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Poynings' Law and the making of law in Ireland, 1660–1800

Poynings' Law and the making of law in Ireland, 1660–1800

Monitoring the constitution

Poynings’ Law was one of the most crucial statutes ever enacted by the Irish parliament, yet the law’s crucial impact on parliament’s operations from 1660 has never been examined systematically. James Kelly examines how Poynings’ Law impacted on the legislative...Poynings’ Law was one of the most crucial statutes ever enacted by the Irish parliament, yet the law’s crucial impact on parliament’s...
Author/Editor: James Kelly
The Irish Brigades, 1685–2006
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The Irish Brigades, 1685–2006

Since the 17th century, Irish soldiers have served in various armies across the world and have achieved a formidable reputation as fighting men. This book represents an attempt to recognize the varied and distinguished service of Irish soldiers. It...Since the 17th century, Irish soldiers have served in various armies across the world and have achieved a formidable reputation as fighting...
Author/Editor: David Murphy
Donegal

Donegal

The making of a Northern county

This anthology uses extracts from a wide variety of sources, to examine social and geographical change in Donegal over the past five centuries. Combining the approaches of the literary anthologist with that of the historian and social geographer, Jim...This anthology uses extracts from a wide variety of sources, to examine social and geographical change in Donegal over the past five...
Author/Editor: Jim Mac Laughlin
The Vestry Records of the united Parishes of Finglas, St Margaret's, Artane and the Ward, 1657–1758

The Vestry Records of the united Parishes of Finglas, St Margaret's, Artane and the Ward, 1657–1758

The importance of parish records for the reconstruction of many aspects of past societies is becoming clear from research in other countries. Irish parochial records have not survived well, but where they have the records of the vestries are...The importance of parish records for the reconstruction of many aspects of past societies is becoming clear from research in other countries....
Author/Editor: Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha, editor
Irish Protestant ascents and descents, 1641–1770
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Irish Protestant ascents and descents, 1641–1770

These essays explore what it meant to be a Protestant living in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ireland. These Protestants are shown responding to an environment, sometimes hostile, but also full of potential. Often, they behaved ruthlessly and quirkily, eager to...These essays explore what it meant to be a Protestant living in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ireland. These Protestants are shown responding to...
Author/Editor: Toby Barnard
The Irish in Europe, 1580–1815

The Irish in Europe, 1580–1815

This book explores the activities and achievements of the considerable number of Irish men and women who divided their lives between their homeland and its European neighbours. Based on archival research in continental archives by trained historians, this volume...This book explores the activities and achievements of the considerable number of Irish men and women who divided their lives between their...
Author/Editor: Thomas O'Connor, editor
The Kirwans of Castlehacket, Co. Galway

The Kirwans of Castlehacket, Co. Galway

History, folklore and mythology in an Irish horseracing family

This book is a revealing study of the cultural boundaries between the Kirwan family of Castlehacket, Co. Galway, and their tenants. The Kirwans, the only family among the merchant tribes of Galway to lay claim to Irish ancestry, were...This book is a revealing study of the cultural boundaries between the Kirwan family of Castlehacket, Co. Galway, and their tenants. The...
Author/Editor: Ronan Lynch
Ulster Presbyterians in the Atlantic world

Ulster Presbyterians in the Atlantic world

Religion, politics and identity

In this collection of essays American and Canadian historians explore the changing transatlantic character of the Ulster Presbyterianism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Essaysexamine the role of Ulster Presbyterians in the United Irish movement on both sides of...In this collection of essays American and Canadian historians explore the changing transatlantic character of the Ulster Presbyterianism in the eighteenth and...
Author/Editor: Mark G. Spencer & David A. Wilson, editors
The Georgian Squares of Dublin

The Georgian Squares of Dublin

An architectural history

Dublin's Georgian squares are 18th-century architectural gems and this is the first publication to examine each of them in detail. Essays by conservation architects describe the planning, design and construction of Parnell, Mountjoy, Merrion, Fitzwilliam and Mountpleasant Squares, giving...Dublin's Georgian squares are 18th-century architectural gems and this is the first publication to examine each of them in detail. Essays by...
Author/Editor: Dublin City Council
The Irish College at Santiago de Compostela, 1605–1769

The Irish College at Santiago de Compostela, 1605–1769

The Irish College at Santiago de Compostela, 1605–1769 covers the history of this important college with its associations with the early Irish exiles who came into Galicia, the north-west Celtic regions of Spain. It follows the lives of hundreds...The Irish College at Santiago de Compostela, 1605–1769 covers the history of this important college with its associations with the early Irish...
Author/Editor: Patricia O'Connell
The clergy of the Church of Ireland, 1000–2000
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The clergy of the Church of Ireland, 1000–2000

Messengers, watchmen and stewards

This collaborative volume considers the clergy of the Church of Ireland before and after the 16th-century reformation and before and after disestablishment in 1869. It analyzes many of the challenges and crises faced by the clergy and how they...This collaborative volume considers the clergy of the Church of Ireland before and after the 16th-century reformation and before and after disestablishment...
Author/Editor: Toby Barnard & W.G. Neely, editors
Irish communities in early modern Europe
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Irish communities in early modern Europe

The third collection of essays by the Irish in Europe Project, this book explores the emergence of Irish communities across Europe from Sweden to the southerly tip of Spain. Topics include Irish entrepreneurs in Sweden's industrialization; Irish merchant dynasties...The third collection of essays by the Irish in Europe Project, this book explores the emergence of Irish communities across Europe from...
Author/Editor: Thomas O'Connor & Mary Ann Lyons, editors