Few figures in twentieth-century Ireland remained at the centre of Irish public life as long as James Ryan. First coming to prominence as the GPO’s medical offi…
Castles speak. Especially in an age when they are no longer necessary. The act of union of 1800, which brought Ireland into closer association with Britain, cha…
The late 1860s and the 1870s are important years in the history of the Irish judiciary, and for the structure and culture of the courts. On New Year’s Day 1878 …
Lord Anglesey was a war hero and a glamorous figure in London society when he was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland in 1828. Within months of his arrival he …
