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John Hume

John Hume

Irish peacemaker

Seán Farren & Denis Haughey, editors

Foreword by former President Bill Clinton

John Hume, civil rights activist, founding member of the SDLP and leading politician in Northern Ireland during the l…
The politics of judicial selection in Ireland
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The politics of judicial selection in Ireland

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Nominated for Law Book of the Year by the Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association

“A defense of the basic principles of democracy ... This book is indispensable for…
Douglas Hyde

Douglas Hyde

The Professor of Irish who became President of Ireland

Attracta Halpin & Áine Mannion, editors

Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) was founder and first President of the Gaelic League, the first Professor in Modern Irish at University College Dublin and an active me…
Ingenious Ireland

Ingenious Ireland

A county-by-county exploration of Irish mysteries and marvels

Mary Mulvihill

Ingenious Ireland is a unique study of this country’s natural wonders, clever inventions and historic industries. Richly illustrated, meticulously researched an…
Plantagenet Ireland

Plantagenet Ireland

Robin Frame

For more than two centuries after 1199, Ireland was ruled by Plantagenet kings, lineal descendants of Henry II. The island became closely tied to the English cr…
Land reform and legislation in Ireland, 1800-2024

Land reform and legislation in Ireland, 1800-2024

Terence Dooley, Tony McCarthy & Annie Tindley

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…
The Boulter letters

The Boulter letters

Kenneth Milne & Paddy McNally, editors

Originally published in 1769–70, the Boulter letters represent one of the most important printed sources for the political and ecclesiastical history of Ireland…
The Irish stage

The Irish stage

A legal history

W.N. Osborough

Drama, opera, ballet, circuses, concerts and puppet-shows: down the years, all these species of live entertainment faced innumerable difficulties in Ireland. Th…
Wolves in Ireland

Wolves in Ireland

A natural and cultural history

Kieran Hickey

'A fascinating overview of the wolf in Ireland through the ages. Hickey redresses the demonization of this iconic animal.' – Ciaran Mc Mahon, Team leader, Dubli…
The Court of Admiralty of Ireland, 1575–1893

The Court of Admiralty of Ireland, 1575–1893

Kevin Costello

In 1575 the Lord Admiral of England, Edward Clinton, appointed Ambrose Forth as the first judge of the Admiralty in Ireland. Between 1575 and 1893 an independen…