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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
The Irish Defence Forces, 1922–2022

The Irish Defence Forces, 1922–2022

Tracing their history to the foundation of the Irish Volunteers in 1913, the Irish Defence Forces have undergone significant transformation in the century since the foundation of the Free State. Plunged immediately into a civil war, the path to...Tracing their history to the foundation of the Irish Volunteers in 1913, the Irish Defence Forces have undergone significant transformation in the...
Author/Editor: Eoin Kinsella
The Country House and its Visitors

The Country House and its Visitors

Welcome and Unwelcome

Country houses have always been magnets for visitors. In early days individuals with the correct social credentials could gain entry, while visitors such as royalty were self-invited guests. With the rise of the railway and then the motor-car, houses...Country houses have always been magnets for visitors. In early days individuals with the correct social credentials could gain entry, while visitors...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley & Christopher Ridgway, editors
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
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
Mayo

Mayo

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

The land question had a crucial formative influence on Mayo politics in the decades before the First World War and this book shows the part played by many prominent nationalist figures such as Davitt, O’Brien, Dillon and MacBride...The land question had a crucial formative influence on Mayo politics in the decades before the First World War and this book...
Author/Editor: Joost Augusteijn
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
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
Commanders of the British Forces in Ireland, 1796–1922

Commanders of the British Forces in Ireland, 1796–1922

In December 1922 General Nevil Macready sailed away from Dublin for the last time, marking the end of British rule in most of Ireland. Macready was the last in a long line of commanders of the British army...In December 1922 General Nevil Macready sailed away from Dublin for the last time, marking the end of British rule in most...
Author/Editor: Tony Gaynor
Lansdowne FC

Lansdowne FC

A History

Lansdowne FC is the most iconic rugby club in Ireland. Based at the headquarters of Irish rugby, the Club was established even before the international game came to Lansdowne Road. The brain-child of the visionary H.W.D. Dunlop, Lansdowne...Lansdowne FC is the most iconic rugby club in Ireland. Based at the headquarters of Irish rugby, the Club was established even...
Author/Editor: Charles Ivar McGrath
Charles Owen O’Conor, ‘the O’Conor Don’

Charles Owen O’Conor, ‘the O’Conor Don’

Landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland

This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O’Conor, "the O’Conor Don" (1838–1906), a Catholic landlord and MP from County Roscommon. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically...This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O’Conor, "the O’Conor Don" (1838–1906), a Catholic landlord and MP from County Roscommon. The...
Author/Editor: Aidan Enright
Spirit of Revolution

Spirit of Revolution

Ireland from below, 1917–1923

In the spring of 1919, UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George wrote: ‘The whole of Europe is filled with the spirit of revolution. There is a deep sense not only of discontent, but of anger and revolt, amongst...In the spring of 1919, UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George wrote: ‘The whole of Europe is filled with the spirit...
Author/Editor: John Cunningham & Terry Dunne, editors