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1972 and the Ulster Troubles

1972 and the Ulster Troubles

Alan F. Parkinson

1972 proved to be by far the bloodiest and most eventful year of the Northern Ireland conflict. The January shootings in Derry precipitated the downfall of the …
The Land Commission and the making of Ráth Cairn

The Land Commission and the making of Ráth Cairn

The first Gaeltacht colony

Suzanne M. Pegley

In 1935 a Gaeltacht Colony was created in the townland of Ráth Cairn, Co. Meath, for twenty-seven Irish-speaking families. Fianna Fail had achieved an overall m…
Young Irelands

Young Irelands

Studies in children's literature

Mary Shine Thompson, editor

The essays in this book, the fourth in the Studies in Children’s Literature Series, examine how various texts read by children since the eighteenth century refl…
The Parson's revels

The Parson's revels

by William Dunkin

Catherine Skeen, editor

William Dunkin (1705–65) is the most undeservedly neglected of eighteenth-century Irish poets. Swift called him ‘the best English poet in the Kingdom’ and his c…
The Irish Revival reappraised

The Irish Revival reappraised

Betsey Taylor FitzSimon & James H. Murphy, editors

This volume consists of the proceedings of the tenth international conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-century Ireland, held in Dublin in June…
Dublin in 1707

Dublin in 1707

A year in the life of the city

Brendan Twomey

What happened in Dublin in 1707? At first glance – not much. But initial impressions can be misleading - the legacy of the decisions reached of 1707 persist to …
Smithfield and the Parish of St Paul, Dublin, 1698–1750

Smithfield and the Parish of St Paul, Dublin, 1698–1750

Brendan Twomey

In the 1720s William Hendrick was the leading property developer in the Smithfield area of Dublin. The civic administration of the area at this time was largely…
Ireland abroad

Ireland abroad

Politics and professions in the nineteenth century

Oonagh Walsh, editor

Irish migration has attracted considerable attention in recent years, with many studies examining the impact – physical, psychological and cultural – on emigran…
Literature of early modern Ireland series

Literature of early modern Ireland series
Michael Davitt

Michael Davitt

Freelance radical and frondeur

Laurence Marley

Michael Davitt (1846–1906) is popularly known as the founder of the Irish National Land League and as the architect of the Land War of 1879–82. However, the end…