This volume consists of the proceedings of the tenth international conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-century Ireland, held in Dublin in June…
Irish migration has attracted considerable attention in recent years, with many studies examining the impact – physical, psychological and cultural – on emigran…
The Irish language was the hook on which Irish cultural nationalism was hung in Ireland at the end of the 19th century. The foundation of the Gaelic League in 1…
A public meeting held in Dingle town on 5 May 1885 led to the establishment of a branch of the Irish national League. By the following December there were five …
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…
Sir Charles Dumvile inherited his family's title and estates in 1857, becoming one of the wealthiest commoners in Ireland. The property included the lands of Sh…
'Our brilliant ... and difficult Bishop', as novelist Kate O'Brien described him. O'Dwyer was brilliant intellectually, independent-minded and quarrel-some, but…
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…
In 1826, seven hundred parishioners from the Catholic parish of Blanchardstown sent a petition to Archbishop Murray requesting that he institute an inquiry amon…
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…
For many years after its foundation in 1791, the Ordnance Survey was mainly concerned with making small scale military maps of England. The department had no de…
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…
