The ‘Irish Big House’ novelist, Molly Keane, was born in 1904. This book explores the writings of this important literary voice within twentieth-century Irish w…
In 1951, the first ever Wexford Opera Festival (now known as ‘Wexford Festival Opera’) took place in a small town in the southeast corner of Ireland. What start…
For over fifteen hundred years, Ireland has been predominantly Christian. Religion has been a continuous force in various aspects of Irish life. As one might ex…
In the 18th century Dublin grew spectacularly; in the last quarter of a century, understanding of that growth has increased enormously. This book brings togethe…
Throughout the history of modern Ireland, cultural representations of youth and childhood have served as focal points for discussions of social and political is…
Edith Somerville (1858–1949) was one half of the writing duo Somerville and Ross, best known for The Real Charlotte (1894) and Some experiences of an Irish R.M.…
When the Dominicans arrived in Dublin in 1224, they established a house on the north bank of the river Liffey next to the bridge where the Four Courts are situa…
Walking through Dublin Castle or along the surviving medieval city walls, you can see only glimpses of what it would have been like to live in the city centurie…
This book is reflects the vitality of the ongoing debate in Irish universities on gender roles, where masculine and feminine are no longer seen as binary opposi…
This book seeks to further unravel the working experiences of Irish women in the period from the sixteenth to the early twentieth centuries.
