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19th-century history

Charles Trevelyan and the Great Irish Famine

Charles Trevelyan and the Great Irish Famine

Charles Trevelyan, the assistant secretary to the Treasury during the Famine years, has received the bulk of the blame for the government’s parsimonious response to the catastrophe. This book examines history’s condemnation of Trevelyan. It reveals how, and why,...Charles Trevelyan, the assistant secretary to the Treasury during the Famine years, has received the bulk of the blame for the government’s...
Author/Editor: Robin Haines
Samuel Ferguson and the culture of nineteenth-century Ireland

Samuel Ferguson and the culture of nineteenth-century Ireland

Samuel Ferguson (1810–86) was one of 19th-century Ireland's most influential writers, but his politics and cultural agenda have never been fully understood. This book draws on his neglected prose writings to illuminate his layered ideology, and to expose his...Samuel Ferguson (1810–86) was one of 19th-century Ireland's most influential writers, but his politics and cultural agenda have never been fully understood....
Author/Editor: Eve Patten
Dancing as a social pastime in the south-east of Ireland, 1800–1897

Dancing as a social pastime in the south-east of Ireland, 1800–1897

At the beginning of the 19th century, dancing was viewed as a necessary social skill and dancing masters and musicians were found throughout Ireland to cater for all classes. From the charitable ball of the gentry to the...At the beginning of the 19th century, dancing was viewed as a necessary social skill and dancing masters and musicians were found...
Author/Editor: Mary Friel
The Royal Dublin Society, 1815–45
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The Royal Dublin Society, 1815–45

The period 1815–45 was seminal in the evolution of the Society into a philanthropic institution wholly independent of government. This book examines the history of the Royal Dublin Society at a time when that body was coming to...The period 1815–45 was seminal in the evolution of the Society into a philanthropic institution wholly independent of government. This book examines...
Author/Editor: Kevin Bright
A university in troubled times
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A university in troubled times

Queen's, Belfast, 1945–2000

Queen's, Belfast, grew out of the Queen's University in Ireland founded in 1845. It became independent in 1908-9 and until 1965 it was the only university in Northern Ireland. Queen's occupies a special place in Ulster society; being looked...Queen's, Belfast, grew out of the Queen's University in Ireland founded in 1845. It became independent in 1908-9 and until 1965 it...
Author/Editor: Leslie A. Clarkson
The Irish Ordnance Survey

The Irish Ordnance Survey

History, culture and memory

This is a cultural and intellectual history of the Ordnance Survey, which mapped Ireland from 1824 to 1846. Captain Thomas Larcom of the Survey intended to produce an encyclopaedia-like series of county memoirs to accompany the maps, a great...This is a cultural and intellectual history of the Ordnance Survey, which mapped Ireland from 1824 to 1846. Captain Thomas Larcom of...
Author/Editor: Gillian Doherty
Maps and Map-Making in Local History

Maps and Map-Making in Local History

This book aims to introduce the local history practitioner to the world of maps – the special character (and appeal) of maps as an historical source, why they are invaluable in local history research, and questions that must...This book aims to introduce the local history practitioner to the world of maps – the special character (and appeal) of maps...
Author/Editor: Jacinta Prunty
The pastoral and education letters of Bishop James Doyle of Kildare and Leighlin, 1786–1834
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The pastoral and education letters of Bishop James Doyle of Kildare and Leighlin, 1786–1834

The brilliant Bishop James Doyle of Kildare and Leighlin (J.K.L.) was the outstanding Catholic bishop of his time. This major source book is a companion volume to the author's two-volume study of Doyle which won the NUI Irish...The brilliant Bishop James Doyle of Kildare and Leighlin (J.K.L.) was the outstanding Catholic bishop of his time. This major source book...
Author/Editor: Thomas McGrath
The Irish Hedge School and its books, 1695–1831

The Irish Hedge School and its books, 1695–1831

[Now in its 4th printing.] This definitive book studies the hedge schools and texts that were common in the country for over one hundred and thirty-six years. For most of that time, they worked underground due to the strictures...[Now in its 4th printing.] This definitive book studies the hedge schools and texts that were common in the country for over...
Author/Editor: Antonia McManus
The Irish Revival reappraised

The Irish Revival reappraised

This volume consists of the proceedings of the tenth international conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-century Ireland, held in Dublin in June 2002. It contains articles by scholars specializing in the Anglo-Irish literary revival, the Gaelic...This volume consists of the proceedings of the tenth international conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-century Ireland, held in...
Author/Editor: Betsey Taylor FitzSimon & James H. Murphy, editors
Ireland abroad

Ireland abroad

Politics and professions in the nineteenth century

Irish migration has attracted considerable attention in recent years, with many studies examining the impact – physical, psychological and cultural – on emigrants' lives. The history of the Irish diaspora, however, requires an evaluation of the fuller experience, in...Irish migration has attracted considerable attention in recent years, with many studies examining the impact – physical, psychological and cultural – on...
Author/Editor: Oonagh Walsh, editor
Building Irish identity in America, 1870–1915

Building Irish identity in America, 1870–1915

The Gaelic Revival

The Irish language was the hook on which Irish cultural nationalism was hung in Ireland at the end of the 19th century. The foundation of the Gaelic League in 1893 focused on the revival of Irish as a...The Irish language was the hook on which Irish cultural nationalism was hung in Ireland at the end of the 19th century....
Author/Editor: Úna Ní Bhroiméil