Department of History: Recent submissions
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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) -
Review of 'Tara: A Select Bibliography' compiled by Edel Bhreathnach
(Meath Archaeological & Historical Society, 1997) -
Ogam stones and the earliest Irish Christians part II
(NUIM [National University of Ireland Maynooth], 1997) -
How reliable are the annals as a source for the history of the Uí Néill?
(UCD [University College Dublin] History Society, 1996) -
John O'Donovan and Thomas le Keu - preliminary comments on processes of Anglicisation of Irish surnames
(Thomond Archaeological and Historical Society, 2015) -
The unique nature of Dál Cais DNA
(Trinity College Dublin, 2014) -
Review of 'The transformation of the early Irish church in the twelfth century. Studies in Celtic history XXIX' by Marie Therese Flanagan (Pre-published version)
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Review of 'Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf' by Seán Duffy (Pre-published version)
(ASIMS [American Society for Irish Medieval Studies], 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 ... -
A review of 'Women of the House: Women's Household Work in Ireland 1922-1961. Discourses, Experiences and Memories by Caitriona Clear'
(Galway Archaeological & Historical Society, 2001)This study is based on exhaustive research in government departmental correspondence and reports, folklore records, newspapers, handbooks, periodicals and prescriptive literature, as well as on the personal testimonies of ... -
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. -
Class and status in twentieth-century Ireland: the evidence of oral history
(Irish Labour History Society, 2007)In his recent monumental study of twentieth-century Ireland, Diarmaid Ferriter has emphasised pervasiveness of class distinction, particularly in the decades up to I960. This consciousness social class in its specifically ... -
A review of 'The Second World War and Irish Women: An Oral History by Mary Muldowney'
(Irish Labour History Society, 2007)This book, based on interviews with twenty-seven Dublin and Belfast-born women, explores the Irish female experience during World War II. Combining personal testimonies with the evidence of contemporary newspapers, official ...