Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare (1710–91) was one of 18th-century Ireland’s greatest scholars. Writing in both Irish and English, his work was clearly influenced…
This book argues that Nathaniel Clements was an enlightened patron of architecture, not a practising architect, and that he influenced upper-class residential d…
The history of Jack Connor (1752) is the only, and once very popular, novel of the Irish writer of Huguenot descent, William Chaigneau (1709–81). An example of …
Throughout the history of modern Ireland, cultural representations of youth and childhood have served as focal points for discussions of social and political is…
This book explores aspects of the social, political and cultural life of Dublin at a defining point in Irish history during the 1913 Lockout. Certain personalit…
This volume presents one of the largest and most authoritative collections of essays on the theme of medieval Ireland to appear in many years. Published to mark…
This book offers a new interpretation of Adomnán’s 'Life of Saint Columba', a crucial source for the study of early Irish and north British history. Whereas pre…
'A fascinating overview of the wolf in Ireland through the ages. Hickey redresses the demonization of this iconic animal.' – Ciaran Mc Mahon, Team leader, Dubli…
The story of the Battle of Clontarf, fought almost a thousand years ago, on 23 April 1014, is an inspiring one. It is a tale of ambition, determination, courage…
This collection of essays, published in association with the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland, challenges the view that national identificati…
