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A review of '"Clashing Symbols. An Introduction to Faith-and-Culture" by Michael Paul Gallagher'
(The Furrow, 1997)This book, its subject matter, and the manner in which it is handled, is clearly the work of someone of considerable scholarship, with a keen sense of mission. It is a book written not to provide information 'for the sake ... -
A review of '"I Remember Your Name in the Night. Thinking about death" by Donagh O'Shea'
(The Furrow, 1997)Those who are already familiar with Fr O'Shea's reflections in books such as Take nothing for the journey (1990) will be delighted to hear from him again. His own personal journey has continued and he invites the reader ... -
A review of '"Ordinary Irish Life: Music, Sport and Culture" Méabh Ní Fhuartháin and David M. Doyle eds. (Pre-published version)
(Cambridge University Press, 2014)This collection of nine essays, edited under the auspices of the Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway, seeks to broaden further the remit of Irish Studies by arguing for the place of sport, music and culture as central ... -
A review of '"Theology in the University: The Irish Context" by Pádraig Corkery and Fiachra Long'
(The Furrow, 1998)This recent publication, proceeding from a conference at University College Cork in 1995, is a very worthwhile and discussion of theology in Irish universities. -
Review of 'A dictionary of Irish saints' by Pádraig Ó Riain (Pre-published version)
(Thomond Archaeological and Historical Society, 2013) -
A review of 'Arrangements for the Integration of Irish Immigrants in England and Wales. By Anthony E.C.W. Spencer, edited by Mary E. Daly' (Pre-published version)
(Cambridge University Press, 2014)This report, completed in 1960 but kept from the public domain until the publication of the present volume by the Irish Manuscripts Commission, was the product of the conjunction of two forces – Catholic church concern for ... -
Review of 'Brendan Kennelly: Behind the smile'
(Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, 2015) -
Review of 'Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf' by Seán Duffy (Pre-published version)
(ASIMS [American Society for Irish Medieval Studies], 2014) -
A review of 'Business archival sources for the local historian by Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh and Margaret Ó hÓgartaigh'
(Irish Labour History Society, 2011)This, the most recent volume of the Maynooth Research Guides in Irish Local History series, brings together the expertise troika of the socio-economic historian, the accountant and the accounting historian. The result ... -
A review of 'Crime et culture au XIXe siècle, Kalifa, D' (Pre-published version)
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A review of 'Dublin Slums, 1800-1925: A Study in Urban Geography by Jacinta Prunty' (Pre-published version)
(Cambridge University Press, 1999)This study of the development of the Dublin slums over a period of a century and a quarter investigates the interrelated themes of public health, housing and poverty, as well as the reaction thereto by central and local ... -
A review of 'Dublin through the Ages by Art Cosgrove' (Pre-published version)
(Cambridge University Press, 1990)This collection of eight studies examines the development of Dublin from the ninth century to the late 1980s, tracing the physical growth of the city, the fluctuations of its population, and the varying fortunes of its ... -
Review of 'Engaging modernity: Readings of Irish politics, culture and literature at the turn of the century'
(Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, 2004) -
A review of 'French Romantic Travel Writing: Chateaubriand to Nerval' by C. W. Thompson (Pre-published version)
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Review of 'Irish Pages: A Journal of Contemporary Writing: Volume 3, Number 1, Spring/Summer, 2005 by Chris Agee, Cathal Ó Searcaigh and Sean Mac Aindreasa'
(Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, 2006) -
A review of 'Irish Women at Work 1930–1960. By Elizabeth Kiely and Máire Leane' (Pre-published version)
(Cambridge University Press, 2013)This exploration of Munster women’s experience in the workplace is based on the stories of forty-two women, representing a broad spectrum of generational, social and employment backgrounds. It is one of two linked outcomes ...