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19th-century history

The Catholic Church and the Protestant State

The Catholic Church and the Protestant State

Nineteenth-century Irish realities

Beginning with Catholic attitudes to the Act of Union this work traces various elements in the interrelationship between the Catholic Church and the state in Ireland in the 19th century. Catholicism’s role in the Protestant state for most of...Beginning with Catholic attitudes to the Act of Union this work traces various elements in the interrelationship between the Catholic Church and...
Author/Editor: Oliver Rafferty
South Tipperary, 1570–1841

South Tipperary, 1570–1841

Religion, land and rivalry

This study explores the interaction between the Protestant and Roman Catholic communities of South Tipperary from their earliest divergence c.1570 to the culmination of emancipation, c.1841. Particular attention is given to the ultimately unsuccessful strategies of the ruling Protestant establishment...This study explores the interaction between the Protestant and Roman Catholic communities of South Tipperary from their earliest divergence c.1570 to the...
Author/Editor: David J. Butler
Dublin through space & time

Dublin through space & time

This is the first volume in a series that deals with the planning and development of Dublin from the earliest times to the present day. The focus is on the built environment - from both geographical and historical...This is the first volume in a series that deals with the planning and development of Dublin from the earliest times to...
Author/Editor: Anngret Simms & Joseph Brady, editors
Local Government in Nineteenth-Century County Dublin

Local Government in Nineteenth-Century County Dublin

The Grand Jury

Much has been written about the politics and government of nineteenth century Ireland at a national level. Yet the point at which government touched the lives of most people was the local. Over the course of the nineteenth...Much has been written about the politics and government of nineteenth century Ireland at a national level. Yet the point at which...
Author/Editor: David Broderick
The Orange Order in Canada

The Orange Order in Canada

Nowhere in the world – not even in Northern Ireland – was Orangeism more popular than it was in Canada. When the Orange Order reached its peak in the 1920s, 60 per cent of the world’s Orangemen lived...Nowhere in the world – not even in Northern Ireland – was Orangeism more popular than it was in Canada. When...
Author/Editor: David A. Wilson, editor
A south Roscommon emigrant

A south Roscommon emigrant

Emigration and return, 1890–1920

Emigrants were a common sight in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Ireland as they left their family farms to make their way to the boat at Queenstown or Liverpool en route to a new, and hopefully more prosperous, life...Emigrants were a common sight in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Ireland as they left their family farms to make their way to...
Author/Editor: Diane Dunnigan
The Irish Militia, 1793–1802
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The Irish Militia, 1793–1802

Ireland's forgotten army

This is the story of the Irish militia in the first period of its existence, the turbulent era of the French revolutionary wars from 1793 to 1802. The Irish militia has been much criticized, and its reputation has...This is the story of the Irish militia in the first period of its existence, the turbulent era of the French revolutionary...
Author/Editor: Ivan F. Nelson
The murders at Wildgoose Lodge

The murders at Wildgoose Lodge

Agrarian crime and punishment in pre-Famine Ireland

On the night of 29-30 October 1816 eight people were murdered by burning to death in a house in a remote part of County Louth, known locally as Wildgoose Lodge. Those killed included a five-month-old child. The perpetrators...On the night of 29-30 October 1816 eight people were murdered by burning to death in a house in a remote...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley
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
Social conflict in pre-Famine Ireland

Social conflict in pre-Famine Ireland

The case of County Roscommon

The author, who won the Beckett Prize in Irish History for 2000, uses approaches developed in the study of English social conflict to investigate social conflict in Roscommon during the fifty years before the Famine. He demonstrates that both...The author, who won the Beckett Prize in Irish History for 2000, uses approaches developed in the study of English social conflict...
Author/Editor: Michael Huggins
The Irish county surveyors, 1834–1944
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The Irish county surveyors, 1834–1944

A biographical dictionary

This book is a comprehensive study of the evolution and achievements of the county surveyor system in Ireland. The introduction in 1834 of these officials – county engineers in modern terminology – to local government was a major innovation,...This book is a comprehensive study of the evolution and achievements of the county surveyor system in Ireland. The introduction in 1834...
Author/Editor: Brendan O Donoghue