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Adomnán of Iona

Adomnán of Iona

Theologian, lawmaker, peacemaker

Jonathan Wooding, editor

With Rodney Aist, Thomas Clancy & Thomas O'Loughlin.

The abbot of Iona in the late 7th century, Adomnán, a kinsmen of the founder St Columba, was one of the mo…
Julius Pokorny, 1887–1970

Julius Pokorny, 1887–1970

Germans, Celts and nationalism

Pól Ó Dochartaigh

Julius Pokorny (1887–1970) was the foremost Celtic scholar of his generation on the European mainland. Born in Prague, he studied at Vienna University, and lear…
A catalogue of the maps of the estates of the Archbishops of Dublin, 1654–1850

A catalogue of the maps of the estates of the Archbishops of Dublin, 1654–1850

Raymond Refaussé & Mary Clark

The manuscript maps of the estates of the archbishops of Dublin are rare survivals for most of the Church of Ireland's cartographical collections were destroyed…
The Vestry Records of the parishes of St Bride, St Michael Le Pole and St Stephen, Dublin, 1662–1742

The Vestry Records of the parishes of St Bride, St Michael Le Pole and St Stephen, Dublin, 1662–1742

W.J.R. Wallace

This is the fifth volume in the RCB Library ‘Texts and Calendars’ series. Like the earlier volumes, it seeks to make key texts for the history of the Church of …
Benedict XVI and the sacred liturgy

Benedict XVI and the sacred liturgy

Neil J. Roy & Janet E. Rutherford, editors

This volume is the published proceedings of the first Fota International Liturgical Conference held in Cork, Ireland, in July 2008 and it aims to provide a gene…
The mystery of the Holy Trinity in the fathers of the church

The mystery of the Holy Trinity in the fathers of the church

D. Vincent Twomey, SVD & Lewis Ayres, editors

Proceedings of the Fourth International Patristic Conference, Maynooth.

The editors lecture in theology at NUI Maynooth.

D. Vincent Twomey, SVD, is Professor …
Print culture in Loughrea, 1850–1900
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Print culture in Loughrea, 1850–1900

Reading, writing and printing in an Irish provincial town

Bernadette Lally

This study examines the demand for and supply of print in Loughrea in the second half of the nineteenth century. Literacy levels grew steadily throughout the pe…
Cynthia

Cynthia

by Richard Nugent

Angelina Lynch, editor

With an introduction by Anne Fogarty.

Published in an edition of 250 copies.

Cynthia (1604) is a fascinating sonnet sequence by Richard Nugent, a member of a …
'Civilizing' Gaelic Leinster
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'Civilizing' Gaelic Leinster

The extension of Tudor rule in the O'Byrne and O'Toole lordships

Christopher Maginn

This book charts the extension of Tudor government into the independent Gaelic lordships of the O'Byrnes and O'Tooles (Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin) from the origin…
John Foster (1740–1828)

John Foster (1740–1828)

The politics of improvement and prosperity

Anthony Malcomson

John Foster was the last (1785–1800) speaker of the Irish House of Commons and the most important opponent of the Act of Union which extinguished both his offic…