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The Burning of Knockcroghery Village, Co. Roscommon, 1921

The Burning of Knockcroghery Village, Co. Roscommon, 1921

On the evening of 20 June 1921, Colonel-Commandant Thomas Stanton Lambert was assassinated at Benown near Glasson in Co. Westmeath. Hours later, the small village of Knockcroghery in south Co. Roscommon was set ablaze by the British forces, seemingly...On the evening of 20 June 1921, Colonel-Commandant Thomas Stanton Lambert was assassinated at Benown near Glasson in Co. Westmeath. Hours later,...
Author/Editor: Regina Donlon
Nathaniel Colgan, 1851–1919

Nathaniel Colgan, 1851–1919

The life, times and genealogy of an enigmatic Dubliner

Nathaniel Colgan MRIA, a self-taught botanist, was known for his research on the ‘real’ shamrock and for his encyclopaedic survey, The flora of the county Dublin. Little was known of his early life and family or of his...Nathaniel Colgan MRIA, a self-taught botanist, was known for his research on the ‘real’ shamrock and for his encyclopaedic survey, The flora...
Author/Editor: John Colgan
Nursing and midwifery in the poor-law unions of Borrisokane and Nenagh, 1882–1922

Nursing and midwifery in the poor-law unions of Borrisokane and Nenagh, 1882–1922

This study examines how the professionalization and development of nursing and midwifery in the nineteenth century was reflected in the poor-law unions of Borrisokane and Nenagh in Co. Tipperary between 1882 and 1922. It differentiates between trained and untrained...This study examines how the professionalization and development of nursing and midwifery in the nineteenth century was reflected in the poor-law unions...
Author/Editor: Lisa McGeeney
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
Land and Revolution in Ireland, 1920–3

Land and Revolution in Ireland, 1920–3

The case of Co. Roscommon

Contrary to claims made by the British government that in perpetuating violence in the western counties small farmers and landless labourers were engaged in ‘senseless anarchy’, nationalist MP and agrarian agitator Laurence Ginnell argued that their ‘alleged love...Contrary to claims made by the British government that in perpetuating violence in the western counties small farmers and landless labourers were...
Author/Editor: Adam Coleman
Palles

Palles

The Legal Legacy of the last Lord Chief Baron

Marking the 2020 centenary of his death, this book explores the judicial legacy of chief baron Christopher Palles, the last chief baron of the Court of Exchequer Ireland, in a judicial career spanning over 40 years from 1874...Marking the 2020 centenary of his death, this book explores the judicial legacy of chief baron Christopher Palles, the last chief baron...
Author/Editor: Oonagh B. Breen & Noel McGrath, editors
Lansdowne FC

Lansdowne FC

A History

Lansdowne FC is one of the most iconic rugby clubs 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 FC is one of the most iconic rugby clubs in Ireland. Based at the headquarters of Irish rugby, the Club was...
Author/Editor: Charles Ivar McGrath
Cathal Brugha

Cathal Brugha

‘An Indomitable Spirit’

By any measure, Cathal Brugha’s life was extraordinary: a member of the Gaelic League, Irish Republican Brotherhood and Irish Volunteers; a celebrated survivor of the 1916 Rising, despite multiple gunshot wounds; a crucial figure in the post-Rising reorganization of...By any measure, Cathal Brugha’s life was extraordinary: a member of the Gaelic League, Irish Republican Brotherhood and Irish Volunteers; a celebrated...
Author/Editor: Daithí Ó Corráin & Gerard Hanley
Her Keys to the City

Her Keys to the City

Honouring the Women who made Dublin

Just four women were among the 83 people given the Freedom of the City of Dublin since the award was inaugurated in 1876 to June 2022. The genesis of this book lies in wanting, in some way, to...Just four women were among the 83 people given the Freedom of the City of Dublin since the award was inaugurated...
Author/Editor: Alison Gilliland and Clodagh Finn
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
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 in 1821 and opened Loreto Abbey convent and boarding school in 1822. The Dublin convent quickly attracted the daughters of...Educated at the Bar Convent, York, Teresa Ball became a pioneer of girls’ education when she returned to Ireland in 1821 and...
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