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Valuable Resources for Preserving Ireland's Motoring Heritage
"Cultra - Motoring With Panache" and From Ballybannon Hill to Magilligan Strand" are more than just niche books about motoring events between 1905 and 1933 in Ireland - they are valuable resources for preserving and celebrating Ireland's rich motoring and cultural heritage.
Both books offer a unique and engaging perspective on this important period of Irish history. By preserving and celebrating this rich cultural heritage, we can ensure that the legacy of early Irish motoring is never forgotten.
Copies of both books are available in they British Library, Belfast Central Library, The Linen Hall Library (Belfast), Royal Irish Automobile Club (Dublin) and the National Motor Museum (Beaulieu, England). From Ballybannon Hill to Magilligan Strand is also available in the Can]mbridhge University Library, The Bodlian Library Oxford, National Library of Scotland mead the Welsh National Library plus Trinity College Library, Dublin.
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: Robinson Books - Hill Climbs and car Road Races in Northern Ireland 1905 to 1947
My books are about motor sport in Northern Ireland in the first half of the 20th century.
It was a time of enormous wealth , especially around Belfast, and the emergence of the motor car as both a means of transport and for use in competition, for example reliability trials, hill climbs and road races.
In 1922 Northern Ireland became the only part of the United Kingdom where roads could be closed for motorsport. In 1925 the Ulster Automobile Club was formed to promote motorsport.
My books focus on events not previously published and include the Edwardian Cultra Hill Climbs, sand racing at Magilligan Strand and the road races at Donaghadee and Bangor.
The second edition of the Ulster TT badges will be available in May 2025 and I am currently working on a new book on Craigantlet Hill climb 1925 to 1947.