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The Kirwan murder case, 1852: A glimpse of the Irish Protestant middle class in the mid-nineteenth century (Maynooth Studies)Special Price €6.99 Regular Price €11.99
This book relates the story of the controversial trial, conviction and imprisonment of William Burke Kirwan, a Dublin artist, for the murder of his wife, Sarah, in 1852.
Maynooth Studies in Local History
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Rathcoole and the United Irish Rebellions, 1798-1803 (Maynooth Studies)Special Price €6.99 Regular Price €11.99
The story of the United Irish rebellions in a hitherto quiet corner of south-west County Dublin is a story of personal resentments fuelled by the spread of radical republican ideology, followed by a violent attempt at altering the social and political status quo.
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9 Lessons in Brexit€6.95
"Remember the words of Ivan Rogers the next time you hear some plausible posh boy in a suit telling you `no deal' wouldn't hurt at all and might even be a jolly good thing." J.K. RowlingTwo and a half years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the political debate over Brexit seems as intense and as complicated as ever.
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The Walker Testimonial and symbolic conflict in Derry (Maynooth Studies in Local History)Special Price €6.99 Regular Price €9.99
How did one nineteenth-century memorial to a seventeenth-century figure come to be so significant in the city of Derry that it would generate conflict for nearly two hundred years?
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Derry Labour in the Age of Agitation, 1889-1923 Part 2 (Maynooth Studies in Local History)Special Price €6.99 Regular Price €9.99
2: Larkinism and Syndicalism, 1907-23
Following on from volume 1 on new unionism and old (1889-1906), volume 2 reviews the impact of Larkinism and syndicalism on Derry.
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Charles Tisdall of County Meath, 1740-51 : From Spendthrift Youth to Improving Landlord (Maynooth Studies in Local History)Special Price €6.99 Regular Price €9.99
This book investigates the world of Charles Tisdall, a Co. Meath landlord and gentleman, during the mid-18th century.
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Derry Labour in the Age of Agitation, 1889-1923 Part 1 (Maynooth Studies in Local History)Special Price €6.99 Regular Price €9.99
1: New Unionism and Old, 1889-1906
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The Changing Fortunes of the Headfort Estates, 1870–1928 (Maynooth Studies in Local History)Special Price €6.99 Regular Price €11.99
This book contrasts the different economic and political situations in which both marquesses found themselves, their responses to these situations and the outcomes for themselves, family and tenants.