Department of History: Recent submissions
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A spirit of emulation: the transformation of sport in North Munster, 1850–1890.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2009) -
Naaman and the Centurion - 2 Kings 5 and Luke 7
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)The Gospel of Luke’s is indebted to the Elijah-Elisha material from 1 and 2 Kings. The centurion story of Luke 7:1-10 shares several similar details with the Naaman story of 2 Kings 5. A few scholars have recognized the ... -
A terror to evil doers: The NSPCC and industrial schools in Kilkenny 1927-1937
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)This thesis examines the role of the Kilkenny, Carlow and Queen’s County Branch of the National Society for Prevention of Cruelty in the committal of children to industrial schools during the period 1927- 1937. In addition, ... -
The 4th Earl of Dunraven, 1841–1926: a study of his contribution to the emerging Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2003)The 4th earl of Dunraven was born in Adare in 1841 into one of the wealthiest landed families in Ireland. Succeeding to the title in 1871 he was the quintessential Irish peer, engrossing himself in travel and adventure, ... -
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 ... -
Sending gossoons to be made oul mollies of: Rule 127(b) and the feminisation of teaching in Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)This article examines a decision known as Rule 127(b), taken in 1905 by the National Commissioners for Education in Ireland. The rule raised concerns about the displacement of male teachers and their replacement with poorly ... -
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 ... -
Worlds apart - the Gaelic League and America, 1906-1914
(Mary Immaculate College, 1998) -
The twelfth century reform of the Irish church: a historiographical study
(Mary Immaculate College, 1998) -
Popular memory and identity: street ballads in north Munster in the nineteenth century
(Mary Immaculate College, 1998) -
‘Revolutionary and Refractory? The Irish Colleges in Paris and the French Revolution
(AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, 2008) -
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. ... -
Early Medieval Irish grave-slabs and their inscriptions
(AASDN [Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland], 1999) -
Tírechán's motives in compiling the "Collectanea": an alternative interpretation
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Irish Catholics, French Cartesians: Irish Reactions to Cartesianism in France, 1671-1726
(Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2004) -
English and Pictish terms for brooch in an 8th-century Irish law-text (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2004)This paper seeks to draw to the attention of archaeologists, art historians, and others interested in material culture, some hitherto overlooked references to brooches in Old Irish legal texts of the 8th and 9th centuries. ... -
The early history of Knowth
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A "square earthen church of clay" in seventh-century Mayo
(The Archaeological Society, UCD, 1993)This paper sets out to explore the historical context behind the description of a Mayo church which is to be found in a 7th century tract, claiming to deal with the last miraculous deeds of St. Patrick’s life. It is hoped ... -
Celtic monasticism- a discipline's search for romance?
(The Archaeological Society, UCD, 1994)Beneath the mud-encrusted exterior of the average archaeologist, there beats the heart of a romantic. As a profession, we are attracted by the lure of lost tribes and societies, the life- style enjoyed by unknown ... -
Christian communities in fifth and sixth century Ireland
(The Archaeological Society, UCD, 1996)It has often been assumed that, following Palladius’ mission of AD 431, Ireland became entirely or at the very least predominantly, Christian in the course of the remainder of the 5th and 6th centuries (see amongst others ...