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The early residential buildings of Trinity College Dublin

The early residential buildings of Trinity College Dublin

Architecture, financing, people

This book contains a history of the early buildings of Trinity College, from the Elizabethan Quadrangle up to the residential buildings of the early eighteenth century. Among all those red-brick buildings only the Rubrics remains, albeit much altered, to...This book contains a history of the early buildings of Trinity College, from the Elizabethan Quadrangle up to the residential buildings of...
Author/Editor: R.A. Somerville
Country House Collections

Country House Collections

Their lives and afterlives

This volume of essays explores a range of country house collections in Ireland, the UK, US and Europe. It examines how collections were built up over time, how they were dispersed or destroyed, and how they have been...This volume of essays explores a range of country house collections in Ireland, the UK, US and Europe. It examines how collections...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley & Christopher Ridgway, editors
Denis Brenan Bullen (1802-66) Inspector of Anatomy for the Province of Munster

Denis Brenan Bullen (1802-66) Inspector of Anatomy for the Province of Munster

The controversial career of a Cork surgeon

Denis Brenan Bullen was a controversial figure in the medical history of Cork in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century. As a teenager in 1820 he played a central role when his father clashed with John Woodroffe, surgeon...Denis Brenan Bullen was a controversial figure in the medical history of Cork in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century. As...
Author/Editor: Michael Hanna
Peadar Cowan (1903-62)

Peadar Cowan (1903-62)

Westmeath GAA administrator and political maverick

Imprisoned during the War of Independence, Peadar Cowan accepted the Anglo-Irish Treaty and served as an officer in the Irish army until 1931. While based in Athlone, he became involved in the Westmeath Gaelic Athletic Association. After retiring from...Imprisoned during the War of Independence, Peadar Cowan accepted the Anglo-Irish Treaty and served as an officer in the Irish army until...
Author/Editor: Tom Hunt
The Dublin Cattle Market's decline, 1955-73

The Dublin Cattle Market's decline, 1955-73

The Dublin Cattle Market was an institution in the Irish livestock sector of the 1950s. Located between Prussia Street and the North Circular Road, the market sold up to 6,000 cattle a week and attracted buyers from England, Scotland...The Dublin Cattle Market was an institution in the Irish livestock sector of the 1950s. Located between Prussia Street and the North...
Author/Editor: Declan O'Brien
The impact of the Great Famine on Sir William Palmer's estates in Mayo, 1840-69

The impact of the Great Famine on Sir William Palmer's estates in Mayo, 1840-69

This book examines the impact of the Famine on Sir William Palmer’s Mayo estates, one of the largest in the county. It describes the estates’ social and economic structures, and its tenants’ living conditions and experiences before, during and...This book examines the impact of the Famine on Sir William Palmer’s Mayo estates, one of the largest in the county. It...
Author/Editor: David Byrne
Roscommon

Roscommon

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

The history of Roscommon in the 1912–23 period is one of transition to new political allegiances while retaining old economic desires. Almost wholly dependent on agriculture to fuel the local economy and sustain the county’s people, the fight for...The history of Roscommon in the 1912–23 period is one of transition to new political allegiances while retaining old economic desires. Almost...
Author/Editor: John Burke
The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell

The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell

The Man who shot the informer James Carey

Patrick O’Donnell achieved the status of a national hero when he killed Ireland’s most infamous informer James Carey on board a steamship off the coast of South Africa in 1883. Why did the quiet-spoken labourer from the Donegal Gaeltacht...Patrick O’Donnell achieved the status of a national hero when he killed Ireland’s most infamous informer James Carey on board a steamship...
Author/Editor: Seán Ó Cuirreáin
Antrim

Antrim

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Antrim contained the largest Presbyterian population on the island of Ireland. It also contained most of Belfast – the largest city in Ireland – which dominated the economy of the north-east. Belfast...At the beginning of the twentieth century, Antrim contained the largest Presbyterian population on the island of Ireland. It also contained most...
Author/Editor: Brian Feeney
Vindicating Dublin

Vindicating Dublin

The story behind the controversial dissolution of Dublin Corporation in 1924

Dublin Corporation was dissolved by the Free State Government on 20 May 1924, following an inquiry in the Mansion House. According to one prominent historian, the decision to dissolve Dublin Corporation was not clear-cut and seemed ‘to give some...Dublin Corporation was dissolved by the Free State Government on 20 May 1924, following an inquiry in the Mansion House. According to...
Author/Editor: Aodh Quinlivan
Building Healthy Homes

Building Healthy Homes

Dublin Corporation's first housing schemes, 1880-1925

During the twentieth century, Dublin Corporation transformed the urban landscape of Dublin. Its many housing developments sought to end a housing and public health crisis of immense proportions, the legacy of the nineteenth century.  Its early engagement with the...During the twentieth century, Dublin Corporation transformed the urban landscape of Dublin. Its many housing developments sought to end a housing and...
Author/Editor: Joe Brady & Ruth McManus
A history of the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry

A history of the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry

Making medicines for the World

Ireland has become a key manufacturing centre for the global pharmaceutical market and in turn pharmaceutical manufacturing is now the backbone of the Irish economy. How the industry evolved from small firms that supplied the Irish market only, a...Ireland has become a key manufacturing centre for the global pharmaceutical market and in turn pharmaceutical manufacturing is now the backbone of...
Author/Editor: Pat McCarthy