Department of History: Recent submissions
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The multilingual origins of medieval Irish surnames
(ISOGG [International society of Genetic Genealogy], 2015) -
Killaloe – royal and ecclesiastical power on the merchants’ river
(UCD [University College Dublin], 2015) -
Brian Boru’s origins and the kingdom of North Munster (Pre-published version)
(History Publications Ltd., 2014)Cathy Swift examines the tradition that Cormac Cas was buried at Duntryleague Hill, near Galbally, Co. Limerick, and what it tells us about the rise of his descendent, Brian Boru. -
Migrancy in Medieval Ireland: Merchants, monks, miscreants and mercenaries
(UCC [University College Cork], 2018) -
History and identity in the Irish primary school classroom in 2016
(Education Matters, 2017)Dr Swift discusses the tension between Irish identity/culture and multiculturalism in the history curriculum in primary schools and poses important questions about how we define ‘Irishness’ -
Brotherly love and ancestral veneration in early Ireland
(JPI on Culturale Heritage, 2016) -
What is an Irish clan?
(GGI [Genetic Genealogy Ireland], 2015) -
Hunting for the genetic legacy of Brian Boru in Irish historical sources (Pre-published version)
(Four Courts Press, 2017)In his travels in Ireland in 1842, Thackeray followed the course of the Shannon up river from Tarbert to Limerick and then travelled through Clare to Galway, visiting “a decent little library” in Ennis where he bought ... -
Surname formation in Ireland: Discussion, debates and DNA
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Viking settlement in south east Ireland (Pre-published version)
(TUI [Teachers' Union of Ireland], 2012) -
Irish and British saints of the early Medieval period (Pre-published version)
(Tablet Publishing Company, 2012) -
How reliable are the annals as a source for the history of the Uí Néill?
(UCD [University College Dublin] History Society, 1996) -
The unique nature of Dál Cais DNA
(Trinity College Dublin, 2014) -
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 ... -
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 '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 '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 '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 ... -
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 ... -
Limerick regional archives
(Irish Labour History Society, 1998)Sources for labour history in the Limerick Regional Archives are to be found within a number of local administrative and estate collections. Some data on the cost of living can be found in the Were Hunt Papers, dating from ...