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Monksgrange

Monksgrange

Portrait of an Irish house and family, 1769–1969

A County Wexford Ascendancy house saved twice by rebel intervention, in 1798 and 1922, Monksgrange tells a compelling story of Irish history from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Its people were not ordinary. One landlord had fought against slavery...A County Wexford Ascendancy house saved twice by rebel intervention, in 1798 and 1922, Monksgrange tells a compelling story of Irish history...
Author/Editor: Philip Bull
Defending Trinity College Dublin, Easter 1916

Defending Trinity College Dublin, Easter 1916

Anzacs and the Rising

Little has been written on Trinity College’s role in Easter Week 1916 as a ‘loyal nucleus’ dividing the insurgents and providing an effective counterweight to rebel headquarters in the GPO. The College is usually mentioned in the context of...Little has been written on Trinity College’s role in Easter Week 1916 as a ‘loyal nucleus’ dividing the insurgents and providing an...
Author/Editor: Rory Sweetman
The Mansion House and the Irish Revolution

The Mansion House and the Irish Revolution

Teach an Ardmheara agus Réabhlóid na hÉireann, 1912–1923

Dublin's Mansion House has been a centre of political and social life for the past 300 years. In the revolutionary years 1912–1923 it was the scene of many key events in the struggle for national independence and social...Dublin's Mansion House has been a centre of political and social life for the past 300 years. In the revolutionary years 1912–1923...
Author/Editor: Mícheál Mac Donncha
Louth

Louth

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

This is the first comprehensive account of County Louth’s experience of the revolutionary period (1912–23), revealing a county with a strong industrial and agricultural base that faced serious challenges stemming from declining population, large-scale unemployment and extensive poverty. Although overwhelmingly...This is the first comprehensive account of County Louth’s experience of the revolutionary period (1912–23), revealing a county with a strong industrial...
Author/Editor: Donal Hall
The Glynns of Kilrush, County Clare, 1811–1940

The Glynns of Kilrush, County Clare, 1811–1940

Family, business and politics

This book examines the fortunes of a provincial entrepreneurial family, the Glynns of Kilrush, Co. Clare, who came to local prominence in the early years of the nineteenth century. It explores their networking strategies and acumen, and traces the...This book examines the fortunes of a provincial entrepreneurial family, the Glynns of Kilrush, Co. Clare, who came to local prominence in...
Author/Editor: Paul O'Brien
More than concrete blocks: vol. II, 1940–72
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More than concrete blocks: vol. II, 1940–72

Dublin city's twentieth-century buildings and their stories

More than Concrete Blocks: Dublin City’s twentieth-century buildings is a three-volume series of architectural history books which are richly illustrated and written for the general reader. Unpacking the history of Dublin’s architecture during the twentieth century, each book covers a period...More than Concrete Blocks: Dublin City’s twentieth-century buildings is a three-volume series of architectural history books which are richly illustrated and written for...
Author/Editor: Ellen Rowley, editor
Derry

Derry

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

In 1912, Derry was a busy port city with a thriving textile industry. An important transport hub, it was also a city divided along confessional and political lines. The unionist establishment controlled local government despite the existence of a...In 1912, Derry was a busy port city with a thriving textile industry. An important transport hub, it was also a...
Author/Editor: Adrian Grant
The Goldsmiths of Dublin

The Goldsmiths of Dublin

Six centuries of achievement

The history of Dublin’s goldsmiths is described in this important book, which charts the history of the Dublin Company of Goldsmiths from the Middle Ages to the present. It demonstrates the close link between the guild and the city...The history of Dublin’s goldsmiths is described in this important book, which charts the history of the Dublin Company of Goldsmiths from...
Author/Editor: Douglas Bennett
The cultural reception of the Bible

The cultural reception of the Bible

Explorations in theology, literature and the arts

The Bible is undoubtedly the most influential ‘book’ that the world has ever known. In thirty essays, this wide-ranging volume examines the cultural impact of biblical texts, from the early Middle Ages to the present day, on areas such...The Bible is undoubtedly the most influential ‘book’ that the world has ever known. In thirty essays, this wide-ranging volume examines the...
Author/Editor: Salvador Ryan & Liam M. Tracey OSM, editors
The Brigidine Sisters in Ireland, America, Australia and New Zealand, 1807–1922

The Brigidine Sisters in Ireland, America, Australia and New Zealand, 1807–1922

The history of the Brigidines, formally known as the Sisters of St Brigid, provides a detailed and fascinating account of the congregation and its mission to the rural communities of Ireland, America, Australia and New Zealand. It compares...The history of the Brigidines, formally known as the Sisters of St Brigid, provides a detailed and fascinating account of the congregation...
Author/Editor: Ann Power
The history and heritage of St James's Hospital, Dublin

The history and heritage of St James's Hospital, Dublin

The history of St James’s Hospital stretches back to 1703 when an act was passed to build a workhouse on its site. Just under thirty years later a foundling hospital was added to the workhouse. The opening chapters...The history of St James’s Hospital stretches back to 1703 when an act was passed to build a workhouse on its...
Author/Editor: Davis Coakley & Mary Coakley
The Sunday papers

The Sunday papers

A history of Ireland’s weekly press

For over a century, the Irish Sunday newspaper has influenced social mores and political developments in Ireland. In this lively and engaging book, historians and journalists celebrate the character, role, culture and history of the Irish Sunday newspaper. Each chapter...For over a century, the Irish Sunday newspaper has influenced social mores and political developments in Ireland. In this lively and engaging...
Author/Editor: Joe Breen & Mark O'Brien, editors