When Brian Friel died in 2015, the New York Times described him as ‘the Irish Chekhov’, and the Guardian called him ‘the father of modern Irish drama’. He had l…
Killester: from medieval manor to garden suburb explores the development of Killester from its earliest days as Killester Demense, through its transformation in…
This volume explores the provenance, mechanisms and impact of land legislation and land reform in Ireland from the 1800 to 2024, one of the dominant issues in I…
This volume considers the arrival of The Society of Friends/Quakers to Ballymurray in 1717, their relationship with local landowners the Croftons of Mote Park, …
Ireland is an island, situated on the western fringes of Atlantic Europe. Any settlers to this island had to first cross the sea and it is this sea connection t…
Marty Whelan, broadcaster, and host of Marty in the Morning on LyricFM will launch Killester: from medieval manor to garden suburb on Tuesday 29th April next at…
Back in Print In 1836 the four provincial constabularies of the Constabulary of Ireland were amalgamated to form the Irish Constabulary, which in September 186…
This book represents the first interdisciplinary study of early Irish kingship. Kingship represents the core institution and central problem of early medieval I…
This book features thirty eight sites which contain collections of the finest and most interesting – and in several instances, little known – twentieth-century …
Second Edition Scarcely a parish in Ireland is without one or more dedications to saints, in the form of churches in ruins, holy wells or other ecclesiastical …