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19th-century history

The Parnell split in Westmeath

The Parnell split in Westmeath

The bishop and the newspaper editor

This book tells the story of the Parnell split in Westmeath and argues that it was part of a wider revolt by a section of the Catholic middle class against the dominant role of the Church in the...This book tells the story of the Parnell split in Westmeath and argues that it was part of a wider revolt...
Author/Editor: Michael Nolan
Thomas Bermingham

Thomas Bermingham

Nineteenth-century Irish land agent and ‘Improver’

This study investigates the career of Thomas Bermingham, a professional land agent who was widely known in his day for his management of the Clonbrock estates in Galway and Roscommon between 1826 and 1843. It focuses on Bermingham’s efforts...This study investigates the career of Thomas Bermingham, a professional land agent who was widely known in his day for his management...
Author/Editor: Cathal Smith
Fleeing from famine in Connemara

Fleeing from famine in Connemara

James Hack Tuke and his assisted emigration scheme in the 1880s

Between 1882 and 1884, the English Quaker and philanthropist James Hack Tuke assisted nearly 5,000 people, mainly families, to emigrate from Connemara – paying for their passage and arranging for their settlement in Canada and the United States. The...Between 1882 and 1884, the English Quaker and philanthropist James Hack Tuke assisted nearly 5,000 people, mainly families, to emigrate from Connemara...
Author/Editor: Gerard Moran
The Walker Testimonial and symbolic conflict in Derry

The Walker Testimonial and symbolic conflict in Derry

How did one 19th-century memorial to a 17th-century figure come to be so significant in the city of Derry that it would generate conflict for nearly 200 years? How has the struggle over its symbolism been borne out...How did one 19th-century memorial to a 17th-century figure come to be so significant in the city of Derry that it...
Author/Editor: Heather Stanfiel
The Great Famine in Kinsale

The Great Famine in Kinsale

This book examines the effects of the Great Famine on the people of Kinsale and surrounding countryside. It shows how famine, death and disease took their toll on one class in particular – the poor. The Kinsale workhouse...This book examines the effects of the Great Famine on the people of Kinsale and surrounding countryside. It shows how famine, death...
Author/Editor: Catherine Flanagan
Bodenstown revisited

Bodenstown revisited

The grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone, its monuments and its pilgrimages

Bodenstown revisited is about a place of memory and pilgrimage often mentioned in history books but never before treated as a subject meriting an entire book. It surveys the grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone during the 185 years...Bodenstown revisited is about a place of memory and pilgrimage often mentioned in history books but never before treated as a subject...
Author/Editor: C.J. Woods
The archives of the valuation of Ireland, 1830–65

The archives of the valuation of Ireland, 1830–65

Between 1830 and 1864, every piece of property in Ireland was valued, from houses on tiny plots of land to the great landed estates. The work of valuation created a large volume of archives that recorded the occupiers...Between 1830 and 1864, every piece of property in Ireland was valued, from houses on tiny plots of land to the...
Author/Editor: Frances McGee
The Irish Regional Press, 1892–2018

The Irish Regional Press, 1892–2018

Revival, revolution and republic

From the fall of Parnell to the rise and fall of the Celtic Tiger, regional newspapers have documented the story of Ireland. In this book, historians and journalists describe the newspapers, editors and personalities that have made the local...From the fall of Parnell to the rise and fall of the Celtic Tiger, regional newspapers have documented the story of Ireland....
Author/Editor: Ian Kenneally & James T. O'Donnell, editors
Irish Reading Societies and Circulating Libraries founded before 1825

Irish Reading Societies and Circulating Libraries founded before 1825

Useful knowledge and agreeable entertainment

'Reading is for the improvement of the understanding' wrote John Locke, and this sentiment fostered the idea of 'mutual improvement' in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It underpinned the spread of rural workers' reading societies in Ulster and...'Reading is for the improvement of the understanding' wrote John Locke, and this sentiment fostered the idea of 'mutual improvement' in the...
Author/Editor: Keith Manley
Valentine Lawless, Lord Cloncurry, 1773–1853

Valentine Lawless, Lord Cloncurry, 1773–1853

From United Irishman to liberal politician

This study of Valentine Lawless, 2nd Lord Cloncurry (1773–1853), provides a fresh perspective on the life of a late eighteenth-century/early nineteenth-century Irishman. During his sixty years in public life, Cloncurry was associated with almost every political or public event...This study of Valentine Lawless, 2nd Lord Cloncurry (1773–1853), provides a fresh perspective on the life of a late eighteenth-century/early nineteenth-century Irishman. During...
Author/Editor: Karina Holton
The Irish Revenue Police

The Irish Revenue Police

A short history and genealogical guide to the 'Poteen Hussars'

In the period 1832 to 1857, some 4,000 men served in the Irish Revenue Police, working to suppress illicit distillation. In this book, Jim Herlihy shows how to find information on them, providing an excellent resource for those interested...In the period 1832 to 1857, some 4,000 men served in the Irish Revenue Police, working to suppress illicit distillation. In this...
Author/Editor: Jim Herlihy
The life and career of Archbishop Richard Whately

The life and career of Archbishop Richard Whately

Ireland, religion and reform

When Richard Whately (1787–1863) was appointed as Church of Ireland archbishop of Dublin in 1831, his liberalism made him a highly controversial figure within his own church. His wide-ranging involvement in Irish economic and social affairs, including as chairman...When Richard Whately (1787–1863) was appointed as Church of Ireland archbishop of Dublin in 1831, his liberalism made him a highly controversial...
Author/Editor: Ciara Boylan