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20th-century history

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 reminiscences of Ignatius O'Brien, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1913-1921

The reminiscences of Ignatius O'Brien, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1913-1921

A life in Cork, Dublin and Westminister

Ignatius O’Brien was the youngest son of a struggling Cork business family. After somewhat unhappy experiences at a Cork Vincentian school and the Catholic University of Ireland, he studied to become a barrister while supporting himself as a reporter...Ignatius O’Brien was the youngest son of a struggling Cork business family. After somewhat unhappy experiences at a Cork Vincentian school and...
Author/Editor: Daire Hogan & Patrick Maume, editors
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
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
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
Irish-American Diaspora Nationalism

Irish-American Diaspora Nationalism

The Friends of Irish Freedom, 1916-1935

The Friends of Irish Freedom has been described as one of the most effective propaganda machines in Irish-American history. The author describes the factors that led to the establishment of the Friends and those that coloured its nationalist outlook....The Friends of Irish Freedom has been described as one of the most effective propaganda machines in Irish-American history. The author describes...
Author/Editor: Michael Doorley
Irish Men and Women in the Second World War

Irish Men and Women in the Second World War

The publication of this book in 1999 provided the first detailed examination of the many Irish men and women, all volunteers, who served in the Second World War. It led the way for further study and the author...The publication of this book in 1999 provided the first detailed examination of the many Irish men and women, all volunteers, who...
Author/Editor: Richard Doherty
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 Rise and Fall of the Orange Order during the Famine

The Rise and Fall of the Orange Order during the Famine

From reformation to Dolly's Brae

Formed in 1795, the Orange Order had grown into a formidable popular organisation in its first forty years of existence. However, against a background of major social, political and economic change, the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland made...Formed in 1795, the Orange Order had grown into a formidable popular organisation in its first forty years of existence. However, against...
Author/Editor: Daragh Curran
Electioneering and Propaganda in Ireland, 1917–21

Electioneering and Propaganda in Ireland, 1917–21

Votes, violence and victory

This book provides an illuminating and unique analysis of the political rivalry between all the major parties during Ireland’s revolutionary years. Politicians, propagandists and their voluntary supporters instigated forceful election campaigns to promote ideologies and influence the minds of ordinary...This book provides an illuminating and unique analysis of the political rivalry between all the major parties during Ireland’s revolutionary years. Politicians,...
Author/Editor: Elaine Callinan