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The Irish-Scottish World in the Middle Ages

The Irish-Scottish World in the Middle Ages

In this volume, the proceedings of the second Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium (marking the 700th anniversary of the invasion of Ireland by Edward, brother of King Robert Bruce of Scotland), experts explore crucial aspects of Irish–Scottish links in the...In this volume, the proceedings of the second Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium (marking the 700th anniversary of the invasion of Ireland by...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, David Ditchburn & Peter Crooks, editors
Legends of Scottish Saints

Legends of Scottish Saints

Readings, hymns and prayers for the commemorations of Scottish saints in the Aberdeen Breviary

Scotland’s first full-scale printed book is the Aberdeen Breviary, published in Edinburgh in 1510. It contains the only major collection of legends of Scottish saints. Many of the saints are of Irish origin, but the book also includes English,...Scotland’s first full-scale printed book is the Aberdeen Breviary, published in Edinburgh in 1510. It contains the only major collection of legends...
Author/Editor: Alan Macquarrie, editor
The correspondence of Samuel Thomson (1766–1816)

The correspondence of Samuel Thomson (1766–1816)

During the Romantic period in the north of Ireland, a circle of bards were corresponding with one another, encouraging each other to pen verse, often united by political sympathies. The correspondence of Samuel Thomson, the ‘Bard of Carngranny’, a...During the Romantic period in the north of Ireland, a circle of bards were corresponding with one another, encouraging each other to...
Author/Editor: Jennifer Orr, editor
The making of the modern Scottish Highlands, 1939–1965
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The making of the modern Scottish Highlands, 1939–1965

Withstanding the 'colossus of advancing materialism'

The period between 1939 and 1965 was a critical juncture in the history of the Scottish Highlands and Islands – a phase when war, welfarism and the planned integration and reconstruction of the British economy dramatically impacted upon the...The period between 1939 and 1965 was a critical juncture in the history of the Scottish Highlands and Islands – a phase...
Author/Editor: John A. Burnett
Ireland and Scotland in the nineteenth century

Ireland and Scotland in the nineteenth century

This volume re-examines the relationship between Ireland and Scotland in the nineteenth century. It questions the received ideas about the extent of cultural harmony between the two countries. Adopting a broad-ranging, cross-disciplinary approach, it argues that dissonance is one of...This volume re-examines the relationship between Ireland and Scotland in the nineteenth century. It questions the received ideas about the extent of...
Author/Editor: Frank Ferguson & James McConnel, editors
Revising Robert Burns and Ulster

Revising Robert Burns and Ulster

Literature, religion and politics, c.1770–1920

In a broad-ranging series of essays this book, published in the 250th anniversary year of the birth of Robert Burns, offers a timely opportunity to re-examine the relationships between Burns and writers of literature in the north of Ireland. *Contributors:*...In a broad-ranging series of essays this book, published in the 250th anniversary year of the birth of Robert Burns, offers a...
Author/Editor: Frank Ferguson & Andrew R. Holmes, editors
Scotland and the Ulster plantations

Scotland and the Ulster plantations

Explorations in the British settlements of Stuart Ireland

As we approach the 400th anniversary of the official Plantation of Ulster, this volume seeks to make an important historiographical contribution to that event. This edited collection, based largely on the proceedings of two conferences, studies the medieval inheritance...As we approach the 400th anniversary of the official Plantation of Ulster, this volume seeks to make an important historiographical contribution to...
Author/Editor: William P. Kelly & John R. Young, editors
Ireland and Scotland

Ireland and Scotland

Culture and society, 1700–2000

Recent years have seen the consolidation of a new field of academic inquiry: Irish-Scottish Studies. This specially commissioned volume is the most comprehensive comparative study yet of the history, culture, languages and literatures of Ireland and Scotland. Topics include...Recent years have seen the consolidation of a new field of academic inquiry: Irish-Scottish Studies. This specially commissioned volume is the most...
Author/Editor: Liam McIlvanney & Ray Ryan, editors
Native lordship in medieval Scotland

Native lordship in medieval Scotland

The earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, c.1140–1365

In the century or so after 1125 significant numbers of Anglo-Norman and European noblemen settled in Scotland at the invitation of the crown, chiefly in the lowlands. North of the Forth, however, lay large provincial lordships ruled on behalf...In the century or so after 1125 significant numbers of Anglo-Norman and European noblemen settled in Scotland at the invitation of the...
Author/Editor: Cynthia J. Neville
Ulster and Scotland, 1600–2000

Ulster and Scotland, 1600–2000

History, language and identity

The first volume in the series of Ulster-Scots history deals with many aspects of life, including social and economical. *Contributors: *John R. Young (U. Strathclyde), Graham Walker (QUB), Máirtín Ó Catháin (UU), Jock Philips (Cultural & Heritage, NZ), Patrick...The first volume in the series of Ulster-Scots history deals with many aspects of life, including social and economical. *Contributors: *John R....
Author/Editor: William P. Kelly & John R. Young, editors