Sport in Ireland, 1600–1840

Clubs and societies in eighteenth-century Ireland

James Kelly & Martyn J. Powell, editors

Clubs and societies emerge as a distinct feature of the Irish social landscape from the end of the seventeenth century. The most notable early organization was …

Irish demesne landscapes, 1660–1740

Vandra Costello

This book charts the history and development of formal gardening in Ireland in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, and in particular the grand …

Irish provincial cultures in the long eighteenth century

Essays for Toby Barnard

Raymond Gillespie & R.F. Foster, editors

In this book, thirteen distinguished historians of early modern Ireland recreate the lost world of those who carved out a middle position between the aristocrac…

The eighteenth-century Dublin town house

Form, function and finance

Christine Casey, editor

In the 18th century Dublin grew spectacularly; in the last quarter of a century, understanding of that growth has increased enormously. This book brings togethe…