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The making of the modern Scottish Highlands, 1939–1965
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The making of the modern Scottish Highlands, 1939–1965

Withstanding the 'colossus of advancing materialism'

John A. Burnett

The period between 1939 and 1965 was a critical juncture in the history of the Scottish Highlands and Islands – a phase when war, welfarism and the planned inte…
Ailerani Interpretatio Mystica Progenitorum Domini Iesu Christi

Ailerani Interpretatio Mystica Progenitorum Domini Iesu Christi

Aidan Breen, editor

Little is known of Ailerán, except that he was lector of Clonard, Co. Meath, and that he died in the great plague of 665. He is also credited with the authorshi…
The Ulster earls and Baroque Europe

The Ulster earls and Baroque Europe

Thomas O'Connor & Mary Ann Lyons, editors

Interest in the Irish in Europe in the early modern period has quickened in recent years, facilitated by better funding, increased research co-operation and enh…
Irish communities in early modern Europe

Irish communities in early modern Europe

Thomas O'Connor & Mary Ann Lyons, editors

The third collection of essays by the Irish in Europe Project, this book explores the emergence of Irish communities across Europe from Sweden to the southerly …
Children's fiction, 1765–1808

Children's fiction, 1765–1808

by John Carey; Margaret King Moore, Lady Mount Cashell; and Henry Brooke

Anne Markey, editor

The present volume offers a pioneering selection of stories for children, published between 1765 and 1808 by Irish authors. Learning better than House and Land …
Ulster and Scotland, 1600–2000

Ulster and Scotland, 1600–2000

History, language and identity

William P. Kelly & John R. Young, editors

The first volume in the series of Ulster-Scots history deals with many aspects of life, including social and economical.

Contributors: John R. Young (U. Strath…
The clergy of the diocese of Derry: an index

The clergy of the diocese of Derry: an index

Second Edition

Edward Daly & Kieran Devlin

This new, revised, expanded and updated edition of a book first published in 1997 includes comprehensive entries on saints associated with the see; bishops (inc…
Philosophical papers

Philosophical papers

Cahal Daly

Teaching philosophy for more than twenty years at Queen's University, Belfast, Cardinal Daly specialised in metaphysics and ethics, with particular attention to…
The history and development of the Special Criminal Court, 1922–2005

The history and development of the Special Criminal Court, 1922–2005

Fergal Davis

The Special Criminal Court consists of three judges sitting without a jury and hears cases when the ordinary courts are ‘inadequate’. Generally this has involve…
Afterlife

Afterlife

Mary FitzGerald

With an essay by Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith

FitzGerald’s recent work has been characterized as ‘an attempt to convey vulnerability through images which are impe…