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The Catholic Church and the Campaign for Emancipation in Ireland and England

The Catholic Church and the Campaign for Emancipation in Ireland and England

Catholics in Ireland and England campaigning for relief from the penal laws, and later, for emancipation, were obliged to deal with the Holy See and the governments in Dublin and London. In return for concessions, the governments required them...Catholics in Ireland and England campaigning for relief from the penal laws, and later, for emancipation, were obliged to deal with the...
Author/Editor: Ambrose Macaulay
The medieval manuscripts at Maynooth

The medieval manuscripts at Maynooth

Explorations in the unknown

This book provides an in-depth guide to the Maynooth medieval manuscripts (some sixteen of them, plus fragments) with illustrations. The descriptions of the manuscripts include complete palaeographical and codicological details and full information on the contents of the manuscripts...This book provides an in-depth guide to the Maynooth medieval manuscripts (some sixteen of them, plus fragments) with illustrations. The descriptions of...
Author/Editor: Peter J. Lucas & Angela M. Lucas
The medical profession and the exercise of power in early nineteenth-century Cork

The medical profession and the exercise of power in early nineteenth-century Cork

In 1820, the surgical management of children with bladder stones in the South Infirmary was criticised by a prominent Cork surgeon, giving rise to a furious and bitter dispute. This work considers this acrimonious episode by examining the backgrounds...In 1820, the surgical management of children with bladder stones in the South Infirmary was criticised by a prominent Cork surgeon, giving...
Author/Editor: Neil Cronin
The annals of the four masters

The annals of the four masters

Irish history, kingship and society in the early seventeenth century

There was something about the form and substance of the Annals of the Four Masters, compiled in the 1630s, that allowed them to become accepted as an authentic, reliable and comprehensive record of Gaelic society. Drawing on a rich...There was something about the form and substance of the Annals of the Four Masters, compiled in the 1630s, that allowed them...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Cunningham
The South Circular Road, Dublin, on the eve of the First World War
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The South Circular Road, Dublin, on the eve of the First World War

This publication examines life for Dublin’s South Circular Road population under a variety of topics using databases created with the 1911 census data supported by other relevant sources. The early road planners intention to create a circular road around...This publication examines life for Dublin’s South Circular Road population under a variety of topics using databases created with the 1911 census...
Author/Editor: Catherine Scuffil
Borris House, Co. Carlow, and elite regency patronage
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Borris House, Co. Carlow, and elite regency patronage

Borris House, situated in the small town of Borris in Co. Carlow, is the ancestral home of the MacMurrough Kavanagh family. The family have had a residence at Borris for approximately 900 years. Walter Kavanagh, the eldest son...Borris House, situated in the small town of Borris in Co. Carlow, is the ancestral home of the MacMurrough Kavanagh family. The...
Author/Editor: Edmund Joyce
The life and times of Sir Frederick Hamilton, 1590–1647

The life and times of Sir Frederick Hamilton, 1590–1647

This is the story of Sir Frederick Hamilton, an ambitious and boastful 17th-century Scottish nobleman who secured a grant of land during the Leitrim Plantation in 1620. Unlike many other grantees, he and his English wife, Sidney, took up...This is the story of Sir Frederick Hamilton, an ambitious and boastful 17th-century Scottish nobleman who secured a grant of land during...
Author/Editor: Dominic Rooney
The transportation of women from Kildare to Van Diemen's Land in 1849

The transportation of women from Kildare to Van Diemen's Land in 1849

More women convicts were transported to Van Diemen’s Land from Ireland in 1849 than any other year. This is the story of several women from Kildare who made the arduous journey as the Great Famine raged. One was...More women convicts were transported to Van Diemen’s Land from Ireland in 1849 than any other year. This is the story of...
Author/Editor: Catherine Fleming
Dunluce Castle

Dunluce Castle

History and archaeology

Dunluce Castle, dramatically positioned on cliffs that plunge straight into the sea, was for centuries at the centre of a maritime lordship encompassing north Ulster and the Western Isles of Scotland. While there is evidence of settlement at this...Dunluce Castle, dramatically positioned on cliffs that plunge straight into the sea, was for centuries at the centre of a maritime lordship...
Author/Editor: Colin Breen
Decorative plasterwork in Ireland and Europe
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Decorative plasterwork in Ireland and Europe

Ornament and the early modern interior

Sumptuous plasterwork ornament is a celebrated and distinctive feature of Ireland’s 18th-century domestic architecture. Migrant craftsmen brought the modelling skills and decorative forms of European plasterwork and influenced the emergence of a prolific and idiosyncratic local production. In this volume,...Sumptuous plasterwork ornament is a celebrated and distinctive feature of Ireland’s 18th-century domestic architecture. Migrant craftsmen brought the modelling skills and decorative forms...
Author/Editor: Christine Casey & Conor Lucey, editors
Clanricarde's planters and land agitation in east Galway, 1886–1916

Clanricarde's planters and land agitation in east Galway, 1886–1916

In 1886 the earl of Clanricarde evicted the tenants of Woodford on his east Galway estate. The ramifications of his actions echoed through Ireland in the late nineteenth century. The stubbornness of both Clanricarde and his opponent John Dillon...In 1886 the earl of Clanricarde evicted the tenants of Woodford on his east Galway estate. The ramifications of his actions echoed...
Author/Editor: Miriam Moffit
Ireland, 1870–1914
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Ireland, 1870–1914

Coercion and Conciliation

This book traces the economic, social and cultural history of Ireland from the 1870s to 1914, when the prospect of partition moved from being almost unthinkable to being almost inevitable. Ulster Protestants organized themselves in implacable opposition to the...This book traces the economic, social and cultural history of Ireland from the 1870s to 1914, when the prospect of partition moved...
Author/Editor: Donnchadh Ó Corráin & Tomás O'Riordan, editors