This is the third collection of papers read at meetings of the Irish Legal History Society during 2000a??4, along with some other papers on Irish legal history. Contents: D.S. Greer (QUB), Truck in Do
The works of Brian O'Nolan present a very apt and humorous representation of twentieth century Dublin culture. He wrote novels under the pen name Flann O'Brien, and for twenty-six years contributed hi
This work re-evaluates the life and thought of George Tyrrell, one of the most prominent of the modernist thinkers, on the centenary of his death. A Jesuit priest, he was dismissed from the order and
1972 proved to be by far the bloodiest and most eventful year of the Northern Ireland conflict. The January shootings in Derry precipitated the downfall of the Stormont administration in March. Britis
Scholars in English and Irish literature, most working in Ireland, examine how various texts read by children since the 18th century reflect concepts of Irish national or imperial identity and how the
The authors (all affiliated with the U. of Ulster, UK) present a detailed economic history of the North West of Ireland that places the port of Londonderry (often just known as Derry) at the center of
This knowledgeable, detailed, and well-illustrated book (it's oversized: 8.5x12") presents the history of Dublin's water and sewer systems, written by Corcoran, who was a draughtsman for the drainage
The term epigraphy refers to inscriptions on hard material such as stone, metal and wood. The contributions discuss conceivable considerations that lie behind the choice of medium for a written messag
This study of Valentine Lawless, 2nd Lord Cloncurry (1773-1853) provides a fresh perspective on the life of a late eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century Irishman. During his sixty years in p
Cullen (1803-78) has been both praised and castigated for the enormous impact he had on the Irish Catholic Church, an influence that is still felt today. Historians of Ireland, Christianity, art, and
This collection of 11 essays focuses on the music of 17th century Ireland. A volume in the series Irish Musical Studies, it contains topics such as the historiography of Ireland's 17th century music,
Lying just south of the line that divided Ireland's two halves, Leath Chuinn to the north and Leath Mhogha to the south, the churches of the present county of Offaly could scarcely have been other tha
This important book charts the history of the Dublin Company of Goldsmiths, from the Middle Ages to the present. It demonstrates the close link between the guild and the city and shows how the Company
Starting with the roots of the political traditions of Ulster liberalism among members of the Volunteer movement, this book reviews the efforts of Ulster liberals to create institutions responsive to
This history of the Social Democratic and Labor Party chronicles the struggles of the largest nationalist political organization as it sought to offer a non-violent way forward for the people of North
A Descendant of the fireside tale, the short story has never neglected the uncanny. Indeed, the development of the literary ghost story helped to make short fiction what it is today: a genre of the i
The Easter Rising, which mostly took place in Ireland's capital city, directly impacted on Dublin City Council. Some fighting occured in sites belonging to the council, including City Hall itself, whi
The campaign for women's votes in Ireland coincided with the nationalist movement, the First World War, the rise of the trade union movement, the cultural revival and, of course, the 1916 Rising. It c
