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Handloom weavers in Ulster's linen industry, 1815–1914
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Handloom weavers in Ulster's linen industry, 1815–1914

Kevin J. James examines linen handloom weavers as they encountered changes in the industry, and explores fluctuating definitions of men's and women's work in the trade. Using a case study of mid-Antrim's rural weavers, this book explores sexual divisions...Kevin J. James examines linen handloom weavers as they encountered changes in the industry, and explores fluctuating definitions of men's and women's...
Author/Editor: Kevin J. James
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 planters of Luggacurran, County Laois

The planters of Luggacurran, County Laois

A Protestant community, 1879–1927

In late March 1922, a group of armed men forcibly evicted two protestant farmers from their homes at Luggacurran, County Laois. The evictions marked the beginning of a month long campaign of violence targeting local protestant farmers, which was...In late March 1922, a group of armed men forcibly evicted two protestant farmers from their homes at Luggacurran, County Laois. The...
Author/Editor: Leigh-Ann Coffey
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
Belfast and the Irish language

Belfast and the Irish language

This collection of essays explores Belfast's relationship with the Irish language from its earliest roots through to the cultural pioneers of the 19th-century revival, the urban Gaeltacht of the 1960s, the Belfast of the Good Friday Agreement and beyond. *Contents:*...This collection of essays explores Belfast's relationship with the Irish language from its earliest roots through to the cultural pioneers of the...
Author/Editor: Fionntan de Brun
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
St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, 1875–2000

St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, 1875–2000

A history

St Patrick's College is one of the oldest third-level educational institutions in Ireland. From virtually its inception (in 1875), the College acquired a unique place in modern Ireland as the main educator of male primary teachers. Long run on...St Patrick's College is one of the oldest third-level educational institutions in Ireland. From virtually its inception (in 1875), the College acquired...
Author/Editor: James Kelly
Patrick McAlister, Bishop of Down and Connor, 1886–95

Patrick McAlister, Bishop of Down and Connor, 1886–95

Patrick McAlister was bishop of Down and Connor for only nine years, but during that short episcopate he had to cope with the worst riots of the 19th century in Belfast, triggered by the Home Rule bill of...Patrick McAlister was bishop of Down and Connor for only nine years, but during that short episcopate he had to cope with...
Author/Editor: Ambrose Macaulay
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
Subversive law in Ireland, 1879–1920

Subversive law in Ireland, 1879–1920

From 'unwritten law' to the Dáil courts

The primary focus of this book is subversive law from the Land War period to the establishment of the Dáil courts. More specifically, Subversive law in Ireland explores the extent to which various practices and institutions mimicked, paralleled, appropriated,...The primary focus of this book is subversive law from the Land War period to the establishment of the Dáil courts. More...
Author/Editor: Heather Laird
The Congested Districts Board, 1891–1923

The Congested Districts Board, 1891–1923

The Congested Districts Board has been largely misinterpreted and in many respects ignored by revisionist and social historians; this book aims at highlighting its part in alleviating rural poverty in specified districts of the western counties. The study relies...The Congested Districts Board has been largely misinterpreted and in many respects ignored by revisionist and social historians; this book aims at...
Author/Editor: Ciara Breathnach
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