892\">The book of pity and of death (c1892)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Loti, Pierre, 1850-1923;<\/li><li>Translated by O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> French fiction<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/bookofpityofdeat00lotiiala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/bookofpityofdeat00lotiiala<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-cabinet-of-irish-literature-selections-from-the-works-of-the-chief-poets-orators-and-prose-writers-of-ireland-with-biographical-sketches-and-literary-notices-188\">The cabinet of Irish literature : selections from the works of the chief poets, orators, and prose writers of Ireland ; with biographical sketches and literary notices ([188-])<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929; Read, Charles Anderson, 1841-1878<\/li><li>Volume: 1 - <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/cabinetofirishli01oconuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/cabinetofirishli01oconuoft<\/a><\/li><li>Volume: 2 - <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/cabinetofirishli02oconuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/cabinetofirishli02oconuoft<\/a><\/li><li>Volume: 3 - <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/cabinetofirishli03oconuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/cabinetofirishli03oconuoft<\/a><\/li><li>Volume: 4 - <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/cabinetofirishli04oconuoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/cabinetofirishli04oconuoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"great-irishmen-in-war-and-politics-1920\">Great Irishmen in war and politics (1920)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Lavery, Felix; Redmond, John Edward, 1856-1918; O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929; Keating, Joseph Ignatius, 1865-1939; Gwynn, Stephen Lucius, 1864-1950; Polson, Donald, 1871-<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> World War, 1914-1918 -- Ireland; Ireland -- Biography<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/greatirishmeninw00lave\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/greatirishmeninw00lave<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"addresses\">Addresses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>delivered at the celebration of the one hundred and ninth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, under the auspices of the Lincoln Centennial Association and Illinois Centennial Commission, at the State Armoury, in Springfield, Illinois, the twelfth day of February, nineteen hundred and eighteen (1918)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Riddell, William Renwick, 1852-1945; O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929; Proctor, Addison G; Magill, Hugh S., Jr; Illinois. Centennial Commission; Lincoln Centennial Association (Springfield, Ill.)<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/addressesdeliver00ridd\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/addressesdeliver00ridd<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"oliver-goldsmith\"><a><\/a>Oliver Goldsmith<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oliver Goldsmith has numerous works available through the internet achives, a simple search for his name turns up hundreds of results: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/search.php?query=oliver%20goldsmith\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/search.php?query=oliver%20goldsmith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"charles-howard-bury\"><a><\/a>Charles Howard-Bury<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the post-war period Howard Bury was responsible for the restoration of Belvedere House and Gardens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-1922\">Mount Everest, the reconnaissance, 1921 (1922)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Howard-Bury, Charles, 1881-; Leigh-Mallory, George Herbert, 1886-1924<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Mount Everest Expedition, 1921<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/mounteverestreco01howa\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/mounteverestreco01howa<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"irish-studies-titles\"><a><\/a>Irish Studies Titles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"genealogiae-regum-et-sanctorum-hiberniae-by-the-four-masters-edited-from-the-manuscript-of-michel-o-cleirigh-with-appendices-and-an-index-by-paul-walsh-1918\">Genealogiae regum et sanctorum Hiberniae, by the Four Masters, edited from the manuscript of M\u00edch\u00e9l O Cl\u00e9irigh, with appendices and an index by Paul Walsh (1918)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Walsh, Paul, 1885-1941; O'Clery, Michael, 1575-1643<\/li><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Christian saints -- Ireland; Ireland -- Genealogy; Ireland -- Kings and rulers<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/genealogiaeregum00walsuoft\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/genealogiaeregum00walsuoft<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"map-of-prospect-cemetery-glasnevin-county-dublin-ireland-indicating-burial-places-of-noted-persons-and-communities-and-containing-some-illustrations-1904\">Map of Prospect Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland : indicating burial places of noted persons and communities and containing some illustrations (1904)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Glasnevin Cemetery<\/li><li>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/mapofprospectcem00dubl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/mapofprospectcem00dubl<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"eaudiobooks-talks\"><a><\/a>eAudiobooks &amp; Talks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as eBooks the Internet Archive also has eAudiobooks and radio programmes, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"remembering-hanna-greally-part-1-well-said-productions\">Remembering Hanna Greally Part 1 - Well Said Productions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty years to the day after the death of local writer, Hanna Greally, community radio station RosFm is to broadcast a new radio documentary about her legacy and her life in Roscommon. The programme was aired for the first time on Wednesday, August 15th 2007 at 6pm and repeated at 8pm on Friday 17th. Hanna Greally (also known as Johanna or Joan Greally) was born in Athlone in 1925. At the age of nineteen she was admitted to St. Loman\u2019s psychiatric hospital in Mullingar where she was detained, against her will, for almost 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/WellSaidProductionsRememberingHannaGreallyPart1\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/WellSaidProductionsRememberingHannaGreallyPart1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>or try listening to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-james-joyce-historical-and-literary-tour-of-mullingar\">The James Joyce Historical And Literary Tour Of Mullingar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A walk around Mullingar Co Westmeath Ireland, with Ruth Illinghworth Giving An indept talk About James Joyce and His Literary Connection To Mullingar.Ruth Illinghworth Is a Local Historian .In this tour you will hear a live on the street talk about james joyce and where he got his inspiration from . where else but mullingar . this is surely an amazing piece of recording. and everything is factual. it blows out of the water that james joyce got his inspiration from dublin ,instead as you will listen ,it says mullingar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/TheJamesJoyceHistoricalAndLiteraryTourOfMullingar\">http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/TheJamesJoyceHistoricalAndLiteraryTourOfMullingar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Open Text Archive of The Internet Archive contains over one million full-text scanned books in the public domain. Some of these are of particular value to those interested in Westmeath's past. The following eBooks are available through http:\/\/www.archive.org Local Studies Titles Laurence Ginnell T.P. 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