This book pays tribute to Professor Christine Meek with nineteen essays that present the latest research in the evolution of Italian society towards the Renaissance Which also provide fascinating and
Beginning with the arrival of the Dominicans in Dublin in 1224 and concluding with the Dissolution Campaign of 1540-1541, this book surveys the history, lifestyle, and pastoral and cultural impact of
The proctors' accounts of St Werburgh's are unique in that no similar body of material has survived for any other Irish parish. These lay sources reveal the workings of a parochial community, enablin
In 1974, in an introduction to Ben Jonson's poetry, Thom Gunn wrote: "all poetry is occasional: whether the occasion is an external event like a birthday or a declaration of war, whether it is an occa
A discussion of the rich written heritage of the Old and Middle Irish period, 600-1200. Chapters deal with such topics as druids, monks, poets, the beginnings of writing manuscripts, saga cycles, and
Much of the lordship of Ireland was organized into liberties, or semi-autonomous urban jurisdictions, from the 13th century onwards. This work examines the medieval origins of the liberties of Dublin:
Andrews, author and former geography educator, provides a wide-ranging but thorough overview of the art of cartography from the earliest times to the mid-19th century. Rather than take the traditional
At the same time that England was sending colonists to the New World it was also expanding immigration to its oldest colony, Ireland. This study of the plantations established from 1550-1700 grew out
"Charles Oa??Conor of Ballinagare (1710a??91) was one of 18th-century Irelanda??s greatest scholars, who wrote in both Irish and English. His work was clearly influenced by the Enlightenment and he re
Fenning (archivist, Irish Dominican province) has collected and edited 27 successive articles written by Fr. Benedict O'Sullivan originally published in the Irish Rosary between 1948 and 1953. The art
This book is intended as an aid to Irish historians on the use of traveller's accounts as source-material. It consists of a discursive introduction, annotations of over 200 accounts from the years 16
The poetry and prose of Belfast writer Carson are explored by scholars of literature. They consider the whole body of his work from his first publication during the 1970s to recently completed titles.
Hazell, an independent scholar of medieval literature, examines the attitudes toward poverty in late medieval England through the literature of the time. Her sources vary from well-known authors such
This interdisciplinary panorama of Dublin from the tenth through the sixteenth centuries is a fitting tribute to Professor Howard B. Clarke who spent much of his career investigating the history of to
A scholar-at-large long involved with theater, Corbett investigates the relationship between the mystery plays of late medieval England and their implied audiences, questioning the conventional wisdom
Lough CE, Co. Roscommon, was one of the most important lakes in medieval Ireland. This book brings together current research from scholars in a variety of disciplines to explore this neglected region.
The relationship of Ireland with the Viking World is one of the enduring themes of the study of the Viking Age. The Fifteenth Viking Congress addressed key issues in the debate, including Viking-Age
Cynthia containing direfull sonnets, madrigalls, and passionate intercourses, describing his repudiate affections expressed in love's owne language was published in London in 1604, and survives in onl
This volume arises from a conference held in 2008 at the Royal Society in London to mark the 275th anniversary of the establishment of the Edward Worth Library in Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin. Many c
From the 1770s to the mid-nineteenth century the commissioners for paving the streets of Dublin, commonly known as the Paving Board were responsible for the paving, lighting and cleansing of the capit
