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The diary of Nicholas Peacock, 1740–51

The diary of Nicholas Peacock, 1740–51

The worlds of a County Limerick farmer and agent

Marie-Louise Legg

Nicholas Peacock of Kilmoreen, near Adare, Co. Limerick, from 1740 to 1751 kept a detailed account book and diary of his life and work as a small farmer and the…
The bombing of Dolphin's Barn, Dublin, 1941

The bombing of Dolphin's Barn, Dublin, 1941

Eoin Cristóir Bairéad

During the Second World War, aircraft (all German) dropped bombs on this officially neutral state on a number of occasions. The first such occurred on 26 August…
The life of John Buncle, Esq.

The life of John Buncle, Esq.

by Thomas Amory

Moyra Haslett, editor

Thomas Amory’s The Life of John Buncle, Esq (1756) is an appealingly eccentric fiction, in which Buncle, a student in Trinity College Dublin, embarks on a serie…
The Dublin fire brigade

The Dublin fire brigade

A history of the brigade, the fires and the emergencies

Tom Geraghty & Trevor Whitehead

This is the story of the firefighters, officers and ambulance personnel who have provided emergency response to the people of Ireland's capital city for many ge…
Ulster liberalism, 1778–1876
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Ulster liberalism, 1778–1876

Gerald Hall

Beginning in 1778, Volunteers such as William Bruce and William Drennan gathered, often in uniform, to discuss a constitutional crisis in Ireland in terms of cl…
Deborah Brown

Deborah Brown

From painting to sculpture

Hilary Pyle, editor

This lavishly illustrated book celebrates the work and career of Deborah Brown. It consists of an interview with the artist which serves among other things as a…
Philip II of Spain

Philip II of Spain

Patron of the arts

Rosemarie Mulcahy

The image of Philip II (1527–98) as stern and assiduous defender of his political inheritance and of the Catholic faith is tempered and enriched by the image of…
Political ideas in eighteenth-century Ireland

Political ideas in eighteenth-century Ireland

S.J. Connolly, editor

The period between the Williamite war and the act of union saw different groups in Irish society forced to reassess their ideas of political and national identi…
The Irish Brigades, 1685–2006
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The Irish Brigades, 1685–2006

David Murphy

Since the 17th century, Irish soldiers have served in various armies across the world and have achieved a formidable reputation as fighting men. This book repre…
Irish fairs and markets

Irish fairs and markets

Studies in local history

Denis A. Cronin, Jim Gilligan & Karina Holton, editors

This book is the first major study of buying and selling at local level in Ireland. The contributors analyse different aspects of the exchange and sale of goods…