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They shall grow not old

They shall grow not old

Irish soldiers and the Great War

they shall grown no old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them....they shall grown no old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years...
Author/Editor: Myles Dungan
Mayo

Mayo

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

This study of Co. Mayo during the revolutionary period examines all aspects of life of the county during a period of extreme upheaval. Augusteijn utilizes a wide array of sources, including memoirs of and interviews with former IRA men...This study of Co. Mayo during the revolutionary period examines all aspects of life of the county during a period of extreme...
Author/Editor: Joost Augusteijn
Harp Studies

Harp Studies

Perspectives on the Irish harp

Harp studies presents new research on the Irish harp with perspectives from the disciplines of ethnomusicology, musicology, history, arts practice, folklore and cultural studies. Themes explored in this volume include iconography, reception history, diaspora, identity, spirituality and politics. Taking an...Harp studies presents new research on the Irish harp with perspectives from the disciplines of ethnomusicology, musicology, history, arts practice, folklore and...
Author/Editor: Sandra Joyce & Helen Lawlor, editors
Saothrú na Gaeilge Scríofa i Suímh Uirbeacha na hÉireann, 1700–1850

Saothrú na Gaeilge Scríofa i Suímh Uirbeacha na hÉireann, 1700–1850

Cultivating written Irish in Ireland's urban areas, 1700–1850

This analysis of the cultivation of the Irish language in urban areas is the result of recent research by both editors and a conference on urban writing practices which was held in UCD Humanities Institute, 23–4 May 2013....This analysis of the cultivation of the Irish language in urban areas is the result of recent research by both editors and...
Author/Editor: Liam Mac Mathúna & Regina Uí Chollatáin, editors
Guardian of the Treaty

Guardian of the Treaty

The Privy Council Appeal and Irish sovereignty

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was the final appellate court of the British Empire. In 1935 the Irish Free State was recognized as the first part of the Empire to abolish the appeal to the Privy...The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was the final appellate court of the British Empire. In 1935 the Irish Free State...
Author/Editor: Thomas Mohr
Dante and the Seven Deadly Sins

Dante and the Seven Deadly Sins

This volume opens with the bold suggestion that the seven deadly sins constitute a key to the structure of Inferno and Paradiso as well as Purgatorio. It ends with a discussion of cowardice (not strictly a deadly sin)...This volume opens with the bold suggestion that the seven deadly sins constitute a key to the structure of Inferno and Paradiso...
Author/Editor: John C. Barnes & Daragh O'Connell, editors
War and peace in Dante

War and peace in Dante

This volume opens with John Barnes exploring how Dante’s views on and experience of war are reflected in his literary works. Joseph Canning, addressing Dante’s justification of the authority of the Roman Empire, assesses the compatibility of the poet’s...This volume opens with John Barnes exploring how Dante’s views on and experience of war are reflected in his literary works. Joseph...
Author/Editor: John C. Barnes & Daragh O'Connell, editors
John Hume

John Hume

Irish peacemaker

*Foreword by former President Bill Clinton* John Hume, civil rights activist, founding member of the SDLP and leading politician in Northern Ireland during the long period of the Troubles, gained worldwide recognition and respect for his  principled opposition to...*Foreword by former President Bill Clinton* John Hume, civil rights activist, founding member of the SDLP and leading politician in Northern Ireland...
Author/Editor: Seán Farren & Denis Haughey, editors
Irish culture and wartime Europe, 1938–48

Irish culture and wartime Europe, 1938–48

The decade between 1938 and 1948 was a time of immense upheaval across Europe which deeply affected Irish writers and artists. Many of them had travelled extensively across the Continent and some returned there even in the face...The decade between 1938 and 1948 was a time of immense upheaval across Europe which deeply affected Irish writers and artists. Many...
Author/Editor: Dorothea Depner & Guy Woodward, editors
The Dublin Civic Portrait Collection

The Dublin Civic Portrait Collection

Patronage, politics and patriotism, 1603–2013

*Nominated for the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History 2017* Beginning in the early 17th century and continuing to the present day, the city of Dublin has built up a portrait collection that is unique on the...*Nominated for the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History 2017* Beginning in the early 17th century and continuing to the present...
Author/Editor: Mary Clark
Violence, Politics and Catholicism in Ireland

Violence, Politics and Catholicism in Ireland

This collection of essays looks at the interrelated themes of Catholicism, violence and politics in the Irish context in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Although much effort was expended by institutional Catholicism in trying to curb the violent propensities...This collection of essays looks at the interrelated themes of Catholicism, violence and politics in the Irish context in the nineteenth and...
Author/Editor: Oliver P. Rafferty SJ
The Mansion House, Dublin

The Mansion House, Dublin

300 years of history and hospitality

Dublin’s Mansion House is the only mayoral residence in Ireland and is older than any surviving in Great Britain. Originally the town house of merchant and property developer Joshua Dawson, it was purchased by the Dublin City Assembly in...Dublin’s Mansion House is the only mayoral residence in Ireland and is older than any surviving in Great Britain. Originally the town...
Author/Editor: Mary Clark, editor
Thomas Fitzpatrick and 'The Lepracaun Cartoon Monthly', 1905–1915

Thomas Fitzpatrick and 'The Lepracaun Cartoon Monthly', 1905–1915

Between 1905 and 1915 The Lepracaun Cartoon Monthly satirized society and politics in Dublin and beyond. Its proprietor, editor and chief cartoonist Thomas Fitzpatrick (1860–1912), already had a distinguished career drawing for leading publications in Dublin and London, including Nation,...Between 1905 and 1915 The Lepracaun Cartoon Monthly satirized society and politics in Dublin and beyond. Its proprietor, editor and chief cartoonist...
Author/Editor: James Curry & Ciarán Wallace
East Galway agrarian agitation and the burning of Ballydugan House, 1922

East Galway agrarian agitation and the burning of Ballydugan House, 1922

Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This book is based on the burning of Ballydugan house in 1922, a middle-sized country house on a 1,500-acre estate near Loughrea in east county Galway. The background to the burning...Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This book is based on the burning of Ballydugan house in 1922, a middle-sized...
Author/Editor: Ann O'Riordan
Crime in the city

Crime in the city

Kilkenny in 1845

Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This book investigates crime and sentencing at petty sessions, quarter sessions and assizes in Kilkenny city in 1845. It begins with an examination of life in the city in the period...Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This book investigates crime and sentencing at petty sessions, quarter sessions and assizes in...
Author/Editor: Fergal Donoghue
The middle class of Callan, Co. Kilkenny, 1825–45

The middle class of Callan, Co. Kilkenny, 1825–45

Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This short book uses the remarkable diaries of Callan resident Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin to examine the changing fortunes of the middle class in one small Irish town just before the Famine....Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This short book uses the remarkable diaries of Callan resident Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin to...
Author/Editor: Pierce Grace
Gowran, Co. Kilkenny, 1190–1610

Gowran, Co. Kilkenny, 1190–1610

Custom and conflict in a baronial town

Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. Our knowledge of Anglo-Norman Ireland is derived from a wide spectrum of written records: charters, legal and financial records, to name a few. Every town and manor had...Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. Our knowledge of Anglo-Norman Ireland is derived from a wide spectrum of...
Author/Editor: Adrian Empey
The Reverend Thomas Goff, 1772–1844

The Reverend Thomas Goff, 1772–1844

Property, propinquity and Protestantism

Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. The Revd Thomas Goff (1772–1844) was a landlord and Church of Ireland minister in early-19th-century Ireland. He kept a personal diary for almost 50 years where he recorded...Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. The Revd Thomas Goff (1772–1844) was a landlord and Church of Ireland...
Author/Editor: David Doyle
Nenagh, 1914–21

Nenagh, 1914–21

Years of crisis

Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. This book looks at life in Nenagh during the tumultuous period of 1914 to 1921. It examines the rise of the National Volunteers in Nenagh and their collapse,...Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. This book looks at life in Nenagh during the tumultuous period of...
Author/Editor: Gerard Dooley
Gaelic Grace Notes

Gaelic Grace Notes

The musical expedition of Ole Mørk Sandvik to Ireland and Scotland

The exploits of Ole Mørk Sandvik (1875–1976) in the collection of Norwegian folk music and his close involvement in the development of Norwegian church music earned him a special place in the hearts of the Norwegian people. His long...The exploits of Ole Mørk Sandvik (1875–1976) in the collection of Norwegian folk music and his close involvement in the development of...
Author/Editor: Séamas Ó Catháin