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Periodicals and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland 2
Winter 2020

Periodicals and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland 2

A variety of voices

Periodicals have been at the core of journalistic activity since before the foundation of the state but have remained an area long neglected within media history. This volume, featuring essays by leading media historians, presents an insight into recent...Periodicals have been at the core of journalistic activity since before the foundation of the state but have remained an area long...
Author/Editor: Mark O'Brien & Felix M. Larkin, editors
Archives of the Tholsel Court Dublin
Coming 2020

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
Adomnan's Lex Innocentium and the Laws of War
Spring 2020

Adomnan's Lex Innocentium and the Laws of War

This book studies the Irish law dating from AD 697, called Lex Innocentium or the Law of the Innocents. It is also known as Cáin Adomnáin, being named after Adomnán (d. 704), ninth abbot of Iona, who was...This book studies the Irish law dating from AD 697, called Lex Innocentium or the Law of the Innocents. It is...
Author/Editor: James W. Houlihan
The politics of Dublin corporation, 1840-1900
Spring 2020

The politics of Dublin corporation, 1840-1900

from reform to expansion

Dublin Corporation, the city’s council, was an ancient and prestigious body. In 1840 its system of voting was reformed to allow for more representation by Catholics and in 1841 Daniel O’Connell was elected its Lord Mayor. At the end of...Dublin Corporation, the city’s council, was an ancient and prestigious body. In 1840 its system of voting was reformed to allow for...
Author/Editor: James H. Murphy
The operations of the Irish House of Commons, 1613–48
Coming Spring 2020

The operations of the Irish House of Commons, 1613–48

This is the first operational account of the Irish House of Commons in the early Stuart period, a time of immense change in early modern Ireland, when the parliament’s structures and operations were established in a manner that...This is the first operational account of the Irish House of Commons in the early Stuart period, a time of immense...
Author/Editor: Bríd McGrath
Gaelic Ulster in the Middle Ages
Coming Spring 2020

Gaelic Ulster in the Middle Ages

History, culture and society

The Plantation of Ulster followed from the perceived recalcitrance and military strength of its Gaelic lords. This book examines the prelude to their final rebellion. After a brief survey of medieval Ulster’s heritage from the Iron Age and Early...The Plantation of Ulster followed from the perceived recalcitrance and military strength of its Gaelic lords. This book examines the prelude to...
Author/Editor: Katharine Simms
Dublin City University, 1980–2020
Coming Spring 2020

Dublin City University, 1980–2020

Designed to be different

Dublin City University has grown rapidly from its origins as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin, which admitted just 200 students when it first opened in 1980. NIHED emerged from a fundamental review of the third level sector...Dublin City University has grown rapidly from its origins as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin, which admitted just 200 students...
Author/Editor: Eoin Kinsella
Newspapers and Journalism in Cork City and County, 1910-1923
Spring 2020

Newspapers and Journalism in Cork City and County, 1910-1923

Press, Politics and Revolution

Newspapers played a key role in shaping and reflecting public opinion during the Irish Revolution, 1910–23. County Cork was home to Skibbereen’s Southern Star and Skibbereen Eagle, and Cork city institutions the Cork Examiner and Cork Constitution, along with...Newspapers played a key role in shaping and reflecting public opinion during the Irish Revolution, 1910–23. County Cork was home to Skibbereen’s...
Author/Editor: Alan McCarthy
The Ideal Diplomat?
Spring 2020

The Ideal Diplomat?

Women and Irish Foreign Affairs 1946-90

This book is the first full study to examine the appointment and experiences of women in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs from 1946 to 1990. Focusing on the appointment and careers of Irish female diplomats, it examines...This book is the first full study to examine the appointment and experiences of women in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs...
Author/Editor: Ann Marie O'Brien
The best address in town
Summer 2020

The best address in town

Henrietta street Dublin and its first residents,1730-80

Once Dublin’s most exclusive residential street, throughout the eighteenth century Henrietta Street was home to the country’s foremost figures from church, military and state. Here, in this elegant setting on the north side of the city peers rubbed shoulders...Once Dublin’s most exclusive residential street, throughout the eighteenth century Henrietta Street was home to the country’s foremost figures from church, military and...
Author/Editor: Melanie Hayes
Kildare
Coming Spring 2020

Kildare

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

This is the first comprehensive single volume history of County Kildare during the Irish Revolution of 1912-23. A noted garrison county, the concentration of British military personnel in Kildare was the highest in Ireland, and the Curragh was the...This is the first comprehensive single volume history of County Kildare during the Irish Revolution of 1912-23. A noted garrison county, the...
Author/Editor: Seamus Cullen
Art O'Brien and Irish Nationalism in London,
Summer 2020

Art O'Brien and Irish Nationalism in London,

1900-25

London-born and reared, Art O’Brien’s journey from wealthy electrical engineer to leader of Irish militant nationalism in London was, by any measure, quite extraordinary. This book uses the life of O’Brien (1872–1949) as a central axis on which to...London-born and reared, Art O’Brien’s journey from wealthy electrical engineer to leader of Irish militant nationalism in London was, by any measure,...
Author/Editor: Mary MacDiarmada