The centenary of the Irish Boundary Commission, the men who made the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima and the legacy ...

The underlying problem of the blight that caused potatoes to rot in the ground and led to the “Great Hunger” of 1845-1852, this book argues convincingly, was that the rich land of Ireland was ...

The political philosophy and moral purpose of Daniel O'Connell was in stark contrast to those who pursued a campaign of ...

The kingdom of Dyfed represents one of the most fascinating and unique chapters in Welsh history, where an Irish dynasty ...

Profile I joined the university in the summer of 2013. I studied History and French at University College Cork, before undertaking an M.A. and Ph.D. at Queen’s University Belfast. In 2009-10 I was a ...

The kingdom of Dyfed offers a captivating glimpse into a unique chapter of Welsh history where an Irish dynasty ruled lands ...

Philip Stephens describes the record of British political leaders with regard to Ireland as one of ‘insouciant neglect’ ...

Irish Historical Studies, the joint journal of the Irish Historical Society and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies, is published twice yearly (May and November). Established in 1938 under ...

The Irish were also more likely to be found in London and have about half the likelihood of being found in the South. The Irish were twice as likely to be found in the poorer North than the native ...

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