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Maynooth Research Guides for Irish Local History

The Quaker community of Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, 1717–1848

The Quaker community of Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, 1717–1848

This volume considers the arrival of The Society of Friends/Quakers to Ballymurray in 1717, their relationship with local landowners the Croftons of Mote Park, and the challenges they encountered until the final discontinuance of Ballymurray...This volume considers the arrival of The Society of Friends/Quakers to Ballymurray in 1717, their relationship with local landowners the...
Author/Editor: Jacqueline née Creaven d'Towey
The archives of the valuation of Ireland, 1830–65

The archives of the valuation of Ireland, 1830–65

Between 1830 and 1864, every piece of property in Ireland was valued, from houses on tiny plots of land to the great landed estates. The work of valuation created a large volume of archives that...Between 1830 and 1864, every piece of property in Ireland was valued, from houses on tiny plots of land to...
Author/Editor: Frances McGee
Medieval Irish buildings, 1100–1600

Medieval Irish buildings, 1100–1600

The Irish landscape is dotted with thousands of medieval buildings, most of them in ruins. They are an invaluable resource, individually and collectively, for making sense of medieval Ireland and its people, provided one knows...The Irish landscape is dotted with thousands of medieval buildings, most of them in ruins. They are an invaluable resource,...
Author/Editor: Tadhg O'Keeffe
Business archival sources for the local historian

Business archival sources for the local historian

This book provides a practical guide to the major collections of business archives for the whole of Ireland and to their appropriate use in historical research. Irish historians’ engagement with the accounting and business fields...This book provides a practical guide to the major collections of business archives for the whole of Ireland and to...
Author/Editor: Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh & Margaret Ó hÓgartaigh
A guide to sources for the history of Irish education, 1780–1922

A guide to sources for the history of Irish education, 1780–1922

This book is an introductory guide for students and researchers in the history of Irish education from 1780–1922. The nineteenth century saw the foundation of the national school system of primary education, the setting up...This book is an introductory guide for students and researchers in the history of Irish education from 1780–1922. The nineteenth...
Author/Editor: Susan M. Parkes
Medieval Gaelic sources

Medieval Gaelic sources

This short book is intended to serve as a practical guide to Gaelic language sources (as opposed to administrative or ecclesiastical records in Latin, French, or English) for the history of these communities in the...This short book is intended to serve as a practical guide to Gaelic language sources (as opposed to administrative or...
Author/Editor: Katharine Simms
Travellers' accounts as source material for Irish historians

Travellers' accounts as source material for Irish historians

This book is intended as an aid to Irish historians on the use of travellers’ accounts as source-material. It consists of a discursive introduction, annotations of over 200 accounts from the years 1635 to 1948,...This book is intended as an aid to Irish historians on the use of travellers’ accounts as source-material. It consists...
Author/Editor: C.J. Woods
The big houses and landed estates of Ireland

The big houses and landed estates of Ireland

A research guide

This book is designed to provide historians and all those interested in local history, specifically the history of landed estates and Irish big houses, with practical advice regarding the availability of primary sources, their locations,...This book is designed to provide historians and all those interested in local history, specifically the history of landed estates...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley
Exploring the history and heritage of Irish landscapes

Exploring the history and heritage of Irish landscapes

This book highlights the principal themes and elements in the making of the landscape, and the sources which can assist historians and historical geographers in studying and understanding Irish landscape history. Major and local sources...This book highlights the principal themes and elements in the making of the landscape, and the sources which can assist...
Author/Editor: Patrick J. Duffy
Church of Ireland records

Church of Ireland records

This revised and updated guide contains an overview of the Church of Ireland's administration and the records which it produced, a guide to published catalogues and printed editions of archives and manuscripts, and an introduction...This revised and updated guide contains an overview of the Church of Ireland's administration and the records which it produced,...
Author/Editor: Raymond Refaussé
A guide to sources for the history of material culture in Ireland, 1500–2000

A guide to sources for the history of material culture in Ireland, 1500–2000

In recent years, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists and specialists in design, architecture and art have developed techniques that are now being exploited by historians. Dr Barnard provides a guide to some of the theories and their...In recent years, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists and specialists in design, architecture and art have developed techniques that are now being...
Author/Editor: Toby Barnard
Sources for the study of crime in Ireland, 1801–1921

Sources for the study of crime in Ireland, 1801–1921

This book provides a summary of the contents of the documentary and published sources for the study of crime held in Irish and British repositories, offers suggestions on how to utilize these materials, and also...This book provides a summary of the contents of the documentary and published sources for the study of crime held...
Author/Editor: Brian Griffin