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A Directory of Noted Places in Ireland
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Packed with vital information for the historian and genealogist researching 19th Century Ireland. Presented in convenient columns, in alphabetical order, the names of approximately 20,000 locations throughout Ireland, including towns, villages, estates and gentlemen's seats ...
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A History of the Black Death in Ireland
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'The pestilence was so contagious that those who touched the dead or the sick were immediately infected. Many died of boils, abscesses and pustules which erupted on the legs and ...
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A Little Tour in Ireland
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First published in 1859 under the author title of 'An Oxonian'; this version is a new edition published in 1892.
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A New Dictionary of Irish History from 1800
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The standard reference guide to modern Irish history - the only such book devoted entirely to the modern era - is now available in paperback. This classic work will be ...
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A Timeline of Irish History
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A Timeline of Irish History is popular reference publishing at its best: concise, attractively presented and reliable. This is a crisply written, succinct summary of Ireland's past from the construction of Newgrange to the Northern Ireland peace process ...
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Archaeological Hibernica: A Handbook of Irish Antiquities
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"Archaeologica Hibernica" contains 199 printed pages, which include 91 illustrations. The publication is divided into a number of distinct: Pagan Antiquities, those which preceded the introduction of Christianity to Ireland or were thought to have been constructed in the fifth century; the early Christian period ...
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Blue Guide to Ireland 1932
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Beginning with an introduction outlining the history and antiquities of Ireland as well as a glossary of Irish place names and notes on the Irish language, the Blue Guide to Ireland presents detailed information on many aspects of travel in Ireland ...
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British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning
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This reference work takes all of Great Britain as its subject, and seeks to identify and explain British surnames in great part according to their origin and use. The majority of the work is an alphabetical listing of British names with their origin or meaning ...
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Dodd’s Traveller's Director through Ireland (1801)
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James Solas Dodd’s Traveller’s ‘Director’ is a guide to
Ireland, published in 1801 to cater for English people wishing to holiday in
Ireland.
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Evils of the State of Ireland
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Republished here on fully-searchable CD-ROM this work offers a benign solution to the causes and consequence of poverty in Ireland just prior to the adoption of the Poor Law Act and the social upheaval caused by the onset of Famine in 1845 ...
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Fearful Realities: New Perspectives on the Famine
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Bypassing current debates on historical revisionism, this book reconsiders
the Famine of the 1840s from a variety of perspectives, theological, literary,
feminist, demographic, medical, etc., incorporating these viewpoints with more ...
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Five Years in Ireland 1895-1900
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The original publication of Five years in Ireland contains many illustration by some of the best-known photographers in Ireland at the time, notably Lawrence and Lafayette, which include numerous portraits as well as landscapes. The author was gravely concerned about the role and influence of the Roman Catholic Church ...
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Gem Series Collins Irish Dictionary
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New in colour, this second edition of the bestselling 'Gem Series Collins Irish Dictionary' covers all the words and phrases learners will need to know. This dictionary provides the best ...
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Grenham's Irish Surnames
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Ireland was one of the first European countries to adopt hereditary surnames. Nine centuries of change, along with its history of immigration, colonisation and linguistic upheaval, have produced an ...
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History of Ireland
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Published in about 1850 this publication contains Sylvester O'Halloran's "History of Ireland" from the earliest times to 1171 and is continued by with Dolby's "History of Ireland" from the Invasion of Henry the Second to the present ...
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History of the Royal Irish Constabulary
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This history of the Royal Irish Constabulary stops far short of a full history of the service, and by the vary nature of the date of its publication does not include the hardest travails that the service would have to face, it is nonetheless a fascinating account of the earliest years of an organised police force in Ireland ...
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Illustrated Guide to Killarney and South West Ireland
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Ward, Lock & Co's "Illustrated Guide to Killarney and South-West Ireland" dating from 1926-7 is illustrated throughout with photographs, detailed maps, many hundreds of contemporary advertisements and wonderful descriptions of the places visited. The quality of Ward & Lock's Guide has meant that it has endured the test of time and has become a collectible title ...
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Ireland
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Ireland, the official publication of the Irish Tourist Association is one of the earliest efforts to actively promote Ireland as a tourist destination. This publication covers the entire island of Ireland and represents each province and county, a snap-shot for the tourists, of the some of the best-known attractions that Ireland has to offer.
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Ireland and England: In the Past and at Present
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The original publication of Ireland & England is fully-indexed, and concerns itself with the complex relationship between England and Ireland, from the earliest times to the present - in this case 1919. Well written and very readable, Ireland & England does not profess to be a scholarly work ...
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Ireland Beautiful
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'Ireland Beautiful' was the first of ten books published by Wallace Nutting. Each renowned for their illustrations and Ireland Beautiful is no exception containing as it contains 304 pictures, covering of every county in Ireland ...
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Irish Names and Surnames: Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall
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This wonderful book explains the meanings and origins of Irish first names and surnames. In compiling this authoritative dictionary, Fr. Woulfe spent 25 years in the field (Ireland, England ...
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Irish Place Names
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First published in 1994, and having been through various editions and printings, this is the most complete guide to Irish placenames published in modern time. It explains the ...
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Irish Song Books c1873 (from Canada and USA): Erin-go-Bragh and Faugh-A-Ballagh
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Between them these two books contain over 100 ballads and stories. If you are proud of your Irish heritage, or just enjoy traditional Irish songs, this is a collection which came close to disappearing forever.
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Matheson's Special Report on Surnames in Ireland
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Published by the General Register Office, this study is the first detailed official work on surnames in Ireland.
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Old Irish and Highland Dress
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This classic and elusive work provides a detailed study of the "dress" of the Highlanders and the Irish in ancient times, with illustrations drawn from archival sources. It provides a wealth of information on the dress of these two closely related Celtic lands. Many of the illustrations are unique and are invaluable ...
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Penal Era and Golden Age: Essays in Irish History 1690-1800
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First published in 1979 this classic work contains original essays on the history of eighteenth century Ireland ...
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Personal and Family Names
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This extended study of personal and family names provides an account of the origin and meaning of literally thousands of names used or found throughout the British Isles. It begins with chapters on the origin and formation of words, then moves on to personal names, Biblical names, birth names, names of women ...
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Report of the Labour Commission to Ireland
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Published in 1921 the Report of the Labour Commission to Ireland, although a relatively brief publication of just 124 pages, is a thoroughly fascinating account of the War of Independence in Ireland, especially the conduct of the British Army and Auxiliary Forces ...
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Royal Irish Constabulary Manual 1909
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The Royal Irish Constabulary Manual is ia fascinating social document illustrating all the areas of daily life which might be administered by civil law. Advice ranging from warrants, civility and courtesy, customs, poisonous substances, explosives, public health and diseases is covered. The final section details some of the most serious offences ...
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Sable Wings over the Land: Ennis, Co. Clare and its Wider Community During the Great Famine
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This case study of a town and its rural hinterland during the Great Famine breaks new ground in the historiography of that cataclysm. The focus on a single ...
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The Agricultural Labourer, Ireland 1893: Part 1
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This book is fascinating insight into a class of Irish life that was slowly disappearing at the time of writing. The large area covered makes it particularly interesting, as the differing standards are all too easy to observe. This report offers a vital insight into the social and economic conditions ...
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The Agricultural Labourer, Ireland 1893: Part 2
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This book is fascinating insight into a class of Irish life that was slowly disappearing at the time of writing. The large area covered makes it particularly interesting, as the differing standards are all too easy to observe. This report offers a vital insight into the social and economic conditions ...
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The Agricultural Labourer, Ireland 1893: Part 3
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This book is fascinating insight into a class of Irish life that was slowly disappearing at the time of writing. The large area covered makes it particularly interesting, as the differing standards are all too easy to observe. This report offers a vital insight into the social and economic conditions ...
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The Agricultural Labourer, Ireland 1893: Part 4
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This book is fascinating insight into a class of Irish life that was slowly disappearing at the time of writing. The large area covered makes it particularly interesting, as the differing standards are all too easy to observe. This report offers a vital insight into the social and economic conditions ...
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The Agricultural Labourer, Ireland 1893: Parts 1-4
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The 496-pages is republished here in fully searchable CD-ROM format is a must for anyone interested in the conditions of Irish agricultural and town labourers at the turn of the 19th century
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The American Commission on Conditions in Ireland 1921
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This a published account of oral and written testimonies from witnesses in Ireland dating from the end of 1920 and beginning of 1921 and as such detail the events and circumstances in Ireland during the last months of Britain's dominion in Ireland ...
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The Annals of Ulster 1790-1798
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The revised edition of this book written by Samuel McSkim in 1906, contains the history of Ulster during the turbulent times of the French Revolution. This was when Ireland was aroused to resist the British by the rhetoric and actions of those who toppled the French government ...
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The Book of Ulster Surnames
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What's your name? What was your mother called? And her mother? What was your father's mother's name? Most of us know at least a few of the surnames that ...
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The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845-1948
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The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove many more to emigrate. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British stubborness prevented any serious efforts to relieve suffering ...
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The Great Shame: A Story of the Irish in the Old World and the New
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In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. 'The Great Shame', a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; ...
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The History of the Huguenot Settlers in Ireland
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The Huguenot settlement of Ireland began after the Reformation of Henry VIII, but continued a pace during the reign of his successor, Elizabeth I. It was during this period that Dublin became the home to many Huguenot merchants, traders and artisans chiefly ...
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The Huguenots in England and Ireland
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The Huguenots their Settlements, Churches, and Industries, in England and Ireland is a very readable account of the birth of Protestant reform in Europe from the Reformation through the two waves of mass-migration culminating in the French Revolution. Accompanied by very valuable biographical notices on many leading Huguenot families and their descendants ...
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland
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Tracing Ireland's history from pre-Christian times to the present-day troubles, Roy Forster's team of distinguished scholars have produced a stimulating and challenging assessment of over 2000 years of Irish history, ...
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The Post-Chaise Companion 1786
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Containing more than 500 pages, the Post-Chaise Companion has far more to offer than just a directory of distances, it also descibes gentlemen's seats, site of antiquity, manufacturers ...
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Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry
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William Carleton wrote a sketch of Lough Derg, this was published by the editor of the Christian Examiner, and within two years Carleton had published more than thirty sketches in the same periodical. These were collected and published as 'Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry', published in five volumes between 1830 and 1833 ...
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Wild Sports of the West with Legendary Tales and Local Sketches, 1838
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Wild Sports of the West is comprised of 42 chapters, which take the form of letters of the writer's adventures to his friends and acquaintances. These portray in vivid accounts some of the wild and in some instances not a little fantastical adventures of the writer as he hunted, fished and poached in the west of Ireland ...
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