Since its first appearance the Directory of Irish Archives has become the standard work for those who need introductory information on archival and manuscript c…
A new and welcome contribution to Irish-Spanish historical studies has come with the publication of Ireland and Spain in the reign of Philip II. As the title re…
In 2009–2010 Ireland experienced a remarkable sequence of weather disasters and freak natural occurrences. The summer of 2009 broke all sorts of rainfall record…
When Henry II departed Ireland in 1172, he handed over to Hugh de Lacy I the gift of the land of Meath; an enormous tract which covered the modern counties of M…
University College Dublin has provided education on archives for 35 years mainly in the Archives Department. This book of essays celebrates its role in a timely…
The essays in this book are accompanied by original illustrations from Louis le Brocquy and Imogen Stuart in honour of Peter Harbison on the occasion of his 65t…
Do angels exist? Are they not just a pious fiction invented to please children – like Father Christmas? In this modern era does it make sense to seek the help o…
Irish Sea studies, 900–1200 examines some of the events and personalities round the Irish Sea province at a crucial time in the development of medieval Europe. …
The author, who won the Beckett Prize in Irish History for 2000, uses approaches developed in the study of English social conflict to investigate social conflic…
The studies in this volume range across history, literature, archaeology, law and theology. Challenging assumptions as to the medieval isolation of what were in…