This short book examines Stradbally Hall’s landscape in a period that saw profound changes during the 18th century. It takes the perspectives of four diverse gr…
This is the first in-depth study of the oldest surviving ‘beginner’s guide’ to the Irish language. Christopher Nugent, baron of Delvin, presented Queen Elizabet…
Why do a number of children look like the local dean? Did you hear that the bishop did not like the communion wine and spat it out, exclaiming “this is the base…
At Mallow petty sessions on 31 October 1893, two young Cork girls were committed to an industrial school at Kinsale, on the south coast of the county. They were…
Following on from volume 1 on new unionism and old (1889–1906), volume 2 reviews the impact of Larkinism and syndicalism on Derry. After impressive progress in …
This study provides an in-depth look at the fascinating life of John Keane, who managed the Cappoquin estate in Co. Waterford during one of the most turbulent p…
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. This book looks at life in Nenagh during the tumultuous period of 1914 to 1921. It examines the rise of …
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. Our knowledge of Anglo-Norman Ireland is derived from a wide spectrum of written records: charters, lega…
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This short book uses the remarkable diaries of Callan resident Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin to examine the changing …
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This book investigates crime and sentencing at petty sessions, quarter sessions and assizes in Kilkenny city in …
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History. This book is based on the burning of Ballydugan house in 1922, a middle-sized country house on a 1,500-acre esta…
In the history of Norman monasteries founded in Ireland, the Benedictine priory of Fore stands apart. While many foundations were independent entities and other…
