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Her Keys to the City

Her Keys to the City

Honouring the Women who made Dublin

Just four women were among the 83 people given the Freedom of the City of Dublin since the award was inaugurated in 1876 to June 2022. The genesis of this book lies in wanting, in...Just four women were among the 83 people given the Freedom of the City of Dublin since the award was...
Author/Editor: Alison Gilliland and Clodagh Finn
The Irish Church, its Reform and the English Invasion

The Irish Church, its Reform and the English Invasion

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 Ó Corráin sets these...This book radically reassesses the reform of the Irish Church in the twelfth century, on its own terms and in...
Author/Editor: Donnchadh Ó Corráin
Teresa Ball and Loreto education

Teresa Ball and Loreto education

Convents and the Colonial World, 1794-1875

Educated at the Bar Convent, York, Teresa Ball became a pioneer of girls’ education when she returned to Ireland in 1821 and opened Loreto Abbey convent and boarding school in 1822. The Dublin convent quickly...Educated at the Bar Convent, York, Teresa Ball became a pioneer of girls’ education when she returned to Ireland in...
Author/Editor: Deirdre Raftery
Dublin from 1970 to 1990

Dublin from 1970 to 1990

The City Transformed

Dublin’s footprint grew steadily during the 1970s with housing transforming the landscape of the west of the city, especially in Tallaght, Clondalkin and Blanchardstown. It was a time of change with the dominance of the...Dublin’s footprint grew steadily during the 1970s with housing transforming the landscape of the west of the city, especially in...
Author/Editor: Joseph Brady
Sarah Cecilia Harrison

Sarah Cecilia Harrison

Artist, Social Campaigner and City Councillor

Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863-1941) was one of Dublin’s finest portrait painters but she also immersed herself in the political and social fabric of Dublin life, becoming the first female elected as a Dublin City Councillor...Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863-1941) was one of Dublin’s finest portrait painters but she also immersed herself in the political and...
Author/Editor: Margarita Cappock
The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell

The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell

The Man who shot the informer James Carey

Patrick O’Donnell achieved the status of a national hero when he killed Ireland’s most infamous informer James Carey on board a steamship off the coast of South Africa in 1883. Why did the quiet-spoken labourer...Patrick O’Donnell achieved the status of a national hero when he killed Ireland’s most infamous informer James Carey on board...
Author/Editor: Seán Ó Cuirreáin
The Making of The Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985

The Making of The Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985

A Memoir by David Goodall

The Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA) signed by Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher on 15 November 1985 was unique in providing a treaty-based arrangement for the government of a territory disputed between two States. In effect it...The Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA) signed by Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher on 15 November 1985 was unique in providing a...
Author/Editor: Frank Sheridan, editor
Ireland Encastellated, AD 950–1550

Ireland Encastellated, AD 950–1550

Insular castle-building in its European context

Despite an ever-expanding literature on Irish castles, the relationships between the castle-building tradition in Ireland and those of contemporary Europe have attracted very little attention among Irish scholars. This book seeks to remedy this by...Despite an ever-expanding literature on Irish castles, the relationships between the castle-building tradition in Ireland and those of contemporary Europe...
Author/Editor: Tadhg O'Keeffe
Irish Men and Women in the Second World War

Irish Men and Women in the Second World War

The publication of this book in 1999 provided the first detailed examination of the many Irish men and women, all volunteers, who served in the Second World War. It led the way for further study...The publication of this book in 1999 provided the first detailed examination of the many Irish men and women, all...
Author/Editor: Richard Doherty
Art O'Brien and Irish Nationalism in London, 1900-25

Art O'Brien and Irish Nationalism in London, 1900-25

*Joint winner of the NUI Publication Prize in Irish History 2023* London-born and reared, Art O’Brien’s journey from wealthy electrical engineer to leader of Irish militant nationalism in London was, by any measure, quite extraordinary. This...*Joint winner of the NUI Publication Prize in Irish History 2023* London-born and reared, Art O’Brien’s journey from wealthy electrical engineer...
Author/Editor: Dr Mary MacDiarmada
Social Life in Pre-Reformation Dublin, 1450–1540

Social Life in Pre-Reformation Dublin, 1450–1540

This is an account of social life in pre-Reformation Dublin, telling of its ruling class, its wealthy merchants, its all-powerful traditional church, the cityʼs personalities, and Dublinʼs unwanted Irish. Dublin was a thriving city, the...This is an account of social life in pre-Reformation Dublin, telling of its ruling class, its wealthy merchants, its all-powerful...
Author/Editor: Peadar Slattery
Lady Butler

Lady Butler

War artist and traveller, 1846–1933

This is the first biography of Victorian Britain’s greatest war artist, Elizabeth Thompson Butler, who found fame and public acclaim after exhibiting her Crimean War painting The Roll Call in 1874. A favourite of Queen Victoria,...This is the first biography of Victorian Britain’s greatest war artist, Elizabeth Thompson Butler, who found fame and public acclaim...
Author/Editor: Catherine Wynne