| A select bibliography of County Wicklow | Kavanagh, Joan | Article in Book | | 1994 |
| A study of nineteenth century prison life with particular reference to Wicklow gaol | Fahy, PatrickKavanagh, Joan | Article in Journal | | 1991 |
| Beyond the seas : the transportation of William Smith O'Brien | Kavanagh, Joan | Article in Book | | 1998 |
| From Mullinacuffe to Emu Bay - Eliza Davis revisited | Kavanagh, Joan | Article in Journal | | 1996 |
| Graveside oration | Kavanagh, Joan | Article in Journal | | 2003 |
| Rathdrum : a pictorial history | | Monograph or Collective Volume | Rathdrum Historical Society | 2002 |
| Van Diemen’s women : a history of transportation to Tasmania | Kavanagh, JoanSnowden, Dianne | Monograph or Collective Volume | History Press Ireland | 2015 |
| Wicklow county gaol | Kavanagh, Joan | Article in Journal | | 1991 |