18th-century history

Maps and Map-Making in Local History

Jacinta Prunty

This book aims to introduce the local history practitioner to the world of maps – the special character (and appeal) of maps as an historical source, why they a…

The pastoral and education letters of Bishop James Doyle of Kildare and Leighlin, 1786–1834

Thomas McGrath

The brilliant Bishop James Doyle of Kildare and Leighlin (J.K.L.) was the outstanding Catholic bishop of his time. This major source book is a companion volume …

The Irish Hedge School and its books, 1695–1831

Antonia McManus

[Now in its 4th printing.]

This definitive book studies the hedge schools and texts that were common in the country for over one hundred and thirty-six years. …

Toleration and religious identity

The Edict of Nantes and its implications in France, Britain and Ireland

Ruth Whelan & Carol Baxter, editors

The Edict of Nantes, passed in 1598, established an uneasy truce between the Protestants and Roman Catholics in France, ushering in an era of religious pluralis…

Irish villages

Studies in local history

Karina Holton, Brian Ó Daláigh & Liam Clare, editors

This significant book is the first attempt to understand the problems of evolution in Irish villages from the local perspective. These essays contrast and compa…

Criminal justice history

Themes and controversies from pre-independence Ireland

Ian O'Donnell & Finbarr McAuley editors

This book comprises selected essays on issues in crime and punishment prior to the foundation of the State. The editors preface the collection with an introduct…

Sir Edward Newenham MP, 1734–1814

Defender of the Protestant constitution

James Kelly

Propagandist, popular politician, conservative reactionary, Edward Newenham excited sharply different responses during his lifetime. He was encouraged by his ad…

Irish migrants in Europe after Kinsale, 1602–1820

Thomas O'Connor & Mary Ann Lyons, editors

The battle of Kinsale, 1601, fought during the Nine Years War of 1594–1603, marked a turning point in Irish history. However, although the political power of th…

Archbishop Charles Agar

Churchmanship and politics in Ireland, 1760–1810

Anthony Malcomson

Charles Agar, archbishop of Cashel, 1779–1801, and archbishop of Dublin 1801–9, has generally been regarded as a good example of what was worst and worldliest i…

Francis Hutcheson in Dublin, 1719–1730

Michael Brown

Recognized as the ‘Father of the Scottish Enlightenment’ and an intellectual ancestor of the United Irishmen, Francis Hutcheson (1692–1746) is a figure of inter…

Rossin, County Meath

An unofficial place

Bryn Coldrick

The area known as Rossin is found on few maps. Instead of being an artificial creation of political or religious administration, it is an unofficial entity whic…

The Laity and the Church of Ireland, 1000–2000

All sorts and conditions

Raymond Gillespie & W.G. Neely, editors

Religion has always been central to an understanding of the Irish past and the experience of the Church of Ireland, as the established church before 1870, has e…