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Brides of Christ
August 2023

Brides of Christ

Women and monasticism in medieval and early modern Ireland

Throughout the long history of Irish monasticism, the experience of women monastics has, until recently, been relatively sidelined. A desire to redress this inspired the decision in 2021 to dedicate the fifth Glenstal History Conference to exploring the various...Throughout the long history of Irish monasticism, the experience of women monastics has, until recently, been relatively sidelined. A desire to redress...
Author/Editor: Martin Browne OSB, Tracy Collins, Bronagh Ann McShane & Colmán Ó Clabaigh OSB, editors
Magnates and Merchants in Early Modern Kilkenny
October 2023

Magnates and Merchants in Early Modern Kilkenny

In the early modern period Kilkenny was the largest inland town in Ireland, where several factors had come into play that enabled the growth of prosperity and a burgeoning economy. During that period the merchant elite of the...In the early modern period Kilkenny was the largest inland town in Ireland, where several factors had come into play that enabled...
Author/Editor: Jane Fenlon & Sarah Maguire
Workers, Politics and Labour Relations in Independent Ireland, 1922–46
January 2024

Workers, Politics and Labour Relations in Independent Ireland, 1922–46

This book assesses the position of workers, trade unionism and labour relations from the foundation of the Irish Free State to the establishment of the Labour Court under the Industrial Relations Act 1946. This is the first comprehensive examination of...This book assesses the position of workers, trade unionism and labour relations from the foundation of the Irish Free State to the establishment...
Author/Editor: Gerard Hanley
Éigse: A Journal of Irish Studies. Volume 42 (2023)
January 2024

Éigse: A Journal of Irish Studies. Volume 42 (2023)

Éigse is devoted to the cultivation of a wide range of research on the Irish language and its literature, embracing both textual and contextual studies. *Liam Mac Mathúna* is Professor Emeritus of Irish at University College Dublin. His extensive publications...Éigse is devoted to the cultivation of a wide range of research on the Irish language and its literature, embracing both textual...
Author/Editor: Liam Mac Mathúna
Two Lives of Saint Brigid
February 2024

Two Lives of Saint Brigid

St. Brigid is the earliest and best-known of the female saints of Ireland. In the generation after St. Patrick, she established a monastery for men and women at Kildare which became one of the most powerful and influential...St. Brigid is the earliest and best-known of the female saints of Ireland. In the generation after St. Patrick, she established a...
Author/Editor: Philip Freeman
Spirit of Revolution
February 2024

Spirit of Revolution

Ireland from below, 1917–1923

In the spring of 1919, UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George wrote: ‘The whole of Europe is filled with the spirit of revolution. There is a deep sense not only of discontent, but of anger and revolt, amongst...In the spring of 1919, UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George wrote: ‘The whole of Europe is filled with the spirit...
Author/Editor: John Cunningham & Terry Dunne, editors
Harp Studies II
January 2024

Harp Studies II

World Harp Traditions

This book situates harping activity as a vital aspect of music making in traditions around the world. *Contributors:* Helen Lawlor (TU Dublin); Sandra Joyce (UL); Niall Keegan (UL); Deirdre Nic Chárthaigh (TCD); Helen Davies (ind.); Lia Lonnert (Linnaeus U.);...This book situates harping activity as a vital aspect of music making in traditions around the world. *Contributors:* Helen Lawlor (TU Dublin);...
Author/Editor: Helen Lawlor & Sandra Joyce, editors
Armagh
March 2024

Armagh

The Irish Revolution, 1912-23

County Armagh was one of the most controversial theatres of political and military conflict during the 1912–23 period. The county’s long-standing antipathy between unionism and nationalism intensified during the third home rule crisis of 1912–14. To the alarm of...County Armagh was one of the most controversial theatres of political and military conflict during the 1912–23 period. The county’s long-standing antipathy...
Author/Editor: Donal Hall & Eoin Magennis
Confluences of Law and History
March/April 2024

Confluences of Law and History

Irish Legal History Society Discourses, 2011-2021

This book brings together an eclectic mix of papers on aspects of Irish legal history from the early modern period to the twentieth century. Contributors to the volume include leading historians, legal historians and legal practitioners. They make use of...This book brings together an eclectic mix of papers on aspects of Irish legal history from the early modern period to the twentieth...
Author/Editor: Niamh Howlin and Felix M. Larkin
The Uí Chellaig lords of Uí Maine and Tír Maine
April 2024

The Uí Chellaig lords of Uí Maine and Tír Maine

An archaeological and landscape exploration of a later medieval inland Gaelic lordship

The Ó Cellaig (O’Kelly) lordship of Uí Maine and Tír Maine was a substantial political territory and influential cultural power in later medieval Connacht. This book identifies and reconstructs the physical appearance of the major Ó Cellaig lordly centres...The Ó Cellaig (O’Kelly) lordship of Uí Maine and Tír Maine was a substantial political territory and influential cultural power in later...
Author/Editor: Daniel Patrick Curley
The Irish Volunteers, 1913–19
April 2024

The Irish Volunteers, 1913–19

A history

No organization was more central to the history of Ireland in the 20th century than the Irish Volunteers. This is the first authoritative history of that body from its inception in November 1913 to its rebranding as the...No organization was more central to the history of Ireland in the 20th century than the Irish Volunteers. This is the first...
Author/Editor: Daithí Ó Corráin
The Irish-Scottish World in the Middle Ages
September 2024

The Irish-Scottish World in the Middle Ages

In this volume, the proceedings of the second Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium (marking the 700th anniversary of the invasion of Ireland by Edward, brother of King Robert Bruce of Scotland), experts explore crucial aspects of Irish–Scottish links in the...In this volume, the proceedings of the second Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium (marking the 700th anniversary of the invasion of Ireland by...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, David Ditchburn & Peter Crooks, editors