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Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–2010

Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–2010

Kevin Rockett with Emer Rockett

Utilizing a range of previously unexplored primary sources from film trade publications to cinema records, Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–201…
The Laggan Army in Ireland, 1640–80

The Laggan Army in Ireland, 1640–80

The landed interests, political ideologies and military campaign of the north-west Ulster settlers

Kevin McKenny

This book deals with the landed interests, political ideologies and military campaigns of the north-west Ulster settlers in Ireland between 1640 and c.1685.The …
Magic lantern, panorama and moving picture shows in Ireland, 1786–1909

Magic lantern, panorama and moving picture shows in Ireland, 1786–1909

Kevin Rockett and Emer Rockett

While picture-going or cinema is generally regarded as a twentieth-century activity, this book demonstrates that prior to the opening of Ireland’s first cinemas…
Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947–57

Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947–57

Bernadette Whelan

Between 1947 and 1957 Ireland received assistance in varying ways under the European Recovery Programme which was more commonly known as the Marshall Plan. The …
United States foreign policy and Ireland
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United States foreign policy and Ireland

From empire to independence, 1913–29

Bernadette Whelan

This book deals with United States policy towards Ireland between 1913 and 1929. Focusing on Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, it examines the…
John Hume

John Hume

Irish peacemaker

Seán Farren & Denis Haughey, editors

Foreword by former President Bill Clinton

John Hume, civil rights activist, founding member of the SDLP and leading politician in Northern Ireland during the l…
The politics of judicial selection in Ireland
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The politics of judicial selection in Ireland

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Nominated for Law Book of the Year by the Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association

“A defense of the basic principles of democracy ... This book is indispensable for…
Douglas Hyde

Douglas Hyde

The Professor of Irish who became President of Ireland

Attracta Halpin & Áine Mannion, editors

Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) was founder and first President of the Gaelic League, the first Professor in Modern Irish at University College Dublin and an active me…
Ingenious Ireland

Ingenious Ireland

A county-by-county exploration of Irish mysteries and marvels

Mary Mulvihill

Ingenious Ireland is a unique study of this country’s natural wonders, clever inventions and historic industries. Richly illustrated, meticulously researched an…
Plantagenet Ireland

Plantagenet Ireland

Robin Frame

For more than two centuries after 1199, Ireland was ruled by Plantagenet kings, lineal descendants of Henry II. The island became closely tied to the English cr…