"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
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
This collection of essays looks at the interrelated themes of Catholicism, violence and politics in the Irish context in the 19th and 20th centuries. Although much effort was expended by institutional
The Three Castles of Dublin have been the symbol of the city since 1230, when they first appeared on a city seal as three watchtowers over one of the city's fortified main gates. Over time, the towers
In 1912, Derry was a busy port city with a thriving textile industry. An important transport hub, it was also a city divided along confessional and political lines. The unionist establishment controll
This book examines the universal subject of death - looking at the particular experience of death, burial and commemoration in Dublin since the 16th century. Using death as a way of understanding soci
This book radically reassesses the reform of the Irish Church in the twelfth century, on its own terms and in the context of the English Invasion that it helped precipitate. Professor � Corráin sets
