John Ferrall

Sligo

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

Michael Farry

Using a wide array of sources and interviews, Michael Farry has produced a balanced, comprehensive and absorbing study of county Sligo from 1912 when the Irish …

'The Downfall of Hagan': Sligo Ribbonism in 1842

Jennifer Kelly

This study looks at the Ribbon secret society in Sligo town and county in the early nineteenth century. Comprising well over 3,000 members throughout the county…

The Kirwan murder case, 1852

A glimpse of the Irish Protestant middle class in the mid-nineteenth century

Suzanne Leeson

This book relates the story of the controversial trial, conviction and imprisonment of William Burke Kirwan, a Dublin artist, for the murder of his wife, Sarah,…

Landholding in the new English settlement of Hacketstown, Co. Carlow, 1635–1875

Oliver Whelan

The new Protestant settlement in the lordship of Clonmore, centred around Hacketstown, proved resilient to the 1641 rebellion and attracted investment, includin…

Rathcoole and the United Irish Rebellions, 1798–1803

Kerron Ó Luain

The story of the United Irish rebellions in a hitherto quiet corner of south-west County Dublin is a story of personal resentments fuelled by the spread of radi…

Waterford port and harbour, c.1815–42

Shaping the port

Mary Breen

The management and development of Waterford port and harbour during a formative period in Irish history are explored in this book. Particular attention is paid …