The cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dublin, commonly called Christ Church, is by Irish standards rich in archival and architectural remains, and so it comes as s…
On the whole, surprisingly little work has been done on how the oral, the manuscript and the printed interacted with each other in Ireland between 1600 and 1900…
This is the most comprehensive study of the history of sea fishing in Ireland to date. It charts the evolution of fisheries from the earliest times, and discuss…
Clubs and societies emerge as a distinct feature of the Irish social landscape from the end of the seventeenth century. The most notable early organization was …
This book has been selected by Choice, a journal which provides book reviews for academic libraries, to be part of their annual Outstanding Academic Title list.…
Sir Richard Musgrave, Bart. (1746–1818) is properly best known as the author of Memoirs of the various rebellions in Ireland – the seminal history of the 1798 R…
This new, revised, expanded and updated edition of a book first published in 1997 includes comprehensive entries on saints associated with the see; bishops (inc…
This collection of essays, memoirs and poems is an acknowledgment of the work of Pierre Joannon. Over four decades he has made an outstanding contribution to Ir…
This study examines the response of the inhabitants of Clonsilla to the social disorder, violent attacks and civil unrest that were a feature of their community…
What happened in Dublin in 1707? At first glance – not much. But initial impressions can be misleading - the legacy of the decisions reached of 1707 persist to …
This book explores the visit of the English tourist Richard Twiss to Ireland and the resulting controversy - enthusiastically stoked by Dublin's printers - that…
In a broad-ranging series of essays this book, published in the 250th anniversary year of the birth of Robert Burns, offers a timely opportunity to re-examine t…
