Nathaniel Clements (1705–77)

Nathaniel Clements

Government and the governing elite in Ireland, 1725–75

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Nathaniel Clements (1705–77), treasury official, politician, Dublin property developer, amateur architect, failed banker and leader of fashion, was the fifth son of a Cromwellian gentry family. He amassed...
Author/Editor: Anthony Malcomson

The eighteenth-century Dublin town house

Form, function and finance

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In the 18th century Dublin grew spectacularly; in the last quarter of a century, understanding of that growth has increased enormously. This book brings together a range...
Author/Editor: Christine Casey, editor

John Foster (1740–1828)

The politics of improvement and prosperity

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John Foster was the last (1785–1800) speaker of the Irish House of Commons and the most important opponent of the Act of Union which extinguished both his...
Author/Editor: Anthony Malcomson

Portraits of the city

Dublin and the wider world

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The book places Dublin at the centre of a discussion about the significance of the historic urban landscape. Bringing together experts in art history, architectural history, urban studies,...
Author/Editor: Gillian O'Brien & Finola O'Kane, editors

The Georgian Squares of Dublin

An architectural history

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Dublin's Georgian squares are 18th-century architectural gems and this is the first publication to examine each of them in detail. Essays by conservation architects describe the planning, design...
Author/Editor: Dublin City Council