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The Factory Acts in Ireland, 1802–1914

The Factory Acts in Ireland, 1802–1914

Working conditions in Irish industry prior to 1914 were frequently harsh and dangerous, particularly for women and children. The large textile, shipbuilding and engineering works in the North were typical products of the industrial revolution, but the smaller factories...Working conditions in Irish industry prior to 1914 were frequently harsh and dangerous, particularly for women and children. The large textile, shipbuilding...
Author/Editor: Desmond Greer & James W. Nicolson
The Dublin Metropolitan Police Alphabetical listing

The Dublin Metropolitan Police Alphabetical listing

A complete alphabetical list of officers and men, 1836–1925

This book contains the names of all 12,566 members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police as recorded in the Numerical Register of Service. Each entry provides information on: surname, Christian name, DMP number, year of birth, and civil parish of...This book contains the names of all 12,566 members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police as recorded in the Numerical Register of Service....
Author/Editor: Jim Herlihy
James Hogan

James Hogan

Revolutionary, historian and political scientist

Studies on the life and work of James Hogan (1898–1963), Director of Intelligence in the National Army during the Civil War and Professor of History at University College Cork (1920–63) – as a revolutionary, political activist, historian, and political...Studies on the life and work of James Hogan (1898–1963), Director of Intelligence in the National Army during the Civil War and...
Author/Editor: Donnchadh Ó Corráin
Ireland and Hungary

Ireland and Hungary

A study in parallels with an Arthur Griffith bibliography

Irish-Hungarian Affinities explores historical similarities and spiritual affinities between two European nations geographically far from each other. It is now well known that it was Arthur Griffith's spade-work which brought the first set of parallels to light in 1904....Irish-Hungarian Affinities explores historical similarities and spiritual affinities between two European nations geographically far from each other. It is now well known that...
Author/Editor: Thomas Kabdebo
The sieges of Derry

The sieges of Derry

Few events in Irish history have generated such an output of writing, reaction and controversy as the siege of Derry in 1689. In fact, the events of those months still resonate in modern politics. Controversies over commemorations of...Few events in Irish history have generated such an output of writing, reaction and controversy as the siege of Derry in 1689....
Author/Editor: William Kelly, editor
Women and paid work in Ireland, 1500–1930
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Women and paid work in Ireland, 1500–1930

This book seeks to further unravel the working experiences of Irish women in the period from the sixteenth to the early twentieth centuries.This book seeks to further unravel the working experiences of Irish women in the period from the sixteenth to the early twentieth...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Whelan, editor
William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, 1841–1921
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William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, 1841–1921

This book re-evaluates the career of the man described shortly after his death as 'the greatest archbishop of Dublin since St Laurence O'Toole'. Walsh was endowed with great energy and intellectual ability, wide interests, and the ability to write...This book re-evaluates the career of the man described shortly after his death as 'the greatest archbishop of Dublin since St Laurence...
Author/Editor: Thomas J. Morrissey, SJ
Mister, are you a priest?

Mister, are you a priest?

Edward Daly was Bishop of Derry from 1974 to 1993. Before then he had been a curate in the Bogside during some of the most turbulent and dramatic years of the Northern Troubles. This is the fascinating account...Edward Daly was Bishop of Derry from 1974 to 1993. Before then he had been a curate in the Bogside during...
Author/Editor: Edward Daly
Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947–57

Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947–57

Between 1947 and 1957 Ireland received assistance in varying ways under the European Recovery Programme which was more commonly known as the Marshall Plan. The extent of Irish involvement in the Marshall Plan has never been fully explored and...Between 1947 and 1957 Ireland received assistance in varying ways under the European Recovery Programme which was more commonly known as the...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Whelan
Kevin Myers 'An Irishman's diary'

Kevin Myers 'An Irishman's diary'

From the Irish Times column

Since the early 1990s Kevin Myers was the mainstay of the Irish Times ‘Irishman’s Diary’ column. ‘Did you see Myers today?’ Often we meant to and didn’t. Often we did and hoped, in vain, that we’d be able...Since the early 1990s Kevin Myers was the mainstay of the Irish Times ‘Irishman’s Diary’ column. ‘Did you see Myers today?’ Often...
Author/Editor: Kevin Myers
Images, icons and the Irish nationalist imagination, 1870–1925

Images, icons and the Irish nationalist imagination, 1870–1925

This collection of essays from scholars based in Ireland, England, Canada, and the United States addresses the symbolic representation of nationalist history in words, pictures, and the plastic arts. *Lawrence W. McBride* lectured in history at Illinois State University.This collection of essays from scholars based in Ireland, England, Canada, and the United States addresses the symbolic representation of nationalist history...
Author/Editor: Lawrence W. McBride, editors
Kingdoms united?

Kingdoms united?

Great Britain and Ireland since 1500

In recent years there has been growing interest in the contrasts and parallels between the development of Ireland and that of its closest neighbours: England, Scotland and Wales. Discussion, however, has concentrated primarily on political and constitutional issues. This...In recent years there has been growing interest in the contrasts and parallels between the development of Ireland and that of its...
Author/Editor: S.J. Connolly