County Armagh was one of the most controversial theatres of political and military conflict during the 1912–23 period. The county’s long-standing antipathy betw…
This book examines the impact of the Famine on Sir William Palmer’s Mayo estates, one of the largest in the county. It describes the estates’ social and economi…
The scale of the Great Famine of 1846 has overshadowed the prevalence of extreme poverty in Ireland in the period 1815–45. As economic conditions deteriorated b…
In the period prior to the Famine, Ulster’s Protestant community faced major change – social, political and economical. These challenges were created by the col…
Country houses have been defined by their contents as much as by their architecture, landscapes and the families who occupied them. They have boasted assemblies…
Country houses have always been magnets for visitors. In early days individuals with the correct social credentials could gain entry, while visitors such as roy…
