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Gothic

Building Castles in post-Union Ireland

Judith Hill

Castles speak. Especially in an age when they are no longer necessary. The Act of Union of 1800, which brought Ireland into closer association with Britain, cha…
The Judges of Ireland, 1866-1921

The Judges of Ireland, 1866-1921

Daire Hogan

The late 1860s and the 1870s are important years in the history of the Irish judiciary, and for the structure and culture of the courts. On New Year’s Day 1878 …
Anglesey in Ireland, 1828 to 1833

Anglesey in Ireland, 1828 to 1833

Worse than War

Síle McGuckian

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess Anglesey (1768–1854), was a war hero who had fought alongside the duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo. A glamorous and engagi…
Cork

Cork

The Irish Revolution, 1912-23

Richard S. Grayson

Events in the ‘Rebel County’ of Cork have played a central role in popular memory and the historiography of the Irish Revolution. The county contributes some of…
English Countess, Irish Earl

English Countess, Irish Earl

The Social World of Frances, Countess of Clanricard, 1567–1632

Bernadette Cunningham

Frances Walsingham was the only surviving daughter of an Elizabethan secretary of state, Sir Francis Walsingham. In modern times Frances has enjoyed numerous ca…
John Boyle, the Freeholder and pre-Famine Cork society

John Boyle, the Freeholder and pre-Famine Cork society

‘This Wild Infuriate’

Neil Cronin

John Boyle was an orphan with a difficult upbringing, impoverished and a social misfit, yet he achieved great prominence in early nineteenth-century Cork. A dis…
The life and politics of Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 1862–1935

The life and politics of Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 1862–1935

Brian Fennell

This book examines the life and political career of a significant yet often overlooked figure in Irish nationalism. Politically active from 1885 to 1933, Thomas…
Scandal, satire and the battle for reputation in Limerick’s ascendancy, 1815–20

Scandal, satire and the battle for reputation in Limerick’s ascendancy, 1815–20

‘Unconquerable Malice’

Brian Leahy

Step into the turbulent world of nineteenth-century Limerick, where scandal, ambition and razor-sharp wit collide. This gripping account unravels the explosive …
Ireland’s first sanitorium

Ireland’s first sanitorium

The St Ann’s Hill Hydro, County Cork, 1843–1953

Sinéad McSweeney and Ronan Foley

The St Ann’s Hill Hydropathic Establishment, or The Hydro, was Ireland’s first and pre-eminent sanitorium. The Hydro was built in in Co. Cork in 1843 and closed…
Donegal town, 1474–1974

Donegal town, 1474–1974

Matthew Potter

Donegal town is one of the most historic places in Ireland, and has given its name to Co. Donegal. Owned successively by three great families, the O’Donnells (1…