Irish Regional History

This book provides an insightful exploration of Dublin’s rich architectural heritage, ranging from the early medieval period through the Norman era to the late fifteenth century.

This collection of essays explores Waterford’s wide-ranging connections across Europe and beyond from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. 

This is a story which will take the reader through the streets of Carrickmacross, through musty courtrooms and to the Dáil itself for what must have seemed a never-ending battle. It is a story that has needed to be told, not just for the sake of Carrickmacross, but for the sake of Ireland now well into its second century as an independent nation.

The Irish Civil War was fought with a greater intensity, violence and longevity in Co. Kerry than in any other Irish county, leaving behind a bitter and divisive legacy that endured for generations.

Maynooth Studies in Local History Series

During a robbery on 10 March 1844, 14-year-old servant Mary Doherty was murdered in a farmhouse near Culdaff, Co. Donegal. . .

Maynooth Studies in Local History Series

In this study, using the words of both the land agent, William Rochfort (1847–1940), and the tenants on the Lismore (O’Callaghan) estate in Counties Cork, Limerick and Tipperary, the land agent–tenant relationship between 1891 and 1902 is explored.

Maynooth Studies in Local History Series

Industrial Yarns Ltd, a large textiles factory and one of Seán Lemass’s flagship industrial projects, provided well-paid employment for hundreds of workers in Bray for many years. . .

Maynooth Studies in Local History Series

This book explores the workings of the Cork Street Fever Hospital in Dublin’s south-western quarter in the decades after its opening in May 1804. . .

Maynooth Studies in Local History Series

A ballad about a woman street trader is widely regarded as Dublin’s anthem, yet the city’s relationship with those who traded on its streets was often acrimonious. . .

This book looks at life in Meath during the turmoil of the Irish Revolution. As politics, war and revolution intruded on their daily routine, some people embraced change, risking life and livelihood for their chosen cause; others resisted the tide. 

Cenél nEógain, a royal dynasty from Inishowen in Donegal, defeated its previously more successful opponent, Cenél Conaill – also from Donegal – at the battle of Clóitech in AD 789. . .

Dublin's Stained Glass features the thirty-eight sites with the finest twentieth-century stained glass in Dublin city and county. Illustrated with photographs by Jozef Vrtiel, this book is an essential guide for those who want to delve deeper into Dublin’s rich stained glass heritage. 

A new illustrated edition of Jonathan Bardon’s classic Ulster text

This work is the first in a three-volume series of richly illustrated books written for the general reader. Unpacking the history of Dublin’s industrial heritage down through the ages, each book covers a specific geographical area: Volume I, Dublin South-East; Volume II, Dublin South-West; Volume III, North Dublin city and suburbs. 

The dramatic round tower is a unique feature of the Irish landscape. Dating to early medieval times, over seventy now remain, scattered across the four provinces.

Renowned historians Deirdre Raftery and Catherine KilBride tell the astonishing story of the Benedictines of Kylemore Abbey in this beautiful book, 

This vital work by author and oral historian Deirdre Nuttall sheds light on the lives of the less well-connected and bringing a more comprehensive understanding of the rich history of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

This book provides a rounded and original overview of revolution in both Dublin city and county. It highlights the sometimes vast differences in experience in urban and rural Dublin, and the wide range of political and military activity undertaken by Dubliners. 

The Little Book of  Kildare is a compendium of obscure, strange and entertaining facts about the city’s fascinating past and present.

The Little Book of Fermanagh is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County Fermanagh.