Irish History

The decade between the labour conflict of 1913 and the end of the Civil War in 1923 was one of seismic upheaval. How a major sporting and national body - the GAA - both influenced and was influenced by this upheaval is a rich and complex story. Contributors include Diarmaid Ferriter, Sean Moran and Paul Rouse.

The annual exhibitions of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, formed in 1823 and still active today, provided a ridge between the Irish artist and the public, including critics and collectors. The book is divided into two volumes that describe two different political, social and artistic worlds: volume one (1823-1916), and volume two (1916-2010).

People living in Ireland do not expect to encounter a tornado. But, why not? They have been part of the Irish climate and have tracked across the land for hundreds of years. Indeed, during the last three decades they have visited every county in Ireland.

This comprehensive history charts the major events that have shaped county Fermanagh from the days of the Ulster Plantation.

The SAS describes its attitude to the use of lethal force as 'Big boys' games, big boys' rules'.

Spanning the island of Ireland over three centuries, this first history of Irish divorce places the human experience of marriage breakdown centre stage to explore the impact of a highly restrictive and gendered law, and its reform, on Irish society.

This book will bring you on a journey through the social and architectural history of Dawson, Molesworth and Kildare Streets.

How did Ireland travel from the glorious Proclamation of 1916 with its promise of equality and universal citizenship to the conservative Constitution of 1937, which allowed for only a domestic identity for women? This book is a study of that journey, an overview of how specific pieces of legislation worked together to create an unequal state.

This page turning memoir gives an unvarnished account of the challenges and poses serious questions about the future of the relationship that should be carefully considered by anyone who cares deeply about both countries. As Senator Ted Kennedy’s foreign policy adviser, Trina Vargo was instrumental in the controversial effort to convince President Clinton to grant a travel visa to Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams—a crucial step in the Northern Ireland peace process.