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19th-century history

Murder trials in Ireland, 1836–1914
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Murder trials in Ireland, 1836–1914

The book describes how the courts dealt with murder, beginning with the coroner's inquest and ending with the conviction and hanging of the murderer. Between these two points the exquisite, almost balletic, procedure, of the courts and their officers...The book describes how the courts dealt with murder, beginning with the coroner's inquest and ending with the conviction and hanging of...
Author/Editor: W.E. Vaughan
Margaret Aylward, 1810–1889
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Margaret Aylward, 1810–1889

Lady of Charity, Sister of Faith

Margaret Aylward was a wealthy Waterford woman who devoted her considerable talents to improving the lot of poor families in Dublin during the second half of the 19th century. Following several failed attempts at religious life, she worked as...Margaret Aylward was a wealthy Waterford woman who devoted her considerable talents to improving the lot of poor families in Dublin during...
Author/Editor: Jacinta Prunty
Virtues of a wicked earl

Virtues of a wicked earl

The life and legend of William Sydney Clements, 3rd earl of Leitrim, 1806–78

On 2 April 1878, the 3rd earl of Leitrim was brutally murdered on a public road on the edge of his estate in Co. Donegal. The identity of the killers and their accomplices was soon known (although the...On 2 April 1878, the 3rd earl of Leitrim was brutally murdered on a public road on the edge of his...
Author/Editor: Anthony Malcomson
Edmund Rice and the first Christian Brothers

Edmund Rice and the first Christian Brothers

In 1944, W.T. Cosgrave described the Christian Brothers as 'Ireland's gift to civilization'. More recently, a former government minister called them 'a shower of savage bastards'. This history aims to get beyond these stereotypical representations of Edmund Rice and...In 1944, W.T. Cosgrave described the Christian Brothers as 'Ireland's gift to civilization'. More recently, a former government minister called them 'a...
Author/Editor: Dáire Keogh
A history of Irish farming, 1750–1950

A history of Irish farming, 1750–1950

The book deals with changing methods of crop and livestock production during the ‘Age of Improvement’ in Ireland, and some of the ways in which they shaped rural society and the landscape. Irish agricultural improvers were part of...The book deals with changing methods of crop and livestock production during the ‘Age of Improvement’ in Ireland, and some of the...
Author/Editor: Jonathan Bell & Mervyn Watson
Tallaght, 1835–50

Tallaght, 1835–50

A rural place

Tallaght has undergone dramatic change in the past forty years. Immense changes to the physical landscape in that time make very difficult any attempt to visualise the rural character and culture of the place when it was a...Tallaght has undergone dramatic change in the past forty years. Immense changes to the physical landscape in that time make very difficult...
Author/Editor: Sean Bagnall
Print culture in Loughrea, 1850–1900
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Print culture in Loughrea, 1850–1900

Reading, writing and printing in an Irish provincial town

This study examines the demand for and supply of print in Loughrea in the second half of the nineteenth century. Literacy levels grew steadily throughout the period and print became an integral part of business and social life. But...This study examines the demand for and supply of print in Loughrea in the second half of the nineteenth century. Literacy levels...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Lally
The murder of Major Mahon, Strokestown, County Roscommon, 1847

The murder of Major Mahon, Strokestown, County Roscommon, 1847

On 2 November 1847 Major Denis Mahon was murdered by an assassin near his home at Strokestown House. The murder sent shock waves through Ireland. Some sent it as part of a Catholic plot to execute Protestant landlords...On 2 November 1847 Major Denis Mahon was murdered by an assassin near his home at Strokestown House. The murder sent shock...
Author/Editor: Padraig Vesey
The Fishery of Arklow, 1800–1950

The Fishery of Arklow, 1800–1950

Surprisingly few Irish coastal communities have looked to the sea for their economic well-being. Arklow, Co. Wicklow was one of those exceptions. In 1836 it was listed as one of only six ports whose fishermen were constantly engaged...Surprisingly few Irish coastal communities have looked to the sea for their economic well-being. Arklow, Co. Wicklow was one of those exceptions....
Author/Editor: Jim Rees
'The Downfall of Hagan': Sligo Ribbonism in 1842

'The Downfall of Hagan': Sligo Ribbonism in 1842

This study looks at the Ribbon secret society in Sligo town and county in the early nineteenth century. Comprising well over 3,000 members throughout the county by the early 1840s, the Ribbon society maintained an intricate web of...This study looks at the Ribbon secret society in Sligo town and county in the early nineteenth century. Comprising well over 3,000...
Author/Editor: Jennifer Kelly
A biographical dictionary of Irish Quakers

A biographical dictionary of Irish Quakers

Second edition

This revised and expanded second edition of a book first published in 1997 offers sketches of a wide range of Irish Quakers, mostly 18th- and 19th-century figures. The information provided in these biographical pieces is a mixture of family...This revised and expanded second edition of a book first published in 1997 offers sketches of a wide range of Irish Quakers,...
Author/Editor: Richard S. Harrison
Spanish-Irish relations through the ages

Spanish-Irish relations through the ages

This collection of essays, the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Spanish-Irish Relations, held in Salamanca in 2004, is representative of a whole new historiographical approach to and revision of the study of Irish history from Continental European...This collection of essays, the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Spanish-Irish Relations, held in Salamanca in 2004, is representative of...
Author/Editor: Declan M. Downey & Julio Crespo MacLennan editors