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…
In 1826, seven hundred parishioners from the Catholic parish of Blanchardstown sent a petition to Archbishop Murray requesting that he institute an inquiry amon…
In the history of the 1798 rising in Ireland, Offaly is regarded as the forgotten county. It was not the scene of major military activity, but that does no mean…
The area known as Rossin is found on few maps. Instead of being an artificial creation of political or religious administration, it is an unofficial entity whic…
The political climate of early medieval northern Britain was dynamic. Identifiable kingdoms came into prominence and new ideas on political governance promoted …
This volume contains reports on a number of important archaeological excavations in the Dublin area in recent years, including: Claire Walsh’s discovery of the …
This richly illustrated collection of essays examines for the first time the important Irish career of one of the most famous personalities of medieval Europe, …
The exploits of Ole Mørk Sandvik (1875–1976) in the collection of Norwegian folk music and his close involvement in the development of Norwegian church music ea…
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This short book uses the remarkable diaries of Callan resident Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin to examine the changing …
A vivid history of Dublin unfolds in this exploration of more than one thousand years of bridges over the river Liffey. From the time of the Vikings and their s…
