Browsing Department of History by Title
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The Portrayal of Madness in the Limerick Press 1772-1845
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013-10-21)This thesis examines the treatment of madness and the mad in the Irish provincial newspaper press between 1772 and 1843. It concentrates largely on the Limerick press, contextualising its treatment of the subject by reference ... -
The provision of disability services in Limerick 1930-1990
(2013-12-18)This thesis explores the evolution of services for the disabled in Limerick from the 1930s to end of the twentieth century. It examines the development of services, the prominent role of religion and the church in this ... -
Religion as factor in Irish town formation
(RIA [Royal Irish Academy], 2018) -
Remembering the creameries (Pre-published version)
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Report to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism on the work of the commission 1997-2003
(The Irish Manuscripts Commission Ltd., 2004)We, the Chairman and Members of the Irish Manuscripts Commission, have the honour to present our report as required by section 1 of the terms of reference of the Commission. -
A review of "The Shamrock and the Lily: The New York Irish and the Creation of a Transatlantic Identity, 1845-1921" by Mary C. Kelly (Pre-Published Version)
(Oxford University Press, 2006)Mary C. Kelly's study of what she terms the creation of “a transatlantic identity” adds much to the broadening study of the Irish American experience in the post‐Famine decades. Her central thesis challenges that of other ... -
Review of 'A dictionary of Irish saints' by Pádraig Ó Riain (Pre-published version)
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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 'Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf' by Seán Duffy (Pre-published version)
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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 '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 ... -
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 ... -
A review of 'King Dan: the rise of Daniel O'Connell, 1775-1829 by Patrick M. Geoghegan' (Pre-published version)
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)This very readable work is the first volume of a proposed two-volume study of the life and political career of Daniel O'Connell, concentrating on his career up to the granting of Catholic emancipation in 1829. One might ... -
Review of 'Marriage Disputes - a fragmentary Old Irish law text' Fergus Kelly (ed.)
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A review of 'Old World Colony: Cork and South Munster, 1630-1830 by David Dickson' (Pre-published version)
(Oxford University Press, 2007)David Dickson's monumental work analyzes society in the southern Irish counties of Cork, Kerry, and west Waterford in the two centuries before the Great Famine, addressing the evolution of a key region and exploring ... -
Review of 'Tara: A Select Bibliography' compiled by Edel Bhreathnach
(Meath Archaeological & Historical Society, 1997) -
A review of 'The account books of the Franciscan House, Broad Lane, Cork 1764–1921. Edited by Liam Kennedy and Claire Murphy' (Pre-published version)
(Cambridge University Press, 2014)This book, making accessible in printed form the accounts of the Cork Franciscan Friary, should be read in conjunction with the database available on the Irish Manuscripts Commission website. Both book and database are the ... -
Review of 'The Irish church' by Donnchadh Ó Corráin
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Review of 'The Regular Canons in the Medieval British Isles' Janet Burton and Karen Stöber (eds.) (Pre-published version)
(FMRSI [Forum for Medieval and Renassiance Studies in Ireland], 2013)