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18th-century history

Nathaniel Clements

Nathaniel Clements

Government and the governing elite in Ireland, 1725–75

Nathaniel Clements (1705–77), treasury official, politician, Dublin property developer, amateur architect, failed banker and leader of fashion, was the fifth son of a Cromwellian gentry family. He amassed a considerable fortune from office, and over the years spent some...Nathaniel Clements (1705–77), treasury official, politician, Dublin property developer, amateur architect, failed banker and leader of fashion, was the fifth son of...
Author/Editor: Anthony Malcomson
Smithfield and the Parish of St Paul, Dublin, 1698–1750

Smithfield and the Parish of St Paul, Dublin, 1698–1750

In the 1720s William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area at this time was largely within the jurisdiction of the local Church of Ireland vestry of St....In the 1720s William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area...
Author/Editor: Brendan Twomey
The diary of Nicholas Peacock, 1740–51

The diary of Nicholas Peacock, 1740–51

The worlds of a County Limerick farmer and agent

Nicholas Peacock of Kilmoreen, near Adare, Co. Limerick, from 1740 to 1751 kept a detailed account book and diary of his life and work as a small farmer and the land agent to his relations, the Hartstonges of...Nicholas Peacock of Kilmoreen, near Adare, Co. Limerick, from 1740 to 1751 kept a detailed account book and diary of his life...
Author/Editor: Marie-Louise Legg
The Irish Lottery, 1780–1801

The Irish Lottery, 1780–1801

Lotteries were a well-established part of 18th-century life when, in 1780, the Irish government initiated the first state-controlled lottery to raise much-needed revenue. Inspired by its English counterpart, the lottery was well publicized; the draw, which took several weeks...Lotteries were a well-established part of 18th-century life when, in 1780, the Irish government initiated the first state-controlled lottery to raise much-needed...
Author/Editor: Rowena Dudley
A guide to sources for the history of material culture in Ireland, 1500–2000

A guide to sources for the history of material culture in Ireland, 1500–2000

In recent years, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists and specialists in design, architecture and art have developed techniques that are now being exploited by historians. Dr Barnard provides a guide to some of the theories and their implications. The materials available...In recent years, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists and specialists in design, architecture and art have developed techniques that are now being exploited by historians....
Author/Editor: Toby Barnard
Ireland and Scotland

Ireland and Scotland

Culture and society, 1700–2000

Recent years have seen the consolidation of a new field of academic inquiry: Irish-Scottish Studies. This specially commissioned volume is the most comprehensive comparative study yet of the history, culture, languages and literatures of Ireland and Scotland. Topics include...Recent years have seen the consolidation of a new field of academic inquiry: Irish-Scottish Studies. This specially commissioned volume is the most...
Author/Editor: Liam McIlvanney & Ray Ryan, editors
Ulster-New Zealand migration and cultural transfers

Ulster-New Zealand migration and cultural transfers

This collection throws new light on migration patterns, and identifies who the Ulster settlers were, probing the contributions they made to New Zealand society. *Brad Patterson* is Director of the Irish-Scottish Studies Programme, Stout Research Centre, Victoria U, Wellington, New...This collection throws new light on migration patterns, and identifies who the Ulster settlers were, probing the contributions they made to New...
Author/Editor: Brad Patterson
Our good health

Our good health

A history of Dublin's water and drainage

Dublin had a supply of piped water since the 13th century and a drainage service since the late 18th century. Their history is related against the backdrop of the city's growth over eight centuries and the struggle to...Dublin had a supply of piped water since the 13th century and a drainage service since the late 18th century. Their history...
Author/Editor: Michael Corcoran
Converts and conversion in Ireland, 1650–1850

Converts and conversion in Ireland, 1650–1850

Conversion was a highly controversial aspect of aspect of religious life in early modern Ireland, yet it remains under investigated by modern scholarship. This collection brings together both new and established scholars to begin the task of exploring this...Conversion was a highly controversial aspect of aspect of religious life in early modern Ireland, yet it remains under investigated by modern...
Author/Editor: Michael Brown, Charles I. McGrath & Thomas P. Power, editors
Dublin, 1745–1922

Dublin, 1745–1922

Hospitals, spectacle & vice

Based on material from the Rotunda Hospital, the Lock (venereal) Hospital and the Hospital for Incurables, this book challenges the vision of 18th-century Dublin as an ideal Protestant city by investigating the hidden world behind its wide streets and...Based on material from the Rotunda Hospital, the Lock (venereal) Hospital and the Hospital for Incurables, this book challenges the vision of...
Author/Editor: Gary A. Boyd
The Liberty and Ormond boys

The Liberty and Ormond boys

Factional riots in eighteenth-century Dublin

This study of factional disorder sets the Liberty and Ormond Boys in their contemporary context. The conditions necessary to enable factions to develop and flourish in Dublin were in place by the 1720s, when the city was sufficiently...This study of factional disorder sets the Liberty and Ormond Boys in their contemporary context. The conditions necessary to enable factions to...
Author/Editor: James Kelly
Ulster and Scotland, 1600–2000

Ulster and Scotland, 1600–2000

History, language and identity

The first volume in the series of Ulster-Scots history deals with many aspects of life, including social and economical. *Contributors: *John R. Young (U. Strathclyde), Graham Walker (QUB), Máirtín Ó Catháin (UU), Jock Philips (Cultural & Heritage, NZ), Patrick...The first volume in the series of Ulster-Scots history deals with many aspects of life, including social and economical. *Contributors: *John R....
Author/Editor: William P. Kelly & John R. Young, editors