Rathcoole and the United Irish Rebellions, 1798–1803

Valentine Lawless, Lord Cloncurry, 1773–1853

From United Irishman to liberal politician

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This study of Valentine Lawless, 2nd Lord Cloncurry (1773–1853), provides a fresh perspective on the life of a late eighteenth-century/early nineteenth-century Irishman. During his sixty years in public...
Author/Editor: Karina Holton

Clonsilla and the rebellion of 1798

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This study examines the response of the inhabitants of Clonsilla to the social disorder, violent attacks and civil unrest that were a feature of their community throughout...
Author/Editor: Ciarán Priestley

Bodenstown revisited

The grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone, its monuments and its pilgrimages

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Bodenstown revisited is about a place of memory and pilgrimage often mentioned in history books but never before treated as a subject meriting an entire book. It...
Author/Editor: C.J. Woods

John Ferrall

Master of Sligo Workhouse, 1852–66

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This case study provides the first account to focus on the career and work of a master of an Irish workhouse. It explores the role of a...
Author/Editor: Fergus O'Ferrall

Waterford port and harbour, c.1815–42

Shaping the port

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The management and development of Waterford port and harbour during a formative period in Irish history are explored in this book. Particular attention is paid to the...
Author/Editor: Mary Breen

The Kirwan murder case, 1852

A glimpse of the Irish Protestant middle class in the mid-nineteenth century

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This book relates the story of the controversial trial, conviction and imprisonment of William Burke Kirwan, a Dublin artist, for the murder of his wife, Sarah, in...
Author/Editor: Suzanne Leeson

Landholding in the new English settlement of Hacketstown, Co. Carlow, 1635–1875

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The new Protestant settlement in the lordship of Clonmore, centred around Hacketstown, proved resilient to the 1641 rebellion and attracted investment, including by Dublin bureaucrats and landed and...
Author/Editor: Oliver Whelan