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Landscapes of cult and kingship

Landscapes of cult and kingship

Roseanne Schot, Conor Newman & Edel Bhreathnach, editors

This volume offers new perspectives on kingship and royal landscapes in Ireland and abroad in thirteen essays by leading experts which consider how topography, …
Literature, Judges and the Law

Literature, Judges and the Law

W.N. Osborough

No standard format attaches to the composition of judgments by judges working within the Common Law dispensation. Normally, of course, we get a recital of the f…
Lough Swilly

Lough Swilly

A living landscape

Andrew Cooper editor

Nestled between Fanad and Inishowen peninsulas on Ireland’s most northern coast, is Lough Swilly, one of the largest of Ireland’s sea loughs. Long noted for its…
Magic in medieval romance

Magic in medieval romance

A study of selected romances from Chrétien de Troyes to Geoffrey Chaucer

Michelle Sweeney

This book examines the roles of magic in medieval romance. Magic’s crucial function in the romances may be established by studying the diverse works of Chrétien…
Margaret Aylward, 1810–1889

Margaret Aylward, 1810–1889

Lady of Charity, Sister of Faith

Jacinta Prunty

Margaret Aylward was a wealthy Waterford woman who devoted her considerable talents to improving the lot of poor families in Dublin during the second half of th…
Medieval Celtic literature and society

Medieval Celtic literature and society

Helen Fulton editor

This collection brings together the latest research from international scholars working on medieval Irish, Welsh, Cornish and Breton literature, making it a rea…
Michael Moore, c.1639–1726

Michael Moore, c.1639–1726

Provost of Trinity, Rector of Paris

Liam Chambers

Michael Moore, priest, philosopher and educationalist, was one of the most prominent Irish émigré scholars of the 17th and early 18th centuries. He rose to prom…
Molly Keane

Molly Keane

Centenary essays

Eibhear Walshe & Gwenda Young editors

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…
Muirchú Moccu Macthéni's 'Life of Saint Patrick'

Muirchú Moccu Macthéni's 'Life of Saint Patrick'

David Howlett

David Howlett presents a radically new text, translation, and analysis of Muirchú Moccu Macthéni's Life of Saint Patrick, with newly discovered internal confirm…
Mysteries and solutions in Irish legal history

Mysteries and solutions in Irish legal history

Desmond Greer & Norma Dawson editors

This book is a second collection of papers arising from the work of the Irish Legal History Society and includes three lectures given at the meeting held in Bel…