On 28 May 1849 at the height of the Great Famine, one of the country’s darkest periods, over 500 people were cruelly evicted from the village of Toomevara, coun…
This book looks at Ireland’s love affair with claret, which began in earnest with the establishment of Irish families in the wine trade in Bordeaux in the early…
Laurence O’Neill (1864-1943) was Lord Mayor of Dublin during key years in modern Irish history, 1917–1924. During these troubled years he held the confidence of…
The ‘Irish Big House’ novelist, Molly Keane, was born in 1904. This book explores the writings of this important literary voice within twentieth-century Irish w…
In 1951, the first ever Wexford Opera Festival (now known as ‘Wexford Festival Opera’) took place in a small town in the southeast corner of Ireland. What start…
For over fifteen hundred years, Ireland has been predominantly Christian. Religion has been a continuous force in various aspects of Irish life. As one might ex…
In the 18th century Dublin grew spectacularly; in the last quarter of a century, understanding of that growth has increased enormously. This book brings togethe…
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Working conditions in Irish industry prior to 1914 were frequently harsh and dangerous, particularly for women and children. The large textile, shipbuilding and…
In the Middle Ages, religious theatre was a popular medium for both the edification and the entertainment of the public. This book centres on seven of the forty…
