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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
Commanders of the British Forces in Ireland, 1796–1922

Commanders of the British Forces in Ireland, 1796–1922

In December 1922 General Nevil Macready sailed away from Dublin for the last time, marking the end of British rule in most of Ireland. Macready was the last in a long line of commanders of the British army...In December 1922 General Nevil Macready sailed away from Dublin for the last time, marking the end of British rule in most...
Author/Editor: Tony Gaynor
Charles Owen O’Conor, the O’Conor Don

Charles Owen O’Conor, the O’Conor Don

Landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland

This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O’Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically...This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O’Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The...
Author/Editor: Aidan Enright
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
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