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Colonial Ireland, 1169–1369

Colonial Ireland, 1169–1369

Robin Frame

Between 1169 and around 1240, large parts of Ireland were occupied by members of an Anglo-Norman upper class, which had already advanced into Wales and which wa…
Danish troops in the Williamite army in Ireland, 1689–91

Danish troops in the Williamite army in Ireland, 1689–91

Kjeld Hald Galster

This unique account of the Williamite War in Ireland focuses on the Danish troops who fought on the Williamite side. Comprising fifteen per cent of William III’…
Irish provincial cultures in the long eighteenth century

Irish provincial cultures in the long eighteenth century

Essays for Toby Barnard

Raymond Gillespie & R.F. Foster, editors

In this book, thirteen distinguished historians of early modern Ireland recreate the lost world of those who carved out a middle position between the aristocrac…
Irish socialist republicanism, 1909–36

Irish socialist republicanism, 1909–36

Adrian Grant

This book examines Irish socialist republicanism in the early part of the 20th century. Previous studies of the subject have pointed to the left wing of the IRA…
Irish and English

Irish and English

Essays on the Irish linguistic and cultural frontier, 1600–1900

James Kelly & Ciarán Mac Murchaidh, editors

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…
Lug's forgotten Donegal kingdom

Lug's forgotten Donegal kingdom

The archaeology, history and folklore of the Síl Lugdach of Cloghaneely

Brian Lacey

Using archaeology, history, place-names, mythology and folklore, this book examines one of the smallest territorial units in Ireland from the beginning of histo…
Irish harping, 1900–2010
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Irish harping, 1900–2010

Helen Lawlor

This book provides a musical ethnography and a history of the Irish harp. It gives a socio-cultural and musical analysis of the music and song associated with a…
Legends of Scottish Saints

Legends of Scottish Saints

Readings, hymns and prayers for the commemorations of Scottish saints in the Aberdeen Breviary

Alan Macquarrie, editor

Scotland’s first full-scale printed book is the Aberdeen Breviary, published in Edinburgh in 1510. It contains the only major collection of legends of Scottish …
Françoise Henry in Co. Mayo

Françoise Henry in Co. Mayo

The Inishkea journals

Janet T. Marquardt, editor

French art historian Françoise Henry was one of the most important twentieth-century historians of Irish art. In 1937, she visited the island of Inishkea North …
The Bell magazine and the representation of Irish identity

The Bell magazine and the representation of Irish identity

Kelly Matthews

This new study of The Bell magazine opens a window onto the Irish literary and cultural landscape of the mid-20th century. The Bell, which appeared monthly from…