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20th-century studies

Evie Hone and the international avant-garde

Evie Hone and the international avant-garde

Evie Hone (1894–1955) is one of the few figures in Irish art history to have become a household name, to have found international fame and to have been described as ‘heroic’. Yet she was something...Evie Hone (1894–1955) is one of the few figures in Irish art history to have become a household name, to...
Author/Editor: Joseph McBrinn
Killester

Killester

Dublin Through the Ages

Dublin Through the Ages: Killester presents new research into the rich history and heritage of Killester Demesne, tracing its earliest origins in the twelfth century through to its more modern development. An archaeological assessment of...Dublin Through the Ages: Killester presents new research into the rich history and heritage of Killester Demesne, tracing its earliest...
Author/Editor: Ruth McManus, Joe Brady
Élie Bouhéreau

Élie Bouhéreau

The collections and communities of a Huguenot refugee

Élie Bouhéreau (1643–1719) was a French medical doctor and scholar from a prosperous merchant family prominent in the Reformed Church of La Rochelle. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes Bouhéreau fled France, and...Élie Bouhéreau (1643–1719) was a French medical doctor and scholar from a prosperous merchant family prominent in the Reformed Church...
Author/Editor: Amy Boylan & Janée Allsman, editors
Visualizing the Celtic Revival

Visualizing the Celtic Revival

The Arts and Crafts movement in Ireland – selected writings by Nicola Gordon Bowe

This volume brings together Nicola Gordon Bowe’s most important writings on the Arts and Crafts movement in Ireland, including insightful essays on its cultural and art historical background and contexts, the leading patrons and artists...This volume brings together Nicola Gordon Bowe’s most important writings on the Arts and Crafts movement in Ireland, including insightful...
Author/Editor: Róisín Kennedy
Mary Mercer’s Dublin legacy, 1724-2024

Mary Mercer’s Dublin legacy, 1724-2024

This book details the various charitable endeavours of Mary Mercer, from her shelter for orphaned girls (built in 1724), to the later voluntary hospital and her school in Rathcoole, which subsequently merged with the King’s...This book details the various charitable endeavours of Mary Mercer, from her shelter for orphaned girls (built in 1724), to...
Author/Editor: Peter A. Daly
From Carrigdrumruske to Carrick-on-Shannon

From Carrigdrumruske to Carrick-on-Shannon

The St George estate, 1613-1864

Beginning on the eve of the Leitrim Plantation and concluding in the wake of the Great Famine, this is the story of the St George family and their Carrick-on-Shannon estate. It explores how military prowess...Beginning on the eve of the Leitrim Plantation and concluding in the wake of the Great Famine, this is the...
Author/Editor: Mairead Lynch
Farming and society since 1700 in the barony of Carbury, Co. Kildare

Farming and society since 1700 in the barony of Carbury, Co. Kildare

This study examines Carbury’s long-established reputation as an unusually stable and prosperous farming community in Co. Kildare. Through the significant challenges of civil strife, famine and the transition from tenancy to ownership, succeeding generations of...This study examines Carbury’s long-established reputation as an unusually stable and prosperous farming community in Co. Kildare. Through the significant...
Author/Editor: Lesley Whiteside
The Quaker community of Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, 1717–1848

The Quaker community of Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, 1717–1848

This volume considers the arrival of The Society of Friends/Quakers to Ballymurray in 1717, their relationship with local landowners the Croftons of Mote Park, and the challenges they encountered until the final discontinuance of Ballymurray...This volume considers the arrival of The Society of Friends/Quakers to Ballymurray in 1717, their relationship with local landowners the...
Author/Editor: Jacqueline née Creaven d'Towey
Land reform and legislation in Ireland, 1800-2024

Land reform and legislation in Ireland, 1800-2024

This volume explores the provenance, mechanisms and impact of land legislation and land reform in Ireland from the 1800 to 2024, one of the dominant issues in Irish politics, society, economy and culture through the...This volume explores the provenance, mechanisms and impact of land legislation and land reform in Ireland from the 1800 to...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley, Tony McCarthy & Annie Tindley
Caricature and the Irish

Caricature and the Irish

Satirical prints from the Library of Trinity College Dublin, c.1780-1830

From the author’s extensive collection given to Trinity College in 1996, 105 caricatures, political and social, have been selected that poke fun at the Irish during London’s golden age of caricature. Some of them lampoon...From the author’s extensive collection given to Trinity College in 1996, 105 caricatures, political and social, have been selected that...
Author/Editor: Nicholas K. Robinson
A century of courts

A century of courts

The Courts of Justice Act, 1924

The Courts of Justice Act 1924 established the District Court, Circuit Court, High Court and Supreme Court. This book brings together legal scholars, historians and members of the judiciary, to reflect on the legacies of...The Courts of Justice Act 1924 established the District Court, Circuit Court, High Court and Supreme Court. This book brings...
Author/Editor: Niamh Howlin, editor
Sea and Settlement in Ireland

Sea and Settlement in Ireland

Ireland is an island, situated on the western fringes of Atlantic Europe. Any settlers to this island had to first cross the sea and it is this sea connection that brought new ideas, technologies and...Ireland is an island, situated on the western fringes of Atlantic Europe. Any settlers to this island had to first...
Author/Editor: Geraldine Stout & Matthew Stout