Cardinal Paul Cullen and his world

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

The Morpeth Roll

Ireland identified in 1841

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In 1841, on stepping down as chief secretary, George Howard, Lord Morpeth, received a grand farewell testimonial from the people of Ireland. This took the form of...
Author/Editor: Christopher Ridgway, editor

Gladstone: Ireland and beyond

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This book examines aspects of Gladstone’s relationship with Ireland, setting this in the context of the United Kingdom and Empire. It is based on papers given at...
Author/Editor: Mary E. Daly & K. Theodore Hoppen, editors

Philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland

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This collection of essays offers new and challenging perspectives on the history of philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland, shifting and extending standard analyses to include state and voluntary philanthropy,...
Author/Editor: Laurence M. Geary & Oonagh Walsh editors

Irish elites in the nineteenth century

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This collection of essays, published in association with the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland, challenges the view that national identification or religious affiliation provided such a...
Author/Editor: Ciaran O'Neill, editor