The history essays in this volume explore how expressions of identity—particularly religious and political identity—shaped the experiences of Irish people from the early seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, both in Ireland and abroad. They consist of an examination of the role played by Bonamargy Friary in the Antrim MacDonnells’ presentation of their family’s status in the early seventeenth century; an exploration of the important role played by Irish courtiers during the years of Charles II’s Continental exile; a discussion of tensions between Irish Presbyterians and...