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An Ulster slave owner in the revolutionary Atlantic
Coming Spring 2019

An Ulster slave owner in the revolutionary Atlantic

The life and letters of John Black

Born in Ulster, John Black left Ireland for the West Indies in 1771 and never returned. Settling first in Grenada, he moved on to Trinidad in 1784 and established himself as a major slave owner and a prominent...Born in Ulster, John Black left Ireland for the West Indies in 1771 and never returned. Settling first in Grenada, he moved...
Author/Editor: Jonathan Jeffrey Wright, editor
Society and administration in the Ulster Plantation towns, 1610–89
Coming Spring 2018

Society and administration in the Ulster Plantation towns, 1610–89

Although much has been written on various aspects of the Ulster Plantation, no sustained work on its urban aspects has been undertaken since the research of Robert Hunter. This collection attempts to rectify that lacuna. Topics discussed include poverty...Although much has been written on various aspects of the Ulster Plantation, no sustained work on its urban aspects has been undertaken...
Author/Editor: Brendan Scott, editor
Archives of the Tholsel Court Dublin
Coming Winter 2019

Archives of the Tholsel Court Dublin

Dublin’s Tholsel Court was a recourse for creditors to bring debtors to account. Ranging from the 16th to the 18th centuries, although fragmentary in nature, the surviving archives give an insight into the lives of middle-class Dubliners, who followed...Dublin’s Tholsel Court was a recourse for creditors to bring debtors to account. Ranging from the 16th to the 18th centuries, although...
Author/Editor: Toby Barnard and Bridget McCormack, editors
Eigse
Coming Spring 2019

Eigse

A Journal of Irish Studies

Published by the National University of Ireland. Éigse is devoted to the cultivation of a wide range of research in the field of Irish language and literature. Many hitherto unpublished texts in prose and verse ranging from Old Irish...Published by the National University of Ireland. Éigse is devoted to the cultivation of a wide range of research in the field...
Author/Editor: Liam Mac Mathúna, editor
Households of God
Coming Summer 2019

Households of God

The Regular Canons and Canonesses of St Augustine and of Prémontré in Medieval Ireland

This interdisciplinary collection of essays, the proceedings of the 2017 Glenstal History Conference, examines the role of Regular Canons and Canonesses who followed the rule of St Augustine in Ireland from their emergence as an expression of the Vita Apostolica...This interdisciplinary collection of essays, the proceedings of the 2017 Glenstal History Conference, examines the role of Regular Canons and Canonesses who...
Author/Editor: Martin Browne OSB & Colmán Ó Clabaigh OSB, editors
Social life in pre-Reformation Ireland, 1450–1540
Coming Summer 2019

Social life in pre-Reformation Ireland, 1450–1540

This is an account of social life in pre-Reformation Dublin, telling of its ruling class, its wealthy merchants, its all-powerful traditional church, the cityʼs personalities, and Dublinʼs unwanted Irish. Dublin was an English city run by a local merchant...This is an account of social life in pre-Reformation Dublin, telling of its ruling class, its wealthy merchants, its all-powerful traditional church,...
Author/Editor: Peadar Slattery
The Museum Building of Trinity College Dublin
Coming Summer 2019

The Museum Building of Trinity College Dublin

A model of Victorian craftsmanship

This volume addresses the most influential Victorian building in the city of Dublin and explores the new standard which it set in the use of Irish decorative stone, the employment of native craftsmen and the unprecedented eclecticism of its...This volume addresses the most influential Victorian building in the city of Dublin and explores the new standard which it set in...
Author/Editor: Christine Casey & Patrick N. Wyse Jackson, editors
An Irishman’s life on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, 1787–90
Coming Summer 2019

An Irishman’s life on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, 1787–90

The letter book of Attorney General Michael Keane

This book makes available the previously unpublished correspondence of Michael Keane, an eighteenth-century Irish attorney general of St Vincent. From Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, Keane rose through the ranks of colonial society and established a West Indian fortune. He was...This book makes available the previously unpublished correspondence of Michael Keane, an eighteenth-century Irish attorney general of St Vincent. From Ballylongford, Co. Kerry,...
Author/Editor: Mark S. Quintanilla
Irish speakers, interpreters and the courts, 1754–1921
Coming Summer 2019

Irish speakers, interpreters and the courts, 1754–1921

The extent and duration of interpreter provision for Irish speakers appearing in court in the long nineteenth century have long been a conundrum. In 1737 the Administration of Justice (Language) Act stipulated that all legal proceedings in Ireland should...The extent and duration of interpreter provision for Irish speakers appearing in court in the long nineteenth century have long been a...
Author/Editor: Mary Phelan
Waterford port and harbour, c.1815–42
Coming Summer 2019

Waterford port and harbour, c.1815–42

Shaping the port

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 relationships and interactions between Waterford Corporation, the body granted control of the...The management and development of Waterford port and harbour during a formative period in Irish history are explored in this book. Particular...
Author/Editor: Mary Breen
The Kirwan murder case, 1852
Coming Summer 2019

The Kirwan murder case, 1852

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

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 1852. His trial and the extensive and divisive social commentary it provoked...This book relates the story of the controversial trial, conviction and imprisonment of William Burke Kirwan, a Dublin artist, for the murder...
Author/Editor: Suzanne Leeson
John Ferrall
Coming Summer 2019

John Ferrall

Master of Sligo Workhouse, 1852–66

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 master in respect of issue such as management, governance and the...This case study provides the first account to focus on the career and work of a master of an Irish workhouse....
Author/Editor: Fergus O'Ferrall