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Evie Hone and the international avant-garde

Evie Hone and the international avant-garde

Evie Hone (1894–1955) is one of the few figures in Irish art history to have become a household name, to have found international fame and to have been described as ‘heroic’. Yet she was something of a paradox....Evie Hone (1894–1955) is one of the few figures in Irish art history to have become a household name, to have...
Author/Editor: Joseph McBrinn

Meath

Meath

The Irish Revolution, 1912-23

This book looks at the people of Meath during the turmoil of the revolutionary era. As politics, war and revolution intruded on daily life, some embraced the chance for change, risking life and livelihood for their chosen cause;...This book looks at the people of Meath during the turmoil of the revolutionary era. As politics, war and revolution intruded on...
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Archives of the Tholsel Court Dublin

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

The Church of Ireland under the Stuarts

The Church of Ireland under the Stuarts

The ‘long seventeenth century’ was a time of enormous religious and political change in Ireland, but there has never been a satisfactory study of the Church of Ireland throughout this turbulent period. This book fills the gap, drawing on...The ‘long seventeenth century’ was a time of enormous religious and political change in Ireland, but there has never been a satisfactory...
Author/Editor: Patrick Little

The Dublin Annals of Prior John de Pembridge

The Dublin Annals of Prior John de Pembridge

An account of Irish affairs, 1162-1370

When the Dominicans arrived in Dublin in 1224, they established a house on the north bank of the river Liffey next to the bridge where the Four Courts are situated today. Anyone who wanted to enter the city...When the Dominicans arrived in Dublin in 1224, they established a house on the north bank of the river Liffey next to...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Williams, editor

Ulster-Scots and America

Ulster-Scots and America

Diaspora literature, history and migration, 1750–2000

This collection of essays examines the contribution made by the Ulster-Scots diaspora upon the writing of North America. Themes covered by this collection include: literary constructions of colonial and post-colonial American identity; the linguistic and literary impact of Scots vernacular...This collection of essays examines the contribution made by the Ulster-Scots diaspora upon the writing of North America. Themes covered by this...
Author/Editor: Frank Ferguson & Richard MacMaster, edtiors

Laois

Laois

The Irish Revolution, 1912-23

The turbulent revolutionary period in modern Irish history from 1912 to 1923 had a profound impact on the political, economic and social make-up of Laois. The issue of land that had dominated the landscape of Laois from the...The turbulent revolutionary period in modern Irish history from 1912 to 1923 had a profound impact on the political, economic and social...
Author/Editor: Cormac Moore

Visualizing the Celtic Revival

Visualizing the Celtic Revival

The Arts and Crafts movement in Ireland – selected writings by Nicola Gordon Bowe

This volume brings together Nicola Gordon Bowe’s most important writings on the Arts and Crafts movement in Ireland, including insightful essays on its cultural and art historical background and contexts, the leading patrons and artists of the movement, as...This volume brings together Nicola Gordon Bowe’s most important writings on the Arts and Crafts movement in Ireland, including insightful essays on...
Author/Editor: Róisín Kennedy

Learned families, scholarly networks and sites of native learning in late medieval Thomond

Learned families, scholarly networks and sites of native learning in late medieval Thomond

This study explores the learned Gaelic families (poets, historians and physicians) and the context in which they lived. A wide-ranging survey, it looks at the landholdings and structures of individual learned families that were settled in Thomond during the...This study explores the learned Gaelic families (poets, historians and physicians) and the context in which they lived. A wide-ranging survey, it...
Author/Editor: Luke McInerney

Dublin

Dublin

The Irish Revolution, 1912−1923

Dublin – capital of Ireland and, to some at least, the ‘second city of the Empire’ – was central to the Irish Revolution. But there were many different ‘Dublins’, including the city borough and its suburban townships, picturesque seaside...Dublin – capital of Ireland and, to some at least, the ‘second city of the Empire’ – was central to the...
Author/Editor: Brian Hughes

Iona, Kells, and Derry

24 November 2024

Iona, Kells, and Derry

The history and hagiography of the monastic familia of Columba

First published in 1988, this book outlines the history of the ecclesiastical familia of Colum Cille in Ireland and north Britain in the era between the sixth and twelfth centuries. Three major works of hagiography were produced within the...First published in 1988, this book outlines the history of the ecclesiastical familia of Colum Cille in Ireland and north Britain in...
Author/Editor: Máire Herbert

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