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Cold Iron
Coming Autumn 2017

Cold Iron

Aspects of the occupational lore of Irish fishermen

‘Cold iron’ is a phrase that may be used by fishermen as a euphemism to avoid misfortune at sea. This book provides a lively and compelling insight into the use of such euphemisms, which form a part of...‘Cold iron’ is a phrase that may be used by fishermen as a euphemism to avoid misfortune at sea. This book...
Author/Editor: Bairbre Ní Fhloinn
A Musical Offering
Coming October 2017

A Musical Offering

Essays in honour of Gerard Gillen

Professor Gerard Gillen celebrated his 75th birthday on 16 August 2017. Many of his friends and colleagues marked the occasion here with a collection of essays that reflects the stellar contribution which he has made to music and musicology...Professor Gerard Gillen celebrated his 75th birthday on 16 August 2017. Many of his friends and colleagues marked the occasion here with...
Author/Editor: Kerry Houston & Harry White, editors
Paris – capital of Irish culture
Coming October 2017

Paris – capital of Irish culture

France, Ireland and the Republic, 1798–1916

This collection explores the influence of France on the evolution of Irish political and cultural thought from the eighteenth century, showing how the convergence between the two countries fed into the cultural energies that underpinned the 1916 Rising. In...This collection explores the influence of France on the evolution of Irish political and cultural thought from the eighteenth century, showing how...
Author/Editor: Pierre Joannon & Kevin Whelan, editors
Women and the country house in Ireland and Britain
Coming November 2017

Women and the country house in Ireland and Britain

In recent years the role of women in country houses and estates across Ireland and the UK has been the focus of greater attention. Chatelaines, mothers, wives, daughters, widows, sisters, housekeepers and maids were ever-present figures in the microcosm...In recent years the role of women in country houses and estates across Ireland and the UK has been the focus...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley, Maeve O'Riordan & Christopher Ridgway, editors
An Insular odyssey
Coming November 2017

An Insular odyssey

Manuscript culture in early Christian Ireland and beyond

Between the seventh and twelfth centuries, a distinctive form of script and illumination predominated in the manuscripts produced in the milieu of the Irish church. Although associated principally with Britain and Ireland, Ireland’s reputation for learning and the missionary activity...Between the seventh and twelfth centuries, a distinctive form of script and illumination predominated in the manuscripts produced in the milieu of...
Author/Editor: Rachel Moss, Felicity O'Mahony & Jane Maxwell, editors
John Hume – in his own words
Coming November 2017

John Hume – in his own words

John Hume is regarded as the key architect of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This book collects extracts from Hume’s key speeches, articles and interviews, and adds a contextual narrative. The selected texts chronicle his entire career, covering his entry...John Hume is regarded as the key architect of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This book collects extracts from Hume’s key speeches, articles...
Author/Editor: Seán Farren, editor
Ireland, 1916–2016
Coming November 2017

Ireland, 1916–2016

The promise and challenge of national sovereignty (Dóchas agus Dúshlán na Ceannasachta Náisiúnta)

In this conference volume six distinguished scholars of Irish birth or descent – Philip Pettit, Roy Foster, Kevin O’Rourke, Clair Wills, Louise Richardson and Brendan O’Leary – who hold senior positions at some of the world’s leading universities, reflect...In this conference volume six distinguished scholars of Irish birth or descent – Philip Pettit, Roy Foster, Kevin O’Rourke, Clair Wills, Louise...
Author/Editor: Nicholas Canny, Tom Boylan & Mary Harris, editors
The Irish-Scottish World in the Middle Ages
Coming December 2017

The Irish-Scottish World in the Middle Ages

In this volume, the proceedings of the 2nd Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium (marking the 700th anniversary of the invasion of Ireland by Edward, brother of King Robert Bruce of Scotland), a host of experts here explore crucial aspects of...In this volume, the proceedings of the 2nd Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium (marking the 700th anniversary of the invasion of Ireland by...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, David Ditchburn & Peter Crooks, editors
The colonial world of Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork
Coming November 2017

The colonial world of Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork

Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork (1566–1643), ranks among the most famous and infamous figures in the history of early modern Ireland and the wider English Atlantic world. The archetypal crooked land-grabber who made his initial fortune defrauding the...Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork (1566–1643), ranks among the most famous and infamous figures in the history of early modern Ireland...
Author/Editor: David Edwards & Colin Rynne, editors
Family histories of the Irish Revolution
Coming December 2017

Family histories of the Irish Revolution

*Foreword by President Michael D. Higgins* This volume presents a unique and engaging selection of stories from current and retired staff at NUI Galway of familial participation during the revolutionary period. It captures the ways in which family history...*Foreword by President Michael D. Higgins* This volume presents a unique and engaging selection of stories from current and retired staff at...
Author/Editor: Ciara Boylan, Sarah-Anne Buckley and Pat Dolan, editors
The history and heritage of St James's Hospital, Dublin
Coming Spring 2018

The history and heritage of St James's Hospital, Dublin

The history of St James’s Hospital stretches back to 1703 when an act was passed to build a workhouse on its site. Just under thirty years later a foundling hospital was added to the workhouse. The opening chapters...The history of St James’s Hospital stretches back to 1703 when an act was passed to build a workhouse on its...
Author/Editor: Davis Coakley & Mary Coakley
In enigmate
Coming Spring 2018

In enigmate

The history of a riddle, 400–1500

In enigmate is a study of a single riddle as it is transmitted, translated and transformed over more than a thousand years. Beginning with the influential late-antique riddle text Aenigmata Symphosii, In enigmate charts an arc through the extraordinary...In enigmate is a study of a single riddle as it is transmitted, translated and transformed over more than a thousand years....
Author/Editor: Erin Sebo