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Iona, Kells, and Derry

Iona, Kells, and Derry

The history and hagiography of the monastic familia of Columba

First published in 1988, this book outlines the history of the ecclesiastical familia of Colum Cille in Ireland and north Britain in the era between the sixth and twelfth centuries. Three major works of hagiography were produced within the...First published in 1988, this book outlines the history of the ecclesiastical familia of Colum Cille in Ireland and north Britain in...
Author/Editor: Máire Herbert
The Irish Ringfort

The Irish Ringfort

This book, first published in 1997, examines all aspects of Irish ringforts – their shape and size, their date and function – with special attention to national distribution patterns. Reference to contemporary written sources brings to the fore the...This book, first published in 1997, examines all aspects of Irish ringforts – their shape and size, their date and function –...
Author/Editor: Matthew Stout
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
Irish-American Diaspora Nationalism

Irish-American Diaspora Nationalism

The Friends of Irish Freedom, 1916-1935

This book traces the history of the Friends of Irish Freedom (FOIF), an Irish-American nationalist movement launched in New York in 1916. At its peak, the organisation claimed 275,000 members and became one of the most effective propaganda machines...This book traces the history of the Friends of Irish Freedom (FOIF), an Irish-American nationalist movement launched in New York in 1916....
Author/Editor: Michael Doorley
Ireland under the Normans, 1169–1333

Ireland under the Normans, 1169–1333

*New in paperback* Almost a century after the publication of his magnum opus, Goddard Henry Orpen’s Ireland under the Normans remains a work of quite the most stupendous scholarship. Every monograph which has since appeared on this era of...*New in paperback* Almost a century after the publication of his magnum opus, Goddard Henry Orpen’s Ireland under the Normans remains a work...
Author/Editor: Goddard Henry Orpen
The Deeds of the Normans in Ireland

The Deeds of the Normans in Ireland

La Geste des Engleis en Yrlande

*New in paperback* The Deeds of the Normans in Ireland (La Geste des Engleis en Yrlande) is a primary source for the history of Ireland in the twelfth century. Formerly edited as The Song of Dermot and the Earl,...*New in paperback* The Deeds of the Normans in Ireland (La Geste des Engleis en Yrlande) is a primary source for the...
Author/Editor: Evelyn Mullally, editor
Government, war and society in medieval Ireland

Government, war and society in medieval Ireland

Essays by Edmund Curtis, A.J. Otway-Ruthven and James Lydon

In the late twelfth century, Ireland was absorbed into the dominions of the kings of England. This transformed the social and political life of the island, with implications that resonate to the present day. How are we to...In the late twelfth century, Ireland was absorbed into the dominions of the kings of England. This transformed the social and political...
Author/Editor: Peter Crooks, editor
The Nine Years War, 1593–1603

The Nine Years War, 1593–1603

O'Neill, Mountjoy and the military revolution

The Nine Years War was one of the most traumatic and bloody conflicts in the history of Ireland. Encroachment on the liberties of the Irish lords by the English crown caused Hugh O’Neill, earl of Tyrone, to build...The Nine Years War was one of the most traumatic and bloody conflicts in the history of Ireland. Encroachment on the liberties...
Author/Editor: James O'Neill
Ireland, the United Nations and the Congo

Ireland, the United Nations and the Congo

A military and diplomatic history, 1960–1

In 1961 Irish United Nations peacekeepers went into combat in the Congolese province of Katanga. It was the Irish Defence Forces’ first experience of active service since 1923. Irish diplomat Conor Cruise O’Brien headed the UN mission in Katanga....In 1961 Irish United Nations peacekeepers went into combat in the Congolese province of Katanga. It was the Irish Defence Forces’ first...
Author/Editor: Michael Kennedy & Art Magennis
Ireland, Germany and the Nazis

Ireland, Germany and the Nazis

Politics and diplomacy, 1919–1939

An absorbing evaluation of independent Ireland’s response to the rise and consolidation of Nazism in Germany, this book places Irish-German relations in the context of the Irish State’s pursuit of a foreign policy independent from Britain’s. Adolf Hitler and...An absorbing evaluation of independent Ireland’s response to the rise and consolidation of Nazism in Germany, this book places Irish-German relations in...
Author/Editor: Mervyn O'Driscoll
The triumph of prudence over passion

The triumph of prudence over passion

by Elizabeth Sheridan

Originally published in 1781, The Triumph of Prudence over Passion; or, The History of Miss Mortimer and Miss Fitzgerald is an unconventional epistolary novel set in Ireland and France in 1779 and 1780, against the background of the patriot...Originally published in 1781, The Triumph of Prudence over Passion; or, The History of Miss Mortimer and Miss Fitzgerald is an unconventional...
Author/Editor: Aileen Douglas & Ian Campbell Ross, editors
Medieval Ireland

Medieval Ireland

Territorial, political and economic divisions

Describes, for the first time, the nature of the unique economic areal system of Gaelic Ireland as it developed and changed between the Early Medieval and Anglo-Norman periods, with special emphasis on the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The origins...Describes, for the first time, the nature of the unique economic areal system of Gaelic Ireland as it developed and changed between...
Author/Editor: Paul MacCotter