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Land Surveying in Ireland, 1690–1830

Land Surveying in Ireland, 1690–1830

Finnian Ó Cionnaith

Ireland's rich history of manuscript and printed maps is testament to the information that earlier generations sought from the environment around them. Although…
Thomas Butler, earl of Ossory, 1634-80

Thomas Butler, earl of Ossory, 1634-80

A Privileged Witness

Daniel D. Jordan

Thomas Butler, earl of Ossory, was a widely recognised hero of his time and his life story directly reflects the turbulent nature of seventeenth-century British…
Éigse Vol. 41

Éigse Vol. 41

A Journal of Irish Studies. Volume 41

Liam MacMathuna, editor

Éigse is devoted to the cultivation of a wide range of research on the Irish language and its literature, embracing both textual and contextual studies. Volume …
Waterford’s Maritime World

Waterford’s Maritime World

The ledger of Walter Butler, 1750–7

John Mannion

In October 1750 Walter Butler, a Waterford sea captain, purchased a ship in the port of Bordeaux and had it refitted there before loading it with wine, brandy a…
Cathal Brugha

Cathal Brugha

‘An Indomitable Spirit’

Daithí Ó Corráin & Gerard Hanley

By any measure, Cathal Brugha’s life was extraordinary: a member of the Gaelic League, Irish Republican Brotherhood and Irish Volunteers; a celebrated survivor …
Noraid and the Northern Ireland Troubles, 1970–94

Noraid and the Northern Ireland Troubles, 1970–94

Robert Collins

Since the end of the eighteenth century, the United States has offered sanctuary and support to Irish men and women engaged in the struggle for Irish independen…
'Modest and civil people'

'Modest and civil people'

Religion and society in medieval Galway

Rachel Moss and Cólman Ó Clabaigh OSB

The town of Galway occupied a unique situation in medieval Ireland. Conspicuously English in its religious and political allegiances, it existed in an overwhelm…
Thomas Conolly (1823-76) of Castletown House and the social networking of power

Thomas Conolly (1823-76) of Castletown House and the social networking of power

Suzanne M. Pegley

This study is focused on Thomas Conolly of Castletown House, Co. Kildare, and the social networking of the power elite. Structured as a biography of Conolly, it…
The Burning of Knockcroghery Village, Co. Roscommon, 1921
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The Burning of Knockcroghery Village, Co. Roscommon, 1921

Regina Donlon

On the evening of 20 June 1921, Colonel-Commandant Thomas Stanton Lambert was assassinated at Benown near Glasson in Co. Westmeath. Hours later, the small villa…
Nathaniel Colgan, 1851–1919

Nathaniel Colgan, 1851–1919

The life, times and genealogy of an enigmatic Dubliner

John Colgan

Nathaniel Colgan MRIA, a self-taught botanist, was known for his research on the ‘real’ shamrock and for his encyclopaedic survey, The flora of the county Dubli…