Browsing Department of History by Title
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Early genealogies of West Clare
(Kilrush and District Historical Society, 2015) -
The early history of Knowth
(Royal Irish Academy, 2008) -
The early history of Knowth
(RIA [Royal Irish Academy], 2008) -
Early Irish Church organisation: the case of Drumlease and the Book of Armagh
(Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne [Cavan], 2001) -
Early Irish priests and their areas of ministry AD 700-900
(Columba Press, 2010) -
Early Medieval Irish grave-slabs and their inscriptions
(AASDN [Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland], 1999) -
English and Pictish terms for brooch in an 8th-century Irish law-text
(Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2004) -
The evolution of Irish veterinary practice, 1700-1950
(2020-12-10)This thesis explores the evolution of Irish veterinary practice, especially with regards to cattle practice, over the course of some 250 years. It begins in the eighteenth-century, with a discussion on prominent farriers ... -
The evolution of Limerick City’s fife and drum band tradition 1840 to 1935
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)This thesis examines the evolution and activity of fife and drum bands in Limerick city between 1840 and 1935. The topic was chosen because of the author’s involvement in St Mary’s Fife and Drum Band since 1976 and because ... -
Forts and fields: a study of 'monastic towns' in seventh and eighth century Ireland
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From the hoof to the hook: an investigation of beef processor influence on Irish farm policy and politics, 1950-1986
(2021-06-11)This thesis traces the development of the Irish beef processing industry through its first thirty-six years from 1950 to 1986. It asks how and why meat processing firms became so influential in Irish farming, documenting ... -
The gods of Newgrange in Irish literature & Romano-Celtic tradition
(Archaeopress, 2003)This paper examines the proposition put forward by Professor M.J. and Claire O'Kelly that medieval Irish literature provides us with evidence of gods who may have been worshipped by those woho built Neolithic Newgrange. ... -
History and identity in the Irish primary school classroom in 2016
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The holy wells of County Kilkenny in terms of documentary coverage, location, ritual practice and onomastic concept
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2018)Not alone is water crucial for human existence but it is fundamental to human religious practices worldwide. This thesis examines holy-well definition which establishes that holy wells are generally natural sources of water ... -
How reliable are the annals as a source for the history of the Uí Néill?
(UCD [University College Dublin] History Society, 1996) -
Hunting for the genetic legacy of Brian Boru in Irish historical sources (Pre-published version)
(Four Courts Press, 2014) -
Images and icons: female teachers' representations of self and self-control in 1920s Ireland
(History of Education Review, 2008)This article addresses a particular episode that occurred in one of the main female training colleges in Ireland in the late 1920s when students founded the Mary Immaculate Modest Dress and Deportment Crusade (MDDC). ... -
Insurgent Wicklow
(Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society, 2001) -
Introduction: land and landscape in nineteenth-century Ireland
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Irish and British saints of the early Medieval period (Pre-published version)
(Tablet Publishing Company, 2012)