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Women and the country house in Ireland and Britain

Women and the country house in Ireland and Britain

This volume of essays examines the lives of women in country houses in Ireland and Britain from the seventeenth century to the twentieth century. The authors present a spectrum of female house owners, residents and caretakers who were...This volume of essays examines the lives of women in country houses in Ireland and Britain from the seventeenth century to the...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley, Maeve O'Riordan & Christopher Ridgway, editors
The Redmonds and Waterford

The Redmonds and Waterford

A political dynasty 1891–1952

For sixty years the Redmonds – John, his son William Archer and his daughter-in-law Bridget – dominated the politics of Waterford city. From 1891 to 1922 a Redmond represented Waterford at Westminster and from 1923 until the death of...For sixty years the Redmonds – John, his son William Archer and his daughter-in-law Bridget – dominated the politics of Waterford city....
Author/Editor: Pat McCarthy
Winning the Vote for Women

Winning the Vote for Women

The Irish Citizen newspaper and the suffrage movement in Ireland

The campaign for women’s votes in Ireland coincided with the nationalist movement, the First World War, the rise of the trade union movement, the cultural revival and, of course, the 1916 Rising. It culminated in 1918, with Ireland electing...The campaign for women’s votes in Ireland coincided with the nationalist movement, the First World War, the rise of the trade union...
Author/Editor: Louise Ryan
Cold Iron

Cold Iron

Aspects of the occupational lore of Irish fishermen

‘Cold iron’ is a phrase that may be used by fishermen as a euphemism to avoid misfortune at sea. This book provides a lively and compelling insight into the use of such euphemisms, which form a part of...‘Cold iron’ is a phrase that may be used by fishermen as a euphemism to avoid misfortune at sea. This book...
Author/Editor: Bairbre Ní Fhloinn
The colonial world of Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork

The colonial world of Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork

Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork (1566–1643), ranks among the most famous and infamous figures in the history of early modern Ireland and the wider English Atlantic world. The archetypal crooked land-grabber who made his initial fortune defrauding the...Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork (1566–1643), ranks among the most famous and infamous figures in the history of early modern Ireland...
Author/Editor: David Edwards & Colin Rynne, editors
The Mount Callan Garland

The Mount Callan Garland

Songs from the repertoire of Tom Lenihan, Knockbrack, Miltown Malbay, County Clare

Tom Lenihan of Knockbrack, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare (1905–1990), was a farmer. Though English is the language of his area, it is deeply coloured by Irish idiom and constructions as can be seen in the many hundreds of...Tom Lenihan of Knockbrack, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare (1905–1990), was a farmer. Though English is the language of his area, it is...
Author/Editor: Collected and edited by Tom Munnelly with music transcriptions by Marian Deasy