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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 Ulster's plantation towns
Coming Spring 2018

Society and administration in Ulster's plantation towns

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 Many hitherto unpublished texts in prose and verse ranging from Old Irish...Published by the National University of Ireland.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
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
The Gaelic Finn tradition II
Coming Autumn 2019

The Gaelic Finn tradition II

The Gaelic Finn tradition encompasses literature and lore centered on the figure of Finn Mac Cumaill. The essays in this volume cover, as with those in the earlier volume, The Gaelic Finn tradition (2012), numerous aspects of this tradition,...The Gaelic Finn tradition encompasses literature and lore centered on the figure of Finn Mac Cumaill. The essays in this volume cover,...
Author/Editor: Sharon J. Arbuthnot, Síle Ní Mhurchú & Geraldine Parsons, editors
The operations of the Irish House of Commons, 1613–48
Coming Summer 2019

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
Sport and leisure in the Irish and British country house
Coming Summer 2019

Sport and leisure in the Irish and British country house

Sir Shane Leslie once wrote that ‘Country life was entirely organized to give nobility and gentry and demi-gentry a good time.’ Throughout Ireland and Britain the country house was a centre of hospitality, entertainment and leisure, with the hosting of...Sir Shane Leslie once wrote that ‘Country life was entirely organized to give nobility and gentry and demi-gentry a good time.’ Throughout Ireland...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley & Christopher Ridgway, editors
An oral history of University College Galway, 1930–80
Coming Autumn 2019

An oral history of University College Galway, 1930–80

A university in living memory

‘The University in Living Memory’ was an oral history project initiated by NUIG in 2007 to establish what it was like to study, teach and work at what was formerly University College Galway from 1930 to 1980. Interviews...‘The University in Living Memory’ was an oral history project initiated by NUIG in 2007 to establish what it was like to...
Author/Editor: Jackie Uí Chionna, editor