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The world of the galloglass

The world of the galloglass

Kings, warlords and warriors in Ireland and Scotland, 1200–1600

Seán Duffy, editor

The intersection of Scottish and Irish politics and culture in the late Middle Ages is encapsulated in the figure of the galloglass. These West Highland and Heb…
The Irish-Scottish World in the Middle Ages

The Irish-Scottish World in the Middle Ages

Seán Duffy, David Ditchburn & Peter Crooks, editors

In this volume, the proceedings of the second Trinity Medieval Ireland Symposium (marking the 700th anniversary of the invasion of Ireland by Edward, brother of…
The National University of Ireland First World War Centenary Roll of Honour and Essays

The National University of Ireland First World War Centenary Roll of Honour and Essays

Ronan McGreevy & Emer Purcell

At the beginning of the First World War, many Irish men were enticed to enlist by the promise of home rule, while others may have joined up to secure a decent l…
Irish provincial cultures in the long eighteenth century

Irish provincial cultures in the long eighteenth century

Essays for Toby Barnard

Raymond Gillespie & R.F. Foster, editors

In this book, thirteen distinguished historians of early modern Ireland recreate the lost world of those who carved out a middle position between the aristocrac…
The world of Geoffrey Keating

The world of Geoffrey Keating

History, myth and religion in seventeenth-century Ireland

Bernadette Cunningham

Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Eirinn was among the most popular and influential histories ever written. It offered a sense of Ireland, of Irishness, and of …
The Vestry Records of the Parish of St John the Evangelist, Dublin, 1595–1658

The Vestry Records of the Parish of St John the Evangelist, Dublin, 1595–1658

Raymond Gillespie, editor

The importance of parish records for the reconstruction of many aspects of past societies is becoming clear from research in other countries. Irish parochial re…
Ireland, Philadelphia and the re-invention of America, 1760–1800

Ireland, Philadelphia and the re-invention of America, 1760–1800

Maurice Bric

While the American Revolution led to the establishment of the United States as an independent republic, it also inaugurated a debate as to what the character an…
The Orange Order in Canada

The Orange Order in Canada

David A. Wilson, editor

Nowhere in the world – not even in Northern Ireland – was Orangeism more popular than it was in Canada. When the Orange Order reached its peak in the 1920s, 60 …
Creation theology

Creation theology

José Morales

Creation is an essential element in the Christian understanding of existence, and one which is not fully explicable by unaided reason. The notion and truth of c…
Encountering Christ

Encountering Christ

Homilies, letters and addresses of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio

Pope Francis

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped out onto the balcony in St. Peter’s square as the new Pope, many were unfamiliar with him. Many wondered who he was,…