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20th-century history

The Ranch War in Riverstown, Co. Sligo, 1908
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The Ranch War in Riverstown, Co. Sligo, 1908

This book investigates how the anti-grazing agitation known as the Ranch War, 1906–9, operated at local level in Co. Sligo by focusing on the activities of the Riverstown United Irish League (UIL) branch. One of the most dramatic incidents...This book investigates how the anti-grazing agitation known as the Ranch War, 1906–9, operated at local level in Co. Sligo by focusing...
Author/Editor: Patrick Cosgrove
The changing fortunes of the Headfort estates, 1870–1928
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The changing fortunes of the Headfort estates, 1870–1928

In 1870, Thomas Taylour succeeded his father as marquess of Headfort and inherited estates of over 20,000 acres in Cavan and Meath. He had experience as an estate manager, had land and capital in England and took over...In 1870, Thomas Taylour succeeded his father as marquess of Headfort and inherited estates of over 20,000 acres in Cavan and Meath....
Author/Editor: Joe Mooney
Françoise Henry in Co. Mayo

Françoise Henry in Co. Mayo

The Inishkea journals

French art historian Françoise Henry was one of the most important twentieth-century historians of Irish art. In 1937, she visited the island of Inishkea North (Co. Mayo) in advance of excavations in search of early medieval remains. She found...French art historian Françoise Henry was one of the most important twentieth-century historians of Irish art. In 1937, she visited the island...
Author/Editor: Janet T. Marquardt, editor
The Bell magazine and the representation of Irish identity

The Bell magazine and the representation of Irish identity

This new study of The Bell magazine opens a window onto the Irish literary and cultural landscape of the mid-20th century. The Bell, which appeared monthly from 1940 to 1954, consciously promoted a multi-faceted version of Irish identity, one...This new study of The Bell magazine opens a window onto the Irish literary and cultural landscape of the mid-20th century. The...
Author/Editor: Kelly Matthews
Rooted in the soil
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Rooted in the soil

A history of cottage gardens and allotments in Ireland since 1750

Listed as one of the 'Top Titles of 2012' by writer Aoife O'Connor in the Irish Times. The last decade has seen a remarkable rise in gardening for the purpose of food production in Ireland. In many ways though,...Listed as one of the 'Top Titles of 2012' by writer Aoife O'Connor in the Irish Times. The last decade has seen...
Author/Editor: Jonathan Bell & Mervyn Watson
Economy, trade and Irish merchants at home and abroad, 1600–1988
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Economy, trade and Irish merchants at home and abroad, 1600–1988

Professor Cullen’s writing over a long career has had a profound effect on the interpretation of Irish history. It has also been characterized by an extended chronological spread and by the use of foreign sources and perspectives. This volume...Professor Cullen’s writing over a long career has had a profound effect on the interpretation of Irish history. It has also been...
Author/Editor: Louis Cullen
Bank architecture in Dublin

Bank architecture in Dublin

A history to c.1940

This book, commissioned as an action of the Dublin City Heritage Plan, opens with an historical introduction to eighteenth and nineteenth century banking, beginning with private banking concerns, the emergence of the Bank of Ireland and the arrival of...This book, commissioned as an action of the Dublin City Heritage Plan, opens with an historical introduction to eighteenth and nineteenth century...
Author/Editor: Michael O'Neill
The Old Library, Trinity College Dublin, 1712–2012
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The Old Library, Trinity College Dublin, 1712–2012

This lavishly illustrated volume is published to celebrate the tercentenary of the laying of the foundation stone of the world-famous Old Library in May 1712. The stately building houses collections of international importance that are still being added to...This lavishly illustrated volume is published to celebrate the tercentenary of the laying of the foundation stone of the world-famous Old Library...
Author/Editor: W.E. Vaughan, editor
Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–2010

Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–2010

Utilizing a range of previously unexplored primary sources from film trade publications to cinema records, Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–2010 traces in forensic detail the social, cultural and business practices that comprise the Irish cinema phenomenon. The comprehensive...Utilizing a range of previously unexplored primary sources from film trade publications to cinema records, Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–2010...
Author/Editor: Kevin Rockett with Emer Rockett
Magic lantern, panorama and moving picture shows in Ireland, 1786–1909

Magic lantern, panorama and moving picture shows in Ireland, 1786–1909

While picture-going or cinema is generally regarded as a twentieth-century activity, this book demonstrates that prior to the opening of Ireland’s first cinemas at the end of the first decade of the twentieth century, there were already huge numbers...While picture-going or cinema is generally regarded as a twentieth-century activity, this book demonstrates that prior to the opening of Ireland’s first...
Author/Editor: Kevin Rockett and Emer Rockett
Matters of deceit

Matters of deceit

Breach of promise to marry cases in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Limerick

Cases of breach of promise to marry were tried frequently in a variety of Irish courts from the late eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. Such cases provided lawyers with lucrative incomes and newspapers with titillating stories for their reading...Cases of breach of promise to marry were tried frequently in a variety of Irish courts from the late eighteenth to...
Author/Editor: Maria Luddy
The Land Commission and the making of Ráth Cairn

The Land Commission and the making of Ráth Cairn

The first Gaeltacht colony

In 1935 a Gaeltacht Colony was created in the townland of Ráth Cairn, Co. Meath, for twenty-seven Irish-speaking families. Fianna Fail had achieved an overall majority in the wake of the 1933 election and they turned to resolving the...In 1935 a Gaeltacht Colony was created in the townland of Ráth Cairn, Co. Meath, for twenty-seven Irish-speaking families. Fianna Fail had...
Author/Editor: Suzanne M. Pegley