20th-century history

The Mansion House and the Irish Revolution

Teach an Ardmheara agus Réabhlóid na hÉireann, 1912–1923

Mícheál Mac Donncha

Dublin's Mansion House has been a centre of political and social life for the past 300 years. In the revolutionary years 1912–1923 it was the scene of many key …

Louth

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

Donal Hall

This is the first comprehensive account of County Louth’s experience of the revolutionary period (1912–23), revealing a county with a strong industrial and agri…

The Glynns of Kilrush, County Clare, 1811–1940

Family, business and politics

Paul O'Brien

This book examines the fortunes of a provincial entrepreneurial family, the Glynns of Kilrush, Co. Clare, who came to local prominence in the early years of the…

More than concrete blocks: vol. II, 1940–72

Dublin city's twentieth-century buildings and their stories

Ellen Rowley, editor

More than Concrete Blocks: Dublin City’s twentieth-century buildings is a three-volume series of architectural history books which are richly illustrated and wr…

Derry

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

Adrian Grant

In 1912, Derry was a busy port city with a thriving textile industry. An important transport hub, it was also a city divided along confessional and political li…

The Goldsmiths of Dublin

Six centuries of achievement

Douglas Bennett

The history of Dublin’s goldsmiths is described in this important book, which charts the history of the Dublin Company of Goldsmiths from the Middle Ages to the…

The cultural reception of the Bible

Explorations in theology, literature and the arts

Salvador Ryan & Liam M. Tracey OSM, editors

The Bible is undoubtedly the most influential ‘book’ that the world has ever known. In thirty essays, this wide-ranging volume examines the cultural impact of b…

The Brigidine Sisters in Ireland, America, Australia and New Zealand, 1807–1922

Ann Power

The history of the Brigidines, formally known as the Sisters of St Brigid, provides a detailed and fascinating account of the congregation and its mission to th…

The history and heritage of St James's Hospital, Dublin

Davis Coakley & Mary Coakley

The history of St James’s Hospital stretches back to 1703 when an act was passed to build a workhouse on its site. Just under thirty years later a foundling hos…

The Sunday papers

A history of Ireland’s weekly press

Joe Breen & Mark O'Brien, editors

For over a century, the Irish Sunday newspaper has influenced social mores and political developments in Ireland. In this lively and engaging book, historians a…

Limerick

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

John O'Callaghan

Limerick was a key social, political and military battleground during the Irish revolution of 1912–23. By examining a wide range of contemporary sources, O’Call…

The Irish Regional Press, 1892–2018

Revival, revolution and republic

Ian Kenneally & James T. O'Donnell, editors

From the fall of Parnell to the rise and fall of the Celtic Tiger, regional newspapers have documented the story of Ireland. In this book, historians and journa…