The transformation of Ireland from a predominantly Irish-speaking country to a primarily English-speaking country was the most profound social change to take pl…
The book places Dublin at the centre of a discussion about the significance of the historic urban landscape. Bringing together experts in art history, architect…
This richly illustrated book brings together ten essays by experts in the fields of architecture, history, archaeology and art history, each throwing light on a…
This book set out to establish what the true ‘realities’ were on the Digby estate in King’s County from 1857 to 1871, under the management of William Steuart Tr…
More women convicts were transported to Van Diemen’s Land from Ireland in 1849 than any other year. This is the story of several women from Kildare who made the…
In 1870, Thomas Taylour succeeded his father as marquess of Headfort and inherited estates of over 20,000 acres in Cavan and Meath. He had experience as an esta…
While a plethora of works have been published about the Great Famine, particularly during the sesquicentenary commemoration in the mid-1990s, few have examined …
Listed as one of the 'Top Titles of 2012' by writer Aoife O'Connor in the Irish Times. The last decade has seen a remarkable rise in gardening for the purpose …
At the height of the Land War in 1881, a dispute over land led to the shooting dead of a young man called Peter Doherty near Craughwell, Co. Galway. Intense pol…
This volume takes as its theme the devotional cultures of European Christianity, from the dawn of the French Revolution to that later revolution which was the S…
Professor Cullen’s writing over a long career has had a profound effect on the interpretation of Irish history. It has also been characterized by an extended ch…
During the Romantic period in the north of Ireland, a circle of bards were corresponding with one another, encouraging each other to pen verse, often united by …
