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Evangelicals and Catholics in nineteenth-century Ireland

Evangelicals and Catholics in nineteenth-century Ireland

James H. Murphy, editor

This interesting collection of essays – from academics in Ireland and North America – looks at Irish society, religion and politics in the nineteenth century.

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An Irish Jansenist in seventeenth-century France: John Callaghan, 1605–54

An Irish Jansenist in seventeenth-century France: John Callaghan, 1605–54

The O'Donnell Lecture 2004

Thomas O'Connor

Published by the National University of Ireland.

Charles James O’Donnell, born in Donegal and educated in Galway, provided in his will (1935) for a bequest to …
Ireland and the new century

Ireland and the new century

Politics, culture & identity

Robert Savage, editor

Unionism, and the future of the union
Alvin Jackson

Republicanism and culture in the new millennium
Declan Kiberd

Reading the future: the Republican idea in t…
Gaelic Grace Notes

Gaelic Grace Notes

The musical expedition of Ole Mørk Sandvik to Ireland and Scotland

Séamas Ó Catháin

The exploits of Ole Mørk Sandvik (1875–1976) in the collection of Norwegian folk music and his close involvement in the development of Norwegian church music ea…
The Irish Country House

The Irish Country House

Its past, present and future

Terence Dooley & Christopher Ridgway, editors

‘In their variety, these essays indicate how very new is serious analysis of the Irish country house and how many avenues remain to be explored’, Irish Times. 
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Saint Brigid of Kildare

Saint Brigid of Kildare

Life, legend and cult

Noel Kissane

Despite being the female patron saint of Ireland and one of the most remarkable women in Irish history, St Brigid has always been an elusive figure. Some schola…
The Nine Years War, 1593–1603

The Nine Years War, 1593–1603

O'Neill, Mountjoy and the military revolution

James O'Neill

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…
The Church of Ireland and its past

The Church of Ireland and its past

history, interpretation and identity

Mark Empey, Alan Ford & Miriam Moffitt, editors

This book brings together leading Irish historians who examine how the history of the Church of Ireland has been written in the 500 years since the Reformation.…
Dancing as a social pastime in the south-east of Ireland, 1800–1897

Dancing as a social pastime in the south-east of Ireland, 1800–1897

Mary Friel

At the beginning of the 19th century, dancing was viewed as a necessary social skill and dancing masters and musicians were found throughout Ireland to cater fo…