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Irish elites in the nineteenth century

Irish elites in the nineteenth century

Ciaran O'Neill, editor

This collection of essays, published in association with the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland, challenges the view that national identificati…
William Steuart Trench and his management of the Digby Estate, King's County, 1857–71

William Steuart Trench and his management of the Digby Estate, King's County, 1857–71

Mary Delaney

This book set out to establish what the true ‘realities’ were on the Digby estate in King’s County from 1857 to 1871, under the management of William Steuart Tr…
The University of Limerick
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The University of Limerick

A history

David A. Fleming

The University of Limerick was the first new university created since the foundation of the state. Its emergence was the result of a long and determined local c…
The changing fortunes of the Headfort estates, 1870–1928

The changing fortunes of the Headfort estates, 1870–1928

Joe Mooney

In 1870, Thomas Taylour succeeded his father as marquess of Headfort and inherited estates of over 20,000 acres in Cavan and Meath. He had experience as an esta…
Independent Newspapers

Independent Newspapers

A history

Mark O'Brien & Kevin Rafter, editors

For over a century, Independent Newspapers has been the most successful media organization in Ireland. From William Martin Murphy to Tony O’Reilly, the newspape…
Bank architecture in Dublin

Bank architecture in Dublin

A history to c.1940

Michael O'Neill

This book, commissioned as an action of the Dublin City Heritage Plan, opens with an historical introduction to eighteenth and nineteenth century banking, begin…
The minutes of the Antrim ministers' meeting, 1654–8

The minutes of the Antrim ministers' meeting, 1654–8

Mark Sweetnam, editor

These minutes record the business conducted at the regular meetings of the Presbyterian ministers and elders who formed the leadership of the predominantly Ulst…
Classical and Gothic

Classical and Gothic

Studies in the history of art

Michael McCarthy

Continuing concern with the Gothic Revival in architecture is reflected in the first pair of essays, which offer corrections to the account given in the author’…
Belfast merchant families in the seventeenth century

Belfast merchant families in the seventeenth century

Jean Agnew

With the dramatic increase in trade witnessed in Belfast during the seventeenth century, large numbers of Scottish families were attracted by the town's economi…
Character building

Character building

A guide for parents and teachers

David Isaacs

This new edition of the book contains questions for parents and teachers on the subject of each chapter. Acclaimed originally when first published in 1992, this…