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Patrick Pye, life and work

Patrick Pye, life and work

A counter-cultural story

Brian McAvera

Patrick Pye was born in Winchester, England, in 1929, but was raised in Dublin by his Irish mother. He started painting in 1943 under the sculptor Oisin Kelly, …
Women, architecture and building in the east of Ireland, c.1790–1840

Women, architecture and building in the east of Ireland, c.1790–1840

Ruth Thorpe

Until the 20th century, the world of architecture and building was considered a male domain, but long before this, women of the landed class in Ireland were des…
The path of mercy

The path of mercy

The life of Catherine McAuley

Mary C. Sullivan

Customers based in the USA please note: This book is available in America through the Catholic University of America Press. We cannot supply this book to custom…
The Old Library, Trinity College Dublin, 1712–2012
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The Old Library, Trinity College Dublin, 1712–2012

W.E. Vaughan, editor

This lavishly illustrated volume is published to celebrate the tercentenary of the laying of the foundation stone of the world-famous Old Library in May 1712. T…
George Russell (Æ) and the New Ireland, 1905–30
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George Russell (Æ) and the New Ireland, 1905–30

Nicholas Allen

George Russell (1867–1935), poet and author, was a central figure of the Irish literary revival. He was editor of early 20th-century Ireland's two most importan…
Clanricarde's planters and land agitation in east Galway, 1886–1916

Clanricarde's planters and land agitation in east Galway, 1886–1916

Miriam Moffit

In 1886 the earl of Clanricarde evicted the tenants of Woodford on his east Galway estate. The ramifications of his actions echoed through Ireland in the late n…
The history of Wexford Festival Opera, 1951–2021

The history of Wexford Festival Opera, 1951–2021

In a place like no other

Karina Daly

In 1951, the first ever Wexford Opera Festival (now known as ‘Wexford Festival Opera’) took place in a small town in the southeast corner of Ireland. What start…
Formation of a folklorist
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Formation of a folklorist

The visit of James Hamilton Delargy (Séamus Ó Duilearga) to Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia and Germany, 1 April–29 September 1928 (Scríbhinní Béaloidis / Folklore Studies 18)

Séamas Ó Catháin

Formation of a Folklorist is the eighteenth volume to be published by Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éirann in its series Scríbhinní Béaloidis / Folklore Studies. This v…
Wigs and guns

Wigs and guns

Irish barristers in the Great War

Anthony P. Quinn

With a foreword by John Bowman.

The revival of interest in the sacrifices made by so many Irishmen of all backgrounds in the First World War makes the appearan…
Ireland and Spain in the reign of Philip II

Ireland and Spain in the reign of Philip II

Enrique Garciá Hernán

A new and welcome contribution to Irish-Spanish historical studies has come with the publication of Ireland and Spain in the reign of Philip II. As the title re…