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Series: Maynooth Studies in Local History

Denis Brenan Bullen (1802-66) Inspector of Anatomy for the Province of Munster

Denis Brenan Bullen (1802-66) Inspector of Anatomy for the Province of Munster

The controversial career of a Cork surgeon

Denis Brenan Bullen was a controversial figure in the medical history of Cork in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century. As a teenager in 1820 he played a central role when his father clashed with John Woodroffe, surgeon...Denis Brenan Bullen was a controversial figure in the medical history of Cork in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century. As...
Author/Editor: Michael Hanna
Peadar Cowan (1903-62)

Peadar Cowan (1903-62)

Westmeath GAA administrator and political maverick

Imprisoned during the War of Independence, Peadar Cowan accepted the Anglo-Irish Treaty and served as an officer in the Irish army until 1931. While based in Athlone, he became involved in the Westmeath Gaelic Athletic Association. After retiring from...Imprisoned during the War of Independence, Peadar Cowan accepted the Anglo-Irish Treaty and served as an officer in the Irish army until...
Author/Editor: Tom Hunt
Rural tensions in nineteenth-century Knock, County Mayo

Rural tensions in nineteenth-century Knock, County Mayo

In 1879 the parish of Knock witnessed both the outbreak of the ‘land war’ and also a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary. The press coverage that resulted from both of these events has enabled this study of...In 1879 the parish of Knock witnessed both the outbreak of the ‘land war’ and also a reported apparition of the Virgin...
Author/Editor: Frank Mayes
The Dublin Cattle Market's decline, 1955-73

The Dublin Cattle Market's decline, 1955-73

The Dublin Cattle Market was an institution in the Irish livestock sector of the 1950s. Located between Prussia Street and the North Circular Road, the market sold up to 6,000 cattle a week and attracted buyers from England, Scotland...The Dublin Cattle Market was an institution in the Irish livestock sector of the 1950s. Located between Prussia Street and the North...
Author/Editor: Declan O'Brien
The impact of the Great Famine on Sir William Palmer's estates in Mayo, 1840-69

The impact of the Great Famine on Sir William Palmer's estates in Mayo, 1840-69

This book examines the impact of the Famine on Sir William Palmer’s Mayo estates, one of the largest in the county. It describes the estates’ social and economic structures, and its tenants’ living conditions and experiences before, during and...This book examines the impact of the Famine on Sir William Palmer’s Mayo estates, one of the largest in the county. It...
Author/Editor: David Byrne
Belturbet, County Cavan, 1610–1714

Belturbet, County Cavan, 1610–1714

The origins of an Ulster Plantation town

This book charts the plantation town of Belturbet from its inception in the early seventeenth century up to the early eighteenth century. It was a period of profound change, destruction and renewal, and was home to many remarkable people...This book charts the plantation town of Belturbet from its inception in the early seventeenth century up to the early eighteenth century....
Author/Editor: Brendan Scott
Crime and punishment in nineteenth-century Belfast

Crime and punishment in nineteenth-century Belfast

The story of John Linn

During the first half of the nineteenth century, thousands of Irish men and woman were transported as convicts to Britain’s penal colonies in Australia. Few, however, possessed back stories as intriguing as that of the Belfast-man John Linn. Sentenced...During the first half of the nineteenth century, thousands of Irish men and woman were transported as convicts to Britain’s penal colonies...
Author/Editor: Jonathan Jeffrey Wright
Morristown Lattin, County Kildare, 1630–1800

Morristown Lattin, County Kildare, 1630–1800

The estate and its tenants

Through an examination of the estate records, this case study provides an insight into the adaption and survival of a Catholic-owned estate during two tumultuous periods in Irish history. The analysis of leases, rent rolls, correspondence and legal documents,...Through an examination of the estate records, this case study provides an insight into the adaption and survival of a Catholic-owned estate...
Author/Editor: Emma Lyons
Tigernán Ua Ruairc and a twelfth-century royal grant in the Book of Kells

Tigernán Ua Ruairc and a twelfth-century royal grant in the Book of Kells

King-maker, land-grabber, wronged husband and vengeful man of honour — just some of the popular views of Tigernán Ua Ruairc (died 1172), the long-lived king of Bréifne (modern Cavan-Leitrim).  He is so bound up with a narrative of...King-maker, land-grabber, wronged husband and vengeful man of honour — just some of the popular views of Tigernán Ua Ruairc (died 1172),...
Author/Editor: Denis Casey
John Ferrall

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 issues 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
Rathcoole and the United Irish Rebellions, 1798–1803

Rathcoole and the United Irish Rebellions, 1798–1803

The story of the United Irish rebellions in a hitherto quiet corner of south-west County Dublin is a story of personal resentments fuelled by the spread of radical republican ideology, followed by a violent attempt at altering the social...The story of the United Irish rebellions in a hitherto quiet corner of south-west County Dublin is a story of personal resentments...
Author/Editor: Kerron Ó Luain
Landholding in the new English settlement of Hacketstown, Co. Carlow, 1635–1875

Landholding in the new English settlement of Hacketstown, Co. Carlow, 1635–1875

The new Protestant settlement in the lordship of Clonmore, centred around Hacketstown, proved resilient to the 1641 rebellion and attracted investment, including by Dublin bureaucrats and landed and military figures. Entrepreneurial Catholics turned to trade in response to the...The new Protestant settlement in the lordship of Clonmore, centred around Hacketstown, proved resilient to the 1641 rebellion and attracted investment, including...
Author/Editor: Oliver Whelan