Irish History

Swords was once a major administrative centre, the headquarters of a vast estate belonging to the archbishop of Dublin, one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the country. It was especially ?tting that in 1996 Fingal County Council selected Swords as its headquarters, the splendid new o?ces now overlooking this ancient seat of authority. And the year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the ?rst serious investigation of the castle, when the late Tom Fanning excavated a highly decorated tiled ?oor, leaving us in no doubt that this was the site of a stylish medieval residence as well as the headquarters of a manorial estate.

With over 190 pictures, both classic and modern, this volume explores the past, present and future of Ireland's evocative railways.

With over 200 images, this is a visual journey around the Emerald Isle, starting in the 1960s and moving through to modern times, showing the various traction, locomotives and stations that have made Ireland's railways what they are today.

A translation of the classic autobiography by Tomas O'Crohan based on the fullest and most definitive 2002 Irish language edition by Prof. Sean O Coileain.

A translation of the classic autobiography by Tomas O'Crohan based on the fullest and most definitive 2002 Irish language edition by Prof. Sean O Coileain.

A sweeping, accessible history of Ireland adapted from Dr Jonathan Bardon's BBC series.

The Plantation of Ulster followed the Flight of the Earls when the lands of the departed Gaelic Lords were forfeited to the Crown. Bardon's history is the first major, accessible survey of this key event in British and Irish history in a lifetime.

;A magisterial survey of Irish history from the end of the ice age to the peace settlement in Northern Ireland.

Based on the popular BBC Ulster radio series of the same name, A Narrow Sea traces the epic sweep of Ireland’s relationship with Scotland, exploring the myriad connections, correlations, personalities and antagonisms that have, over the centuries, defined the relationship between these two spirited neighbours.

Between 1750 and 1837 Ireland encountered new ideas, commodities and experiences. While political upheavals and international warfare have been thoroughly explored, the novelties in the domestic sphere and daily life remain hazy. This collection investigates a wide and varied range of the innovations.

Focusing upon the provinces as well as Dublin, Toby Barnard presents an abundance of unfamiliar evidence to reveal how Ireland came to be dominated by Protestants through military defeats. Protestant control of government laid the foundations for the subjection of Catholics after the mid-1640s.