This volume has important studies on the political, social and literary history of Dublin from the Viking Age to the dawn of the modern era. Eoin O’Flynn recons…
This volume presents one of the largest and most authoritative collections of essays on the theme of medieval Ireland to appear in many years. Published to mark…
The essays in this volume are the fruit of a major conference held in Maynooth on the occasion of the 650th anniversary of the death at Avignon of fourteenth-ce…
This book offers a new interpretation of Adomnán’s 'Life of Saint Columba', a crucial source for the study of early Irish and north British history. Whereas pre…
Edited by Frank Ferguson & Kathryn White. A North Light – John Hewitt’s own account of his life in Northern Ireland from his early years until his ‘enforced ex…
This collection of essays is the first extensive exploration of the history and practice of teaching creative writing as a distinct discipline in Ireland. The v…
This book is the first full-length study of the royal manors of Crumlin, Esker, Saggart and Newcastle Lyons (all in south Co. Dublin) in the period 1170 to 1400…
The experience of the Irish abroad has been a vibrant and exciting area of scholarly research in recent years. Most of that work has chronicled the political, m…
The lord mayor is the first citizen of Dublin city and chairperson of the elected council. The office of mayor, created in 1229 and restyled lord mayor in 1665,…
'A fascinating overview of the wolf in Ireland through the ages. Hickey redresses the demonization of this iconic animal.' – Ciaran Mc Mahon, Team leader, Dubli…
