A major study of women and the medieval Irish church, this book includes ground-breaking investigations of medieval nunneries in Ireland, their personnel, patrons, buildings and estates and their stra
This book is an introductory guide for students and researchers of the history of Irish education. The nineteenth century saw the foundation of the national school system of primary education, the se
By the time he was in his early 30s, Davitt (1846-1906) was already known as the Father of the Land League and architect of the Land War of 1879-82. Rather than resting on his laurels, however, he spe
Dublin's Ha'penny Bridge is one of the symbols of the city. Designed by Coalbrookdale in Shropshire and erected in Dublin in and opened on 19 May 1816. It was the first dedicated footbridge over the r
The book examines the fortunes of a provincial, entrepreneurial family, the Glynns of Kilrush, County Clare, who came to local prominence in the early years of the nineteenth-century. It explores thei
In the politically charged era following the 1801 Act of Union, when Ireland’s harp symbol was ubiquitous in political imagery, the playable instrument, the Gaelic harp, had largely disappeared.
Dublin Corporation was dissolved by the Free State Government on 20 May 1924, following an inquiry in the Mansion House. According to one prominent historian, the decision to dissolve Dublin Corporati
From the earliest moments of their involvement in Ireland, the Geraldines (or FitzGeralds) - the greatest of the Anglo-Norman dynasties established in Ireland after 1169 - became shrouded in myths, of
After the relative gloom of the 1950s, there was a rapid economic pick-up in the early 1960s. Car ownership increased as standards of living improved and Dublin, in common with other European cities,
This 7th volume of proceedings of the annual Friends of Medieval Dublin symposium contains, in the archaeological arena, John O Neill's assessment of the significance for Viking-Age rural settlement
Costello, author of The Law of Habeas Corpus in Ireland, presents this complete history of the Court of Admiralty in Ireland. Beginning in 1575 with the lord admiral of England Edward Clinton's appoin
Published in London in 1693, Vertue Rewarded is one of the earliest examples of Irish prose fiction. Set in Ireland during the wars between James II and William of Orange, the main narrative involves
When he retired from public office in 1811, John Foster had been at the center of Irish political affairs for 35 years, starting as a member of parliament at the age of 21. This book details his caree
