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Revolutionary Dublin, 1795–1801

Revolutionary Dublin, 1795–1801

The letters of Francis Higgins to Dublin Castle

Thomas Bartlett

This study seeks to assess the role of informers in the 1790s in Ireland, and it does so in two ways. First, it offers a detailed assessment of the dozen or so …
The British Auxiliary Legion in the First Carlist War, 1835–8

The British Auxiliary Legion in the First Carlist War, 1835–8

Edward M. Brett

The two Carlist wars are probably the least remembered, outside Spain, of the civil conflicts of the country. In the first of these, as in 1936, foreign volunte…
The Irish charter schools, 1730–1830

The Irish charter schools, 1730–1830

Kenneth Milne

In 1733–4 the Incorporated Society for promoting English Protestant Working Schools in Ireland was granted its charter. The 'charter schools' were envisioned by…
The sieges of Derry

The sieges of Derry

William Kelly, editor

Few events in Irish history have generated such an output of writing, reaction and controversy as the siege of Derry in 1689. In fact, the events of those month…
Turas na dTaoiseach nUltach as Éirinn from Ráth Maoláin to Rome

Turas na dTaoiseach nUltach as Éirinn from Ráth Maoláin to Rome

Tadhg O Cianáin’s contemporary narrative of the so-called ‘Flight of the Earls’, 1607–8

Nollaig Ó Muraíle

When the principal lords of Gaelic Ulster and their followers sailed from Lough Swilly in September 1607 on the faithful journey that would end in Rome nine mon…
Virtues of a wicked earl

Virtues of a wicked earl

The life and legend of William Sydney Clements, 3rd earl of Leitrim, 1806–78

Anthony Malcomson

On 2 April 1878, the 3rd earl of Leitrim was brutally murdered on a public road on the edge of his estate in Co. Donegal. The identity of the killers and their …
The memoirs of John M. Regan
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The memoirs of John M. Regan

A Catholic Officer in the RIC and RUC, 1909–48

Joost Augusteijn editor

Although much is written about the Irish revolution and Northern Ireland, we know very little about it from the perspective of Irish policemen. This unique memo…
The Irish Franciscans, 1534–1990
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The Irish Franciscans, 1534–1990

Edel Bhreathnach, Joseph MacMahon OFM & John McCafferty, editors

2009 marked the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the Franciscan Order. This volume examines all aspects of the Irish Franciscans and their impact in Irela…
Building Irish identity in America, 1870–1915

Building Irish identity in America, 1870–1915

The Gaelic Revival

Úna Ní Bhroiméil

The Irish language was the hook on which Irish cultural nationalism was hung in Ireland at the end of the 19th century. The foundation of the Gaelic League in 1…
Music, Ireland and the seventeenth century

Music, Ireland and the seventeenth century

Irish Musical Studies 10

Barra Boydell & Kerry Houston, editors

The 17th century is a pivotal but unfamiliar period in Irish musical history: reflecting political and cultural changes, the ancient harp tradition declined as …