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20th-century history

Ireland, Germany and the Nazis

Ireland, Germany and the Nazis

Politics and diplomacy, 1919–1939

An absorbing evaluation of independent Ireland’s response to the rise and consolidation of Nazism in Germany, this book places Irish-German relations in the context of the Irish State’s pursuit of a foreign policy independent from Britain’s. Adolf Hitler and...An absorbing evaluation of independent Ireland’s response to the rise and consolidation of Nazism in Germany, this book places Irish-German relations in...
Author/Editor: Mervyn O'Driscoll
Dublin in the 1950s and 1960s
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Dublin in the 1950s and 1960s

Cars, shops and suburbs

After the relative gloom of the 1950s, there was a rapid economic pick-up in the early 1960s. Car ownership increased as standards of living improved and Dublin, in common with other European cities, engaged in much soul-searching about what...After the relative gloom of the 1950s, there was a rapid economic pick-up in the early 1960s. Car ownership increased as standards...
Author/Editor: Joseph Brady
Douglas Hyde

Douglas Hyde

The Professor of Irish who became President of Ireland

Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) was founder and first President of the Gaelic League, the first Professor in Modern Irish at University College Dublin and an active member of the first NUI Senate. A leading figure of the Gaelic revival...Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) was founder and first President of the Gaelic League, the first Professor in Modern Irish at University College Dublin...
Author/Editor: Attracta Halpin & Áine Mannion, editors
Schools and schooling, 1650–2000

Schools and schooling, 1650–2000

New perspectives on the history of education – the eighth Seamus Heaney lectures

This collection pursues new areas of inquiry and offers new perspectives on familiar subjects in the history of education in Ireland and Europe from the seventeenth century to the present.  These include an investigation of the emergence of educational...This collection pursues new areas of inquiry and offers new perspectives on familiar subjects in the history of education in Ireland and...
Author/Editor: James Kelly & Susan Hegarty, editors
Patrick Pearse and the theatre

Patrick Pearse and the theatre

This book focuses on Patrick Pearse the theatre man. Pearse, like many among the revolutionary generation, was deeply interested in the theatre and its possibilities. Best known as a leading figure in the 1916 Rising, Pearse wrote and produced...This book focuses on Patrick Pearse the theatre man. Pearse, like many among the revolutionary generation, was deeply interested in the theatre...
Author/Editor: Eugene McNulty & Róisín Ní Ghairbhí, editors
He was Galway
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He was Galway

Máirtín Mór McDonogh, 1860–1934

Martin ‘Máirtín Mór’ McDonogh was, in every sense of the word, Galway’s ‘big man’. A natural entrepreneur, and a man of drive, ambition and no small intellect, he took his father’s company, Thomas McDonogh & Sons, and expanded it...Martin ‘Máirtín Mór’ McDonogh was, in every sense of the word, Galway’s ‘big man’. A natural entrepreneur, and a man of drive,...
Author/Editor: Jackie Uí Chionna
The country house and the Great War

The country house and the Great War

Irish and British experiences

Drawing on archival materials, and incorporating never-before-seen images, this volume presents a spectrum of experience: from owners, to servants and tenants, as well as the local communities that lived in the shadows of the country houses. These personal narratives...Drawing on archival materials, and incorporating never-before-seen images, this volume presents a spectrum of experience: from owners, to servants and tenants, as...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley & Christopher Ridgway, editors
The Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin

The Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin

Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge is one of the symbols of the city. Opened on 19 May 1816, the first dedicated footbridge over the river Liffey, it was also the first iron bridge in Ireland. The bridge was officially named...Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge is one of the symbols of the city. Opened on 19 May 1816, the first dedicated footbridge over the...
Author/Editor: Michael English
Dublin, 1950–1970

Dublin, 1950–1970

Houses, flats and high rise

Housing occupies more land than any other urban use and it helps define the character of any city. Dublin continued to expand its footprint during the 1950s and quickly spilled over into the county area. Dubliners favoured a...Housing occupies more land than any other urban use and it helps define the character of any city. Dublin continued to expand...
Author/Editor: Joseph Brady
The Easter Proclamation 1916

The Easter Proclamation 1916

A comparative analysis

*With an essay by W.J. Mc Cormack* The words of the Proclamation were put together by P.H. Pearse and revised by James Connolly and Thomas MacDonagh. The document is short and exhortatory. Nonetheless, teased out, it unfolds patterns of...*With an essay by W.J. Mc Cormack* The words of the Proclamation were put together by P.H. Pearse and revised by James...
Author/Editor: Liam de Paor
Derry labour in the age of agitation, 1889–1923: volume 2
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Derry labour in the age of agitation, 1889–1923: volume 2

Larkinism and syndicalism, 1907–23

Following on from volume 1 on new unionism and old (1889–1906), volume 2 reviews the impact of Larkinism and syndicalism on Derry. After impressive progress in the 19th century, Derry’s industrial growth started to falter after 1904. Wages stagnated,...Following on from volume 1 on new unionism and old (1889–1906), volume 2 reviews the impact of Larkinism and syndicalism on Derry....
Author/Editor: Emmet O'Connor
Sir John Keane and Cappoquin House in time of war and revolution

Sir John Keane and Cappoquin House in time of war and revolution

This study provides an in-depth look at the fascinating life of John Keane, who managed the Cappoquin estate in Co. Waterford during one of the most turbulent periods of Irish history.   John Keane (1873–1956) inherited the Cappoquin estate...This study provides an in-depth look at the fascinating life of John Keane, who managed the Cappoquin estate in Co. Waterford during...
Author/Editor: Glascott Symes