RESOURCES
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This site was inspired by: Ingenious Ireland: A county-by county exploration of Irish mysteries and marvels, Mary Mulvihill, Town House, Dublin, 2002.
Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
- John Dalton and the atomic theory: The biography of a natural philosopher (The Science study series)
- Elizabeth Chambers Patterson, Doubleday; 1970
- Robert Boyle; pioneer of experimental chemistry
- Mary Gow, Enslow Publishers, 2005
- Robert Boyle, trailblazer of science
- John Hudson Tiner, Mott Media, 1989
- Notes from Doctor Black’s lectures on chemistry 1767/8
- Joseph Black, Imperial Chemical Industries (Pharmaceuticals Division) (1966)
- Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball (Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science)
- Trevor H. Levere, The John Hopkins University Press, 2001
- The Philosopher's Stone: A Quest for the Secrets of Alchemy
- Peter Marshall, MacMillan, 2002)
Light, Shadow and the Stars:
- The Astronomy of Birr Castle
- Patrick Moore, Mitchell Beazley, London, 1971
- From Galaxies to Turbines, (Science, Technology and the Parsons Family)
- W. Garrett Scaife, Philadelphia : Institute of Physics, © 2000
- Irish National Inventory of Historic Scientific Instruments (interim report)
- Charles Mollan, Royal Dublin Society/Eolas 1990
- The Mind and the Hand: Instruments of Science 1685–1932, Charles Mollan
- Trinity College Dublin 1985
- The Scientific Apparatus of Nicholas Callan & Other Historic Instruments
- Charles Mollan, John Upton, St Patrick's College Maynooth/SAMTON 1994
- Vulgar & Mechanick: the Scientific Instrument Trade in Ireland 1650–1921
- JE Burnett & AD Morrison-Low, Dublin & Edinburgh 1989
Understanding the Earth
- Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape
- (eds: Aalen, Whelan, Stout), Cork University Press 1997
- The Bogs of Ireland
- John Feehan & Grace O'Donovan, University College Dublin 1996
- Exploring Irish Mammals
- Tom Hayden & Rory Harrington, TownHouse 2000
- Field guide to the Geology of Some Localities in County Dublin
- TCD/ENFO 1993
- The Flora of Dublin
- Dublin Naturalists’ Field Club 1999
- Flora Hibernica
- Valerie Hall & Jonathan Pilcher, the Collins Press 2001
- Geology and Scenery in Ireland
- J.B. Whittow, Penguin 1974
- A History of Irish Forestry
- Eoin Neeson, Lilliput 1991
- Ireland: a Natural History
- David Cabot, HarperCollins, 1999
- Ireland's Freshwaters
- Julian Reynolds, Marine Institute 1998
- An Irish Beast Book
- James Fairley, Blackstaff 1984
- Irish Peatland Conservation Plan 2000
- Peter Foss & Catherine O’Connell, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, 1996
- Kerry: a Natural History/dt>
- Terry Carruthers, The Collins Press 1998
- The Making of Ireland: Landscapes and Geology
- Michael Williams & David Harper, Immel Publishing 1999
- Memoir of Localities of Minerals of Economic Importance and Metalliferous Mines in Ireland
- Grenville Cole, Geological Survey of Ireland 1922 (Mining Heritage Society of Ireland facsimile ed. 1998)
- North from the Hook
- Gordon L Herries Davies, Geological Survey of Ireland 1995
- The Ordnance Survey in Ireland: an Illustrated Guide
- Ordnance Survey Ireland/Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland 1991
- Reading the Irish Landscape
- Frank Mitchell & Michael Ryan, Town House (2nd ed. 1997)
- Shapes of Ireland
- Maps and their Makers 1564–1839, J.H. Andrews, Geography Publications 1997
- Studies in Irish Limnology
- (ed: P Giller), Marine Institute 1998
- Studies of Irish Rivers & Lakes
- (ed: C Moriarty), Marine Institute 1998
- Trees of Ireland: Native and Naturalised
- Charles Nelson & Wendy Walsh, Lilliput 1993
- Topographical Dictionary of Ireland
- Samuel Lewis, 1837
- The Way That I Went
- Robert Lloyd Praeger, Dublin 1937
- The Way That I Followed: a naturalist's journey around Ireland
- Frank Mitchell, Country House 1990
- Wild Wicklow: Nature in 'the Garden of Ireland'
- Richard Nairn & Miriam Crowley, TownHouse & Country House 1998
- Written in Stone, Pádhraig Kennan
- Geological Survey of Ireland 1995
Medicine
- Irish Masters of Medicine
- Davis Coakley, Town House, 1992
- The Irish School of Medicine: Outstanding Practitioners of the 19th
- Century, Davis Coakley, Town House, 1988
Miscellaneous
- The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
- Cambridge University Press 1996
- Creators of Mathematics: the Irish Connection
- ed. Ken Houston, University College Dublin 2000
- Éireannaigh San Eolaíocht, Séamus Mac Cnáimhín
- Oifig an tSoláthair 1966
- A Field Guide to the Buildings of Ireland
- Seán Rothery, Lilliput 1997
- Dictionary of National Biography
- Oxford University Press
- A Dictionary of Irish Biography
- (ed: Henry Boylan) Gill & McMillan 1998
- Dictionary of Ulster Biography
- Kate Newman, Institute of Irish Studies 1993
- From Gunpowder to Guided Missiles – Ireland’s war industries
- George Kelleher, Kelleher 1993
- Guinness Book of Irish Facts & Feats
- Ciarán Deane, London 1994
- Ireland's Traditional Foods
- Cathal Cowan, Regina Sexton, Teagasc 1997
- The Irish Meteorological Service 1936-1986
- (ed: Lisa Shields), Stationery Office Dublin 1986
- (ed: R Kearney), Wolfhound 1985
- Irish Stone Walls – history, building, conservation
- Patrick McAfee, O'Brien 1997
- More People and Places in Irish Science & Technology
- (eds: Mollan, Davis, Finucane), Royal Irish Academy 1990
- The Millers and Mills of Ireland of about 1850
- William Hogg, Dublin 1997
- Nature in Ireland: a scientific & cultural history
- (eds: John Wilson Foster & Helena Chesney), Lilliput 1997
- Northern Ireland Scientists & Inventors
- Wilbert Garvin & Des O'Rawe, Blackstaff 1993
- Off the Beaten Track – Irish railway walks
- Kevin Cronin, Appletree 1996
- Our Scientific Heritage: an A-Z of Great Britain & Ireland
- Trevor Williams, Sutton 1996
- The Oxford Companion to Irish history (ed: S.J. Connolly)
- Oxford University Press 1998
- Prometheus’s Fire (ed: Norman McMillan)
- Tyndall Publications 2000
- Science & Society in Ireland 1800–1950
- (eds: Peter Bowler & Nicholas Whyte), Institute of Irish Studies (QUB) 1997
- Science in Ireland: 1800–1930: Tradition and Reform
- (eds: Nudds, McMillan, Weaire, McKenna Lawlor), Dublin 1988
- Some Irish Naturalists
- Robert Lloyd Praeger, Dundalgan Press 1949
- Some People and Places in Irish Science & Technology
- (eds: Mollan, Davis, Finucane), Royal Irish Academy 1985
- Stars, Shells & Bluebells: women scientists and pioneers
- (ed: Mary Mulvihill), WITS 1997
- 100 Local Heroes
- Adam Hart-Davis & Paul Bader, Sutton Publishing 1999
Compiled with the assistance of Mary Mulvihill.