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The Vestry Records of the Parishes of St Catherine and St James, Dublin, 1657–1692

The Vestry Records of the Parishes of St Catherine and St James, Dublin, 1657–1692

This volume provides a vivid picture of life in the suburbs of seventeenth-century Dublin. Situated as they were in the Liberties area of the city, outside the control of the corporation, these two parishes provide unique evidence for what...This volume provides a vivid picture of life in the suburbs of seventeenth-century Dublin. Situated as they were in the Liberties area...
Author/Editor: Raymond Gillespie, editor
The Vestry Records of the Parish of St John the Evangelist, Dublin, 1595–1658

The Vestry Records of the Parish of St John the Evangelist, Dublin, 1595–1658

The importance of parish records for the reconstruction of many aspects of past societies is becoming clear from research in other countries. Irish parochial records, however, have not survived well. This volume provides an edition of what is probably...The importance of parish records for the reconstruction of many aspects of past societies is becoming clear from research in other countries....
Author/Editor: Raymond Gillespie, editor
Michael Davitt

Michael Davitt

Freelance radical and frondeur

Michael Davitt (1846–1906) is popularly known as the founder of the Irish National Land League and as the architect of the Land War of 1879–82. However, the end of the Land War simply marked the close of one...Michael Davitt (1846–1906) is popularly known as the founder of the Irish National Land League and as the architect of the Land...
Author/Editor: Laurence Marley
The Irish storyteller

The Irish storyteller

Supported by documents, many of which were not readily available or have never been published before, this book studies images of the ‘Irish traditional storyteller’ offered at different periods, from several viewpoints and for various purposes. Invariables, changes, ruptures and...Supported by documents, many of which were not readily available or have never been published before, this book studies images of the...
Author/Editor: Georges Zimmermann
The Annals of Ireland by Friar John Clyn

The Annals of Ireland by Friar John Clyn

The Franciscan Friar John Clyn of Kilkenny, famous for his account of the Black Death, wrote his annals between 1333-1349. The annals cover a troubled period of Irish history and are principally local to counties Tipperary and Kilkenny. While...The Franciscan Friar John Clyn of Kilkenny, famous for his account of the Black Death, wrote his annals between 1333-1349. The annals...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Williams, editor
United States foreign policy and Ireland

United States foreign policy and Ireland

From empire to independence, 1913–29

This book deals with United States policy towards Ireland between 1913 and 1929. Focusing on Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, it examines their ties with Ireland and the development of the relationship between their administrations and Ireland....This book deals with United States policy towards Ireland between 1913 and 1929. Focusing on Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge,...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Whelan
Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947–57

Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947–57

Between 1947 and 1957 Ireland received assistance in varying ways under the European Recovery Programme which was more commonly known as the Marshall Plan. The extent of Irish involvement in the Marshall Plan has never been fully explored and...Between 1947 and 1957 Ireland received assistance in varying ways under the European Recovery Programme which was more commonly known as the...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Whelan
Ireland abroad

Ireland abroad

Politics and professions in the nineteenth century

Irish migration has attracted considerable attention in recent years, with many studies examining the impact – physical, psychological and cultural – on emigrants' lives. The history of the Irish diaspora, however, requires an evaluation of the fuller experience, in...Irish migration has attracted considerable attention in recent years, with many studies examining the impact – physical, psychological and cultural – on...
Author/Editor: Oonagh Walsh, editor
Medieval Latin lyrics

Medieval Latin lyrics

With an introduction by John Scattergood. Helen Waddell, born in Tokyo in 1889, died in London 1965, was educated in Belfast at Victoria College and the Queen’s University of Belfast. She lectured at Somerville College, Oxford, researched in...With an introduction by John Scattergood. Helen Waddell, born in Tokyo in 1889, died in London 1965, was educated in Belfast...
Author/Editor: Helen Waddell
Smithfield and the Parish of St Paul, Dublin, 1698–1750
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Smithfield and the Parish of St Paul, Dublin, 1698–1750

In the 1720s William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area at this time was largely within the jurisdiction of the local Church of Ireland vestry of St....In the 1720s William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area...
Author/Editor: Brendan Twomey
The Irish Revival reappraised

The Irish Revival reappraised

This volume consists of the proceedings of the tenth international conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-century Ireland, held in Dublin in June 2002. It contains articles by scholars specializing in the Anglo-Irish literary revival, the Gaelic...This volume consists of the proceedings of the tenth international conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-century Ireland, held in...
Author/Editor: Betsey Taylor FitzSimon & James H. Murphy, editors
The correspondence of Catherine McAuley, 1818–1841

The correspondence of Catherine McAuley, 1818–1841

This is a critical edition of over 320 extant letters written by, to, or about her in her lifetime, and drawn together in one volume for the first time. It shows her important role not only in the...This is a critical edition of over 320 extant letters written by, to, or about her in her lifetime, and drawn together...
Author/Editor: Mary C. Sullivan, editor
The Parson's revels

The Parson's revels

by William Dunkin

William Dunkin (1705–65) is the most undeservedly neglected of eighteenth-century Irish poets. Swift called him ‘the best English poet in the Kingdom’ and his contemporaries considered him as good as Pope. But Dunkin’s works were last printed in 1770...William Dunkin (1705–65) is the most undeservedly neglected of eighteenth-century Irish poets. Swift called him ‘the best English poet in the Kingdom’...
Author/Editor: Catherine Skeen, editor
Divided worlds

Divided worlds

Studies in children's literature

This volume, the third collection of studies in children's literature, explores the political, social and cultural divisions that dominate children's books, ranging over Irish and international topics and texts. Articles on the fiction of Katherine Tynan, Maria Edgeworth and...This volume, the third collection of studies in children's literature, explores the political, social and cultural divisions that dominate children's books, ranging...
Author/Editor: Mary Shine Thompson & Valerie Coghlan, editors
Young Irelands

Young Irelands

Studies in children's literature

The essays in this book, the fourth in the Studies in Children’s Literature Series, examine how various texts read by children since the eighteenth century reflect concepts of Irish national and/or imperial identity, and how they resist the empire...The essays in this book, the fourth in the Studies in Children’s Literature Series, examine how various texts read by children since...
Author/Editor: Mary Shine Thompson, editor
Piers Plowman and the Poor

Piers Plowman and the Poor

This book will be of interest to scholars in the field of medieval literature in general, and Piers Plowman in particular, as well as to cultural historians of poverty. It surveys the medieval understanding of poverty in its...This book will be of interest to scholars in the field of medieval literature in general, and Piers Plowman in particular, as...
Author/Editor: Anne M. Scott
Culture and society in early modern Breifne/Cavan

Culture and society in early modern Breifne/Cavan

The Breifne region of south Ulster/north Connacht (roughly, modern-day Counties Cavan and Leitrim), has been a traditional buffer zone throughout the late medieval/early modern periods between Gaelic Ireland and its Anglicized parts. As a border region, the clash of...The Breifne region of south Ulster/north Connacht (roughly, modern-day Counties Cavan and Leitrim), has been a traditional buffer zone throughout the late...
Author/Editor: Brendan Scott, editor
Occasions for writing

Occasions for writing

Essays on medieval and renaissance literature, politics and society

In 1974, in an introduction to Ben Jonson’s poetry, Thom Gunn wrote: ‘all poetry is occasional: whether the occasion is an external event like a birthday or a declaration of war, whether it is an occasion of the imagination,...In 1974, in an introduction to Ben Jonson’s poetry, Thom Gunn wrote: ‘all poetry is occasional: whether the occasion is an external...
Author/Editor: John Scattergood
Manuscripts and ghosts

Manuscripts and ghosts

Essays on the transmission of medieval and early renaissance literature

This collection of essays which concentrates mainly on the late medieval period in England, explores how manuscript books were made, who made them, who owned them, and how they passed from one owner to another. The subjects of these...This collection of essays which concentrates mainly on the late medieval period in England, explores how manuscript books were made, who made...
Author/Editor: John Scattergood
The lost tradition

The lost tradition

Essays on Middle English alliterative poetry

Four stresses, a line broken in two by a caesura, and a pattern of alliteration linking the two half-lines were features of the staple manner of Anglo-Saxon verse. And this tradition of writing continued into post-Conquest England, sometimes providing...Four stresses, a line broken in two by a caesura, and a pattern of alliteration linking the two half-lines were features of...
Author/Editor: John Scattergood