| Archbishop John MacHale in Irish politics, 1830-50 | Clancy, Deirdre | Article in Journal | | 1958 |
| Dugort, Achill Island, 1831-1861 : the rise and fall of a missionary | Ní Ghiobúin, Mealla | Monograph or Collective Volume | Irish Academic Press | 2001 |
| Holy war at Aasleagh, 1851-1884 | McGinley, Michael | Article in Journal | | 2008 |
| John MacHale and John MacEvilly : conflict in the 19th century Catholic hierarchy | Bane, Liam | Article in Journal | | 1984 |
| John MacHale, archbishop of Tuam | Costello, Nuala | Monograph or Collective Volume | Talbot Press | 1939 |
| Leon an Iarthair : aisti ar Sheán Mac Héill, Ardeaspag Thuama 1834-1881 | | Monograph or Collective Volume | Clóchomhar | 1983 |
| Lion of the west : a biography of John MacHale | Andrews, Hilary | Monograph or Collective Volume | Veritas | 2001 |
| Nineteenth-century elementary education in the archdiocese of Tuam | Mulryan-Moloney, Maeve | Monograph or Collective Volume | Irish Academic Press | 2001 |
| The educational views of John MacHale, part III | MacAtasney, Gerard | Article in Journal | | 1997 |