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Clanricard's Castle

Clanricard's Castle

Portumna House, Co. Galway

Jane Fenlon editor

This richly illustrated book brings together ten essays by experts in the fields of architecture, history, archaeology and art history, each throwing light on a…
The transportation of women from Kildare to Van Diemen's Land in 1849

The transportation of women from Kildare to Van Diemen's Land in 1849

Catherine Fleming

More women convicts were transported to Van Diemen’s Land from Ireland in 1849 than any other year. This is the story of several women from Kildare who made the…
Danish troops in the Williamite army in Ireland, 1689–91

Danish troops in the Williamite army in Ireland, 1689–91

Kjeld Hald Galster

This unique account of the Williamite War in Ireland focuses on the Danish troops who fought on the Williamite side. Comprising fifteen per cent of William III’…
Irish and English

Irish and English

Essays on the Irish linguistic and cultural frontier, 1600–1900

James Kelly & Ciarán Mac Murchaidh, editors

The transformation of Ireland from a predominantly Irish-speaking country to a primarily English-speaking country was the most profound social change to take pl…
Irish harping, 1900–2010
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Irish harping, 1900–2010

Helen Lawlor

This book provides a musical ethnography and a history of the Irish harp. It gives a socio-cultural and musical analysis of the music and song associated with a…
The correspondence of Samuel Thomson (1766–1816)

The correspondence of Samuel Thomson (1766–1816)

Jennifer Orr, editor

During the Romantic period in the north of Ireland, a circle of bards were corresponding with one another, encouraging each other to pen verse, often united by …
Devotional cultures of European Christianity, 1790–1960

Devotional cultures of European Christianity, 1790–1960

Henning Laugerud & Salvador Ryan, editors

This volume takes as its theme the devotional cultures of European Christianity, from the dawn of the French Revolution to that later revolution which was the S…
The Irish Ordnance Survey

The Irish Ordnance Survey

History, culture and memory

Gillian Doherty

This is a cultural and intellectual history of the Ordnance Survey, which mapped Ireland from 1824 to 1846. Captain Thomas Larcom of the Survey intended to prod…
An archaeology of southwest Ireland, 1570–1670

An archaeology of southwest Ireland, 1570–1670

Colin Breen

The 17th century was a period of significant political and religious upheavals and was also a formative period in terms of landscape and settlement development …
Culture and conflict in seventeenth-century France and Ireland
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Culture and conflict in seventeenth-century France and Ireland

Sarah Stacey & Véronique Desnain, editors

This collection of essays, assembled to celebrate the acquisition of the Geoffrey Aspin collection of 17th-century books by Trinity College Dublin, focuses on t…