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20th-century history

Sarah Cecilia Harrison

Sarah Cecilia Harrison

Artist, Social Campaigner and City Councillor

Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863-1941) was one of Dublin’s finest portrait painters but she also immersed herself in the political and social fabric of Dublin life, becoming the first female elected as a Dublin City Councillor in 1912. Deeply involved...Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863-1941) was one of Dublin’s finest portrait painters but she also immersed herself in the political and social fabric...
Author/Editor: Margarita Cappock
Periodicals and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland 2

Periodicals and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland 2

A variety of voices

Periodicals have been at the core of journalistic activity since before the foundation of the state but have remained an area long neglected within media history. This volume, featuring essays by leading media historians, presents an insight into recent...Periodicals have been at the core of journalistic activity since before the foundation of the state but have remained an area long...
Author/Editor: Mark O'Brien & Felix M. Larkin, 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 ranges 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 ranges of...
Author/Editor: R.A. Somerville
The Historian as Detective

The Historian as Detective

Uncovering Irish Pasts. Essays in honour of Raymond Gillespie

This collection of short essays presents the fruits of painstaking investigations conducted by over eighty scholars of history, early Irish, nua-Ghaeilge, archaeology, osteoarchaeology, forensic anthropology, geography and classical studies who have delved into Ireland’s past and pieced together fragments of...This collection of short essays presents the fruits of painstaking investigations conducted by over eighty scholars of history, early Irish, nua-Ghaeilge, archaeology, osteoarchaeology,...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley, Mary Ann Lyons & Salvador Ryan
The Songs of Elizabeth Cronin

The Songs of Elizabeth Cronin

Irish Traditional Singer

Elizabeth (Bess) Cronin, ‘The Queen of Irish Song’ as Séamus Ennis called her, was probably the best-known Irish female traditional singer of her time. Collectors came from far and near to hear and record her singing. Séamus Ennis collected...Elizabeth (Bess) Cronin, ‘The Queen of Irish Song’ as Séamus Ennis called her, was probably the best-known Irish female traditional singer of...
Author/Editor: Dáibhí Ó Cróinín
Dublin, 1910–1940

Dublin, 1910–1940

Shaping the city and suburbs

Between 1910 and 1940 Dublin's suburbs grew considerably. For the first time, planned suburbanization of the working classes became a stated policy, with new and idealistic schemes such as Marino, Drumcondra and Crumlin being built. At the same time,...Between 1910 and 1940 Dublin's suburbs grew considerably. For the first time, planned suburbanization of the working classes became a stated policy,...
Author/Editor: Ruth McManus
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: Joseph Brady & Ruth McManus
The history of Wexford Festival Opera, 1951–2021

The history of Wexford Festival Opera, 1951–2021

In a place like no other

In 1951, the first ever Wexford Opera Festival (now known as ‘Wexford Festival Opera’) took place in a small town in the southeast corner of Ireland. What started out as an informal gathering of friends listening to gramophone...In 1951, the first ever Wexford Opera Festival (now known as ‘Wexford Festival Opera’) took place in a small town in the...
Author/Editor: Karina Daly
Country House Collections

Country House Collections

Their lives and afterlives

Country houses have been defined by their contents as much as by their architecture, landscapes and the families who occupied them. They have boasted assemblies ranging from antiquities, paintings, decorative arts, books and manuscripts, to antiquarian, ethnographic and scientific collections....Country houses have been defined by their contents as much as by their architecture, landscapes and the families who occupied them. They...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley & Christopher Ridgway, editors
The reminiscences of Ignatius O'Brien, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1913-18

The reminiscences of Ignatius O'Brien, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1913-18

A life in Cork, Dublin and Westminster

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
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
Denis Brenan Bullen (1802-66) Inspector of Anatomy for the Province of Munster

Denis Brenan Bullen (1802-66) Inspector of Anatomy for the Province of Munster

The controversial career of a Cork surgeon

Denis Brenan Bullen was a controversial figure in the medical history of Cork in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century. As a teenager in 1820 he played a central role when his father clashed with John Woodroffe, surgeon...Denis Brenan Bullen was a controversial figure in the medical history of Cork in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century. As...
Author/Editor: Michael Hanna