This collection of 11 essays focuses on the music of 17th century Ireland. A volume in the series Irish Musical Studies, it contains topics such as the historiography of Ireland's 17th century music,
Lying just south of the line that divided Ireland's two halves, Leath Chuinn to the north and Leath Mhogha to the south, the churches of the present county of Offaly could scarcely have been other tha
This important book charts the history of the Dublin Company of Goldsmiths, from the Middle Ages to the present. It demonstrates the close link between the guild and the city and shows how the Company
Starting with the roots of the political traditions of Ulster liberalism among members of the Volunteer movement, this book reviews the efforts of Ulster liberals to create institutions responsive to
This history of the Social Democratic and Labor Party chronicles the struggles of the largest nationalist political organization as it sought to offer a non-violent way forward for the people of North
A Descendant of the fireside tale, the short story has never neglected the uncanny. Indeed, the development of the literary ghost story helped to make short fiction what it is today: a genre of the i
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
The campaign for women's votes in Ireland coincided with the nationalist movement, the First World War, the rise of the trade union movement, the cultural revival and, of course, the 1916 Rising. It c
William Dunkin, poet, clergyman and friend of Jonathan Swift, has been neglected by scholars for more than two centuries. In particular, his long satirical poem, "The Parson's Revels," has not been pr
This volume contains reports on a number of important archaeological excavations in the Dublin area in recent years, including: Claire Walsh's discovery of a medieval property plot at Back Lane, which
This volume contains reports on a number of important archaeological excavations in the Dublin area in recent years, including: Claire Walsh's discovery of a medieval property plot at Back Lane, which
Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis , written in Latin around 800 AD, tells the story of 6th century Irish Saint Brendan's departure for an island paradise across the ocean. Three and a half centuries l
This collection of essays honours one of Irelanda??s foremost Celticists. It contains contributions from some forty scholars, many of them his former students or colleagues. The contributions reflect
The 10th-century gospel book is of interest as a treasure of Celtic Scotland, but also of historical importance because it was used during the early 12th century to record grants in Scots Gaelic to th
In charting previously unexplored patterns of communicative practice, these essays by leading experts examine the interchange between written and verbal cultures in Ireland from the seventeenth centu
This book is the first comprehensive history of the Redmond political dynasty, its connections to Waterford and its contribution to national and local politics. For sixty years the Redmonds, John, his
This collection of seventeen essays covers a wide variety of themes relating to the political, economic and social problems facing the divided population of the North of Ireland during the twentieth c
