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Dublin

Dublin

The Irish Revolution, 1912−1923

Dublin – capital of Ireland and, to some at least, the ‘second city of the Empire’ – was central to the Irish Revolution. But there were many different ‘Dublins’, including the city borough and its suburban townships, picturesque seaside...Dublin – capital of Ireland and, to some at least, the ‘second city of the Empire’ – was central to the...
Author/Editor: Brian Hughes
The Dublin Annals of Prior John de Pembridge

The Dublin Annals of Prior John de Pembridge

An account of Irish affairs, 1162-1370

When the Dominicans arrived in Dublin in 1224, they established a house on the north bank of the river Liffey next to the bridge where the Four Courts are situated today. Anyone who wanted to enter the city...When the Dominicans arrived in Dublin in 1224, they established a house on the north bank of the river Liffey next to...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Williams, editor
The Church of Ireland under the Stuarts

The Church of Ireland under the Stuarts

The ‘long seventeenth century’ was a time of enormous religious and political change in Ireland, but there has never been a satisfactory study of the Church of Ireland throughout this turbulent period. This book fills the gap, drawing on...The ‘long seventeenth century’ was a time of enormous religious and political change in Ireland, but there has never been a satisfactory...
Author/Editor: Patrick Little
Archives of the Tholsel Court Dublin

Archives of the Tholsel Court Dublin

Dublin’s Tholsel Court was a recourse for creditors to bring debtors to account. Ranging from the 16th to the 18th centuries, although fragmentary in nature, the surviving archives give an insight into the lives of middle-class Dubliners, who followed...Dublin’s Tholsel Court was a recourse for creditors to bring debtors to account. Ranging from the 16th to the 18th centuries, although...
Author/Editor: Toby Barnard and Bridget McCormack, editors
Through the builder's lens

Through the builder's lens

Dublin's evolving streetscapes

Many people have helped create Dublin’s unique streetscapes. This book looks at the builders and their projects and draws on the extraordinarily rich photographic archive of one of Dublin’s foremost construction companies, G. & T. Crampton, as it explores...Many people have helped create Dublin’s unique streetscapes. This book looks at the builders and their projects and draws on the extraordinarily...
Author/Editor: Ruth McManus
Directory of Historic Dublin Guilds

Directory of Historic Dublin Guilds

Second Edition

First published in 1993, and winner of the Phillimore Prize, this directory is re-issued in an expanded format, with full colour illustrations throughout. A must-have for local and family history. *Mary Clark* is the Dublin City Archivist. *Raymond Refausse* is...First published in 1993, and winner of the Phillimore Prize, this directory is re-issued in an expanded format, with full colour illustrations...
Author/Editor: Mary Clark & Raymond Refausse, editors
The Mansion House Fund 1880

The Mansion House Fund 1880

The Little Famine of 1880 resulted from disastrous harvest failures in Ireland in the late 1870s. Hunger and poverty were evident throughout the country and a rapid response was needed to prevent the catastrophic loss of life which occurred...The Little Famine of 1880 resulted from disastrous harvest failures in Ireland in the late 1870s. Hunger and poverty were evident throughout...
Author/Editor: David O’Regan, editor
Michael Healy, 1873-1941

Michael Healy, 1873-1941

An Túr Gloine’s stained glass pioneer

This book tells the story of the reclusive artist, raised in a Dublin tenement, who ahead of Harry Clarke, Wilhelmina Geddes and Evie Hone, established the bar for artistic and technical excellence in this exacting craft, and who...This book tells the story of the reclusive artist, raised in a Dublin tenement, who ahead of Harry Clarke, Wilhelmina Geddes and...
Author/Editor: David Caron
Medieval Dublin XIX

Medieval Dublin XIX

This volume contains a wealth of new scholarly research on Dublin’s medieval past, including a fascinating examination by Catherine Swift of traders and trading by Dublin’s merchants in the late Viking and early Anglo-Norman era. Bruce Campbell has a...This volume contains a wealth of new scholarly research on Dublin’s medieval past, including a fascinating examination by Catherine Swift of traders...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy, editor
Soccer and Society in Dublin

Soccer and Society in Dublin

A History of Association Football in Ireland’s Capital

This book is the first full-length assessment of the history of soccer in Dublin and the game’s role within society in the city. It examines the sport's growth there from the late 1800s to the early twenty-first century....This book is the first full-length assessment of the history of soccer in Dublin and the game’s role within society in the...
Author/Editor: Conor Curran
Botany and Gardens in Early Modern Ireland

Botany and Gardens in Early Modern Ireland

This beautifully illustrated book explores sources for botany and gardening in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ireland. It investigates the contributions of individuals such as Philip O’Sullivan Beare and Thomas Molyneux in the seventeenth century, and, for the eighteenth century, focuses on...This beautifully illustrated book explores sources for botany and gardening in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ireland. It investigates the contributions of individuals such as...
Author/Editor: Elizabethanne Boran, E. Charles Nelson & Emer Lawlor, 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