In the first published history of Ireland's school inspectorate, Coolahan (Education [emeritus], National University of Ireland Maynooth) and O'Donovan (affiliated with Department of Education and Sci
BUSINESS ARCHIVAL SOURCES FOR THE LOCAL HISTORIANThis short book provides a practical guide to the major collections of business archives for the whole of Ireland and to their appropriate use in histo
This commemorative volume on the Irish Franciscans begins with the dissolution of the monasteries in 1534 under Henry VIII of England and ends in 1990. A number of the contributors are also Franciscan
Over the last century or so it was popular to treat Celtic art as something distinct and untouched by that of other cultures. This was a political, rather than historical view. In this study, intended
This historical and peaceful valley in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland was a monastery in medieval times and today is a destination for tourists, historians, peace-seekers, and photographers. This co
This guide is an aid to Irish historians on the use of travel narratives as source-material. It features a discussion of factors that need to be considered in analyzing these narratives, notably the i
This short book provides a practical guide to the major collections of business archives for the whole of Ireland and to their appropriate use in historical research. Irish historians' engagement with
The Easter Rising, which mostly took place in Ireland's capital city, directly impacted on Dublin City Council. Some fighting occured in sites belonging to the council, including City Hall itself, whi
For many years after its foundation in 1791, the Ordnance Survey was mainly concerned with making small-scale military maps of England. The department had no definite plans for Ireland until 1824, whe
The 12 papers of this proceedings were presented at the Sixth International Patristic Conference (Maynooth), held in 2006 at the Queen's U. of Belfast, where it was hosted by the Institute of Byzantin
The works of Brian O'Nolan present a very apt and humorous representation of twentieth century Dublin culture. He wrote novels under the pen name Flann O'Brien, and for twenty-six years contributed hi
This work re-evaluates the life and thought of George Tyrrell, one of the most prominent of the modernist thinkers, on the centenary of his death. A Jesuit priest, he was dismissed from the order and
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 Stormont administration in March. Britis
Scholars in English and Irish literature, most working in Ireland, examine how various texts read by children since the 18th century reflect concepts of Irish national or imperial identity and how the
The authors (all affiliated with the U. of Ulster, UK) present a detailed economic history of the North West of Ireland that places the port of Londonderry (often just known as Derry) at the center of
This knowledgeable, detailed, and well-illustrated book (it's oversized: 8.5x12") presents the history of Dublin's water and sewer systems, written by Corcoran, who was a draughtsman for the drainage
The term epigraphy refers to inscriptions on hard material such as stone, metal and wood. The contributions discuss conceivable considerations that lie behind the choice of medium for a written messag
This study of Valentine Lawless, 2nd Lord Cloncurry (1773-1853) provides a fresh perspective on the life of a late eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century Irishman. During his sixty years in p
Cullen (1803-78) has been both praised and castigated for the enormous impact he had on the Irish Catholic Church, an influence that is still felt today. Historians of Ireland, Christianity, art, and
