| A treasury of churches. North Cork churches of James Pain | Power, Bill | Article in Journal | | 2004 |
| Cork Courthouse : The Pains, the Deanes, the stonecutters; incl. Archaeological excavations at Cork City Courthouse 2003 by Maurice F. Hurley | Holohan, Patrick | Article in Journal | | 2006 |
| Ennis Friary's Association with James Pain, architect to the Board of First Fruits for Munster | Kearns, Mary | Article in Journal | | 2005 |
| James and George Pain - Gothic architects | Lee, David | Article in Book | | 2000 |
| James Pain architect | Jacobs, DebbieLee, David | Monograph or Collective Volume | Limerick Civic Trust in association with Fás | 2005 |
| Observations on Saint John's Church, Buttevant | Power, Bill | Article in Journal | | 2003 |
| Records of St James' Church and Graveyard Ballyheigue|Records of St James' Church and Graveyard Ballyheigue. Addenda and corrigenda | MacMahon, Bryan, 1949- | Article in Journal | | 2010 |
| The will of James Pain | Pain, James | Article in Book | | 2000 |