This is the first in-depth study of the oldest surviving 'beginner's guide' to the Irish language. Christopher Nugent, baron of Delvin, presented Queen Elizabeth I with an Irish language primer in 1564, which he produced while he was a student at the University of Cambridge. Although of limited practical use for learning Irish, the primer was nonetheless a landmark in the history of the Irish language and Anglo-Irish cultural relations, which has remained largely unexplored until now. This study locates the primer within a variety of contexts, including Christopher Nugent's Anglo-Irish...
This is the first in-depth study of the oldest surviving 'beginner's guide' to the Irish language. Christopher Nugent, baron of Delvin, presented Quee...
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. Why do a number of children look like the local dean? Did you hear that the bishop did not like the communion wine and spat it out, exclaiming "this is the basest wine I have ever tasted"? Such issues were hot topics of conversation in east Ulster in the 1690s. Despite the Williamite triumph after the wars of 1689-91 and the seeming deliverance of Irish Protestants from Catholic tyranny, the Church of Ireland faced numerous structural challenges - most notably in the diocese of Down and Connor. A number of concerns, not least of which was...
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series. Why do a number of children look like the local dean? Did you hear that the bishop did not like ...
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series At Mallow petty sessions on 31 October 1893, two young Cork girls were committed to an industrial school at Kinsale, on the south coast of the county. They were committed on the grounds that they were found begging in the town on that day. The industrial school to which they were sent was run by the Mercy order of nuns, and the girls would remain there until they were sixteen years of age. Correspondence filed with their committal orders provides an insight into the circumstances under which they were committed. This short book examines the...
Part of the Maynooth Studies in Local History series At Mallow petty sessions on 31 October 1893, two young Cork girls were committed to an industrial...
Following on from volume 1 on new unionism and old (1889-1906), volume 2 reviews the impact of Larkinism and syndicalism on Derry. After impressive progress in the 19th century, Derry's industrial growth started to falter after 1904. Wages stagnated, prices rose relentlessly, and thousands of workers in the shirt-factories and on the docks grew restless. The city seemed ripe for one of the Larkinite revolts that shook Irish cities in the early 20th-century, from Belfast in 1907 to Dublin in 1913. However, unions in Derry - and local Labour leaders like James McCarron - had their own agenda....
Following on from volume 1 on new unionism and old (1889-1906), volume 2 reviews the impact of Larkinism and syndicalism on Derry. After impressive pr...
This study provides an in-depth look at the fascinating life of John Keane, who owned and managed the Cappoquin estate in Co. Waterford during one of the most turbulent periods of Irish history. John Keane (1873-1956) inherited the Cappoquin estate at the age of 19, just as he was commissioned into the army. His mother managed the property as he served in the Boer War and later as ADC to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. After marrying, Keane returned to Waterford where he began to play a part in public life both as a supporter of Horace Plunkett's Co-operative movement and on Waterford County...
This study provides an in-depth look at the fascinating life of John Keane, who owned and managed the Cappoquin estate in Co. Waterford during one of ...
In the time period covered by this study, progressive legislation in the areas of land purchase, local government and education, facilitated the movement into local politics of a more advanced nationalist cohort, as the political influence of the local landed elite was being eroded. Examining the changing composition and conduct of the political elites in Fingal explains the conditions that preceded and ultimately influenced the Irish revolutionary period.
In the time period covered by this study, progressive legislation in the areas of land purchase, local government and education, facilitated the movem...
Kerry's coastal location within the north-western corner of the north Atlantic positioned it strategically within a wider sphere of unparalleled discovery, migration and demographic upheaval, trade and commerce, and cultural interchange during the period 1600 to 1730. Viewed from a British Atlantic perspective, this study locates early modern Kerry within a transformative context of change.
Kerry's coastal location within the north-western corner of the north Atlantic positioned it strategically within a wider sphere of unparalleled disco...
Castle Hyde is one of the most important surviving country houses in the south of Ireland. This book traces its rise, fall, and rise again in the early twentieth century when it was impressively, restored by Michael Flatley.
Castle Hyde is one of the most important surviving country houses in the south of Ireland. This book traces its rise, fall, and rise again in the earl...
For centuries, Cork's Shawlies survived by trading on public streets. Then, in 1926, the Irish Free State government introduced the Street Trading act, insisting it was fair legislation needed to regulate trading. In practice, it limited the rights of the Shawlies to earn, and facilitated their disappearance.
For centuries, Cork's Shawlies survived by trading on public streets. Then, in 1926, the Irish Free State government introduced the Street Trading act...