The Irish Association

The Library

The Library of the Irish Association is housed in the Tower of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, by the kind permission of the Very Rev the Dean and Ordinary.


Below is the Current listing of the Contents of the Library as printed in the Annual Report for 2005

IACR LIBRARY - 2005

  1. The Church Bells of Herefordshire Sharpe,         Frederick

  2. Church Bells & Ringers of Norwich Thurlow, A.G.G.

  3. Ring Out  Yolen, Jane

  4. A Great Adventure  (Australia & New Zealand) Goldsmith, JS &Fussell, WH

  5. The Bells of Paul Revere   Stickney, Jasper & William

  6. Cathedrals at Work Thurlow, Canon Gilbert

  7. The Monuments of St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick Talbot, M J Dean Emeritus

  8. Village Bells Howes, Rev R.

  9. Worcester Cathedral Guide 

  10. The ABC of Musical Handbell Ringing Goslin, Samuel B.

  11. Central Council Handbook Hiller, M.J..

  12. Elementary Handbook for Beginners (Change Ringing) Central Council 1969

  13. A Tutor's Handbook, Parts 1 & 2.

  14. A Handbook on the Installation, Preservation and Repair of Bells  3rd&6th edition

  15. Standard 70    Longridge, John

  16. A Glossary of the Technical Terms Bulwer, Rev. H. Earle

  17. Discovering Bells and Bellringing Camp, John

  18. Collection of Doubles Methods

  19. Rules and Diagrams for Instruction of Beginners Lancashire Association 1928

  20. Diagrams Snowdon

  21. A Collection of Surprise Methods in Place Notation   C.C.Methods Comm.  1964

  22. 370 Surprise Major Methods Corrigan, Andrew J.

  23. The Towers and Bells Handbook (1973)   Central Council

  24. Irish Archives 1999 Vol 6 No 2 (Dukes Bell Archive)

  25. Old Limerick Journal, Nos 14 and 17

  26. Collection of Plain Methods in Place Notation  Central Council 1988

  27. Bells and Bell-hanging (submitted by Victor Coe)  Various authors

  28. Bellframes (guide to inspection and recording)  Pickford, Chris

  29. Collection of Doubles Variations

  30. Sound Emissions from Bells in Church Towers and the Control of Noise Nusiance  Dukes, Fred E.

  31. Campanology in Ireland    Dukes, Fred E.

  32. 2   Matthew O'Byrne, The Bell Foundry, Dublin - Bell Catalogue 1962

  33. Bell Testimonials - Matthew O'Byrne Fountain  Head Bell Foundry Byrne's Fountain Head Bell Foundry and Engineering Works Bell

  34. Bryne's Fountain Head Bell Foundry and Engineering Works  Bell Catalogue 1892

  35. Matthew Bryne Fountain Head Bell Foundry Bell Catalogue  publ. 1900

  36. The Society of College Youths 1637-1987 Cook, W.T. Anct. Socy.1987

  37. Church Bells of England    Walters

  38. Church Bells Walters ed. Dearmer

  39. Bells thro' the Ages Nichols

  40. Among the Bells Robinson

  41. Carillons of Belgium and Holland Rice, William Graham

  42. Church of the Advent Boston--A Guidebook

  43. The Rev. H.T. Ellacombe and His Campanological Works Eisel,Dr John C.2001

  44. A Brief History of the Lincoln Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers 1988-1999

  45. A schedule of Regular Maintenance   Central Council 1991

  46. Central Council Library Catalogue 1979, Part 1: Printed Books

  47. Doubles and Minor for Beginners

  48. A Beginner's Handbook Tyler, Malcolm, pub.CC.1981

  49. Raising and Lowering in Peal Harison, John A, pub C.C.

  50. Towards Better Striking Smyth, Roger &Tyler, pubC.C

  51. Tower Captain's Handbook Parsons, DE. Pub C.C. 1983

  52. Tower Changes--Guidelines on procedure for work to bells & bell equipment CC

  53. The Conservation & Repair of Bells & Bellframes Code of Practice Council for the Care of Churches

  54. St George's Bells in Christ Church, Taney

  55. The Ringers' Magazine-vols. 1-15 incl.

  56. The Ringing Towers (New South Wales) some 1950s issues

  57. La pieve di Cisano e le sue campane Italian Assoc of Bellringers, Verona

  58. Raccotta di suonate per concerti Italian Asoc of Bellringers, Verona

  59. Montegaldella - una comunita in cammino  Barbieri, Lucio, pub. 1998

  60. Irish Bell News, Vols. 1-12   (12 bound volumes)

  61. IACR Annual Reports and stat of acc 1898-1912,1928,1930,1932,1934.1938.1940

  62. I.A.C.R. Annual Reports and statement of accounts 1941-1966   (one bound book)

  63. I.A.C.R. Annual Reports and statement of accounts 1967-1984   (one bound book)

  64. I.A.C.R. Annual Reports and statement of accounts 1967-1984   (one bound book)

  65. I.A.C.R. Centenary Book   (bound copy)

  66. Change Ringer, June 1988 to date

  67. Northern News, No 1 Dec.1987 to date (Summer 2003)                                                                                                           

Donated during 2005

  1. Fourteen, Issue 12, Autumn/Winter 2004 (University of St. Andrews, Scotland

  2. The Bells of Westminster Abbey--A Concise History

  3. IACR Annual Report 1937-38

  4. IACR Annual Report & Statement of Accounts for Diamond Jubilee Year 1958

  5. The Ringing World, Golden Jubilee number, March 1961

  6. The Ringing World Nos 350/1, December 1978

  7. Irish Bell News January 2001

  8. Irish Bell News July 2001

  9. The Ringing Towers (New South Wales), Souvenir Issue Vol 11, No 7, July 1957

  10. The Ringing Towers (New South Wales, Vol 11, No. 9, September 1957

  11. Photos and brief information, Towers in USA (from calendar)

  12. International Carillon Festival of Ireland, Cobh 1958, Souvenir Programme

  13. T Schipke, World Carillon Congress Ireland 2002

  14. Ireland of the Welcomes, Vol 7, No 1, May--June 1958

  15. The Bells of St. George's Parish Dublin (address by Fred E Dukes in April 1990)

  16. Church of St Peter, Drogheda, Bi-centenary of the casting of the ring of eight bells

  17. The Bells of Chester Cathedral

  18. The Bell-cage and the Bells, Parish Church of St. Mary, East Bergholt, Suffolk

  19. Southward Cathedral Tower and Bells

  20. The Story of Christchurch Bells, Christchurch Priory, Dorset

  21. The Bells of Exeter Cathedral

  22. The Steeple, Bells and Clocks of Shankill Parish, Lurgan, Co Armagh

  23. The Bells, Truro Cathedral

  24. The Tower Bells and Chimes of Gloucester Cathedral 

  25. Two Hundred Years of History 1759-1959 (Taylors)

  26. The Bells of Holy Cross

  27. Two Hundred Years of the Bells of Shandon 1752-1952

  28. The Bells of St. Alphonsus (Limerick)

  29. The Bells of St. Mary's (Limerick)

  30. Souvenir of the visit of the Irish Association of Change Ringers to Limerick,  1908 

  31. St Mary's Cathedral Bells

  32. St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick

  33. Cathedral Bell Town--Melodious Beauty of Cobh's Carillon

  34. An Elementary Handbook for Beginners in the Art of Change-ringing

  35. Change-ringing on Handbells

  36. Change Ringing Disentangled

  37. IACR Rule Book


  1. Original Membership Certificates of the I.A.C.R.

  2. A Ring Restored-A Set of Slides and accompanying booklet

  3. Video-Bellhandling    Central Council

  4. Video-Church Bell Restoration   Central Council

  5. Video-Campane, campanili e campanari  Italian Assoc of Bellringers, Verona

  6. Cassette-The Handbell Harmonium

  7. Cassette-Inverary Bells

  8. Cassette-Church Bells of England

  9. Cassette-St Audeon's, St Partick's and Christ Church, Dublin (1981)

  10. Cassette-Change Ringing-St Peter's, Bandon, Cork

  11. Cassette-Bells of Dublin

  12. 4 Northern Towers, St George's and Drogheda

  13. Cassette-Tudor Dublin

  14. Cassette-13 Northern Towers

  15. Cassette-Grahamstown Bells (S.A.) and Whitechapel Tune Ringers

  16. Cassette-Drogheda Bells

  17. Cassette-Kilkenny-Southern District Cherry Cup Competition 1982

  18. Cassette-ringing competition-3 teams

  19. Gabriel Lindoff's Collection - Peal Books of:

             Grandsire Triples,  Grandsire Caters,  Bob Major, Stedman Triples,  Stedman Caters,  Stedman Cinques,

             Surprise Methods  Sundry Notebooks

  1. Montegaldella - una comunita in cammino (donated by Aug.'03 Italian Tour Ringers).

  2. Video--Campane, campanili e campanari (donated by Aug.'03 Italian Tour Ringers