| Castledermot and Kilkea - a social history | MacKenna, John, 1952- | Monograph or Collective Volume | Winter | 1982 |
| Shackleton : an Irishman in Antarctica | MacKenna, John, 1952-Shackleton, Jonathan | Monograph or Collective Volume | Lilliput | 2003 |
| The annals of Ballitore : being a compilation of Mary Leadbeater's Annals of Ballitore, and Betsy Shackleton's Ballitore & its inhabitants seventy years ago | Leadbeater, Mary, 1758-1826Shackleton, Betsy, 1783-1843 | Monograph or Collective Volume | Kildare County Library and Arts Services, Local Studies, Genealogy and Archives Dept., in association with Athy Heritage Centre and Museum | 2009 |
| The annals of Ballitore, 1766-1824 | Leadbeater, Mary, 1758-1826MacKenna, John, 1952- | Monograph or Collective Volume | Stephen Scroop Press | 1986 |
| The lost village : portrait of an Irish village in 1925 | MacKenna, John, 1952- | Monograph or Collective Volume | New Island Books | 1995 |
| Things you should know : a memoir | MacKenna, John, 1952- | Monograph or Collective Volume | New Island | 2006 |