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Directory of Historic Dublin Guilds

Directory of Historic Dublin Guilds

Second Edition

First published in 1993, and winner of the Phillimore Prize, this directory is re-issued in an expanded format, with full colour illustrations throughout. A must-have for local and family history. *Mary Clark* is the Dublin City Archivist. *Raymond Refausse* is...First published in 1993, and winner of the Phillimore Prize, this directory is re-issued in an expanded format, with full colour illustrations...
Author/Editor: Mary Clark & Raymond Refausse, editors
The Irish Volunteers, 1913–19

The Irish Volunteers, 1913–19

A history

No organization was more central to the history of Ireland in the 20th century than the Irish Volunteers. This is the first authoritative history of that body from its inception in November 1913 to its rebranding as the...No organization was more central to the history of Ireland in the 20th century than the Irish Volunteers. This is the first...
Author/Editor: Daithí Ó Corráin
Through the builder's lens

Through the builder's lens

Dublin's evolving streetscapes

Many people have helped create Dublin’s unique streetscapes. This book looks at the builders and their projects and draws on the extraordinarily rich photographic archive of one of Dublin’s foremost construction companies, G. & T. Crampton, as it explores...Many people have helped create Dublin’s unique streetscapes. This book looks at the builders and their projects and draws on the extraordinarily...
Author/Editor: Ruth McManus
Harp Studies II

Harp Studies II

World Harp Traditions

This book situates harping activity as a vital aspect of music making in traditions around the world. *Contributors:* Helen Lawlor (DkIT); Sandra Joyce (UL); Niall Keegan (UL); Deirdre Nic Chárthaigh (MU); Helen Davies (ind.); Lia Lonnert (Linnaeus U.); Mary...This book situates harping activity as a vital aspect of music making in traditions around the world. *Contributors:* Helen Lawlor (DkIT); Sandra...
Author/Editor: Helen Lawlor & Sandra Joyce, editors
Cathal Brugha

Cathal Brugha

“An Indomitable Spirit”

This is the first in-depth reassessment of Cathal Brugha in over half a century. By any measure, Brugha’s life was extraordinary: a member of the Gaelic League, Irish Republican Brotherhood and Irish Volunteers; a celebrated survivor of the 1916...This is the first in-depth reassessment of Cathal Brugha in over half a century. By any measure, Brugha’s life was extraordinary: a...
Author/Editor: Daithí Ó Corráin & Gerard Hanley
Mayo

Mayo

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

This study of Co. Mayo during the revolutionary period examines all aspects of life of the county during a period of extreme upheaval. Augusteijn utilizes a wide array of sources, including memoirs of and interviews with former IRA men...This study of Co. Mayo during the revolutionary period examines all aspects of life of the county during a period of extreme...
Author/Editor: Joost Augusteijn
Fermanagh

Fermanagh

The Irish Revolution, 1912-23

In 1912, Fermanagh lay awkwardly between two competing and often hostile communities – the Ulster unionists in the north and the Irish nationalists in the south. An even population split made it one of the few counties in...In 1912, Fermanagh lay awkwardly between two competing and often hostile communities – the Ulster unionists in the north and the Irish...
Author/Editor: Daniel Purcell
Donegal

Donegal

The Irish Revolution, 1912-23

This new assessment of Donegal in the revolutionary period expands and refines our understanding of the nature of the Irish Revolution itself. While not in the vanguard of the Irish Revolution, the county was far from a disinterested bystander....This new assessment of Donegal in the revolutionary period expands and refines our understanding of the nature of the Irish Revolution itself....
Author/Editor: Pauric Travers
Noraid and the Northern Ireland Troubles, 1970-94

Noraid and the Northern Ireland Troubles, 1970-94

Since the end of the eighteenth century, the United States has offered sanctuary and support to Irish men and women engaged in the struggle for Irish independence from Britain. When violence broke out in Northern Ireland in the...Since the end of the eighteenth century, the United States has offered sanctuary and support to Irish men and women engaged in...
Author/Editor: Robert Collins
Teresa Ball and Loreto education

Teresa Ball and Loreto education

Convents and the Colonial World, 1794-1875

Educated at the Bar Convent, York, Teresa Ball became a pioneer of girls’ education when she returned to Ireland, opening Loreto Abbey convent and boarding school in 1822. The Dublin convent quickly attracted the daughters of the Irish elite,...Educated at the Bar Convent, York, Teresa Ball became a pioneer of girls’ education when she returned to Ireland, opening Loreto Abbey...
Author/Editor: Deirdre Raftery
Dublin from 1970 to 1990

Dublin from 1970 to 1990

The City Transformed

Dublin’s footprint grew steadily during the 1970s with housing transforming the landscape of the west of the city, especially in Tallaght, Clondalkin and Blanchardstown. It was a time of change with the dominance of the city centre increasingly challenged...Dublin’s footprint grew steadily during the 1970s with housing transforming the landscape of the west of the city, especially in Tallaght, Clondalkin...
Author/Editor: Joseph Brady
Sarah Cecilia Harrison

Sarah Cecilia Harrison

Artist, Social Campaigner and City Councillor

Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863-1941) was one of Dublin’s finest portrait painters but also immersed herself in the political and social fabric of Dublin life, becoming the first female elected as a Dublin City Councillor in 1912. Deeply involved in...Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863-1941) was one of Dublin’s finest portrait painters but also immersed herself in the political and social fabric of...
Author/Editor: Margarita Cappock