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The merchant community of Dublin in the early seventeenth century : a social, economic and political study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2008)This thesis investigates Dublin merchants in the early seventeenth century within the framework of economic, social and political changes that characterised the period. Although sources were hard to come by in some areas ... -
The elite of Scandinavia and their impact on urban settlement in the Viking age
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2007)This work investigates large-scale change evident in the archaeology of selected towns in Denmark, Norway, Ireland and England founded by Scandinavians between AD 700 and 1160, and connects these changes to their historical ... -
Death, sacrifice and mourning in German women's art of the First World War
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2007)The war and its consequences were the dominant themes in German women's art between 1914 and 1919. In the early stages of the conflict, women's art was employed to rally support for the war effort, to appeal to women's ... -
Materialising Ireland : archaeology, identity and modernity in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2007)This thesis explores the role of archaeology in the development of modern conceptions of the past in Ireland. The approach contextualises archaeological studies in Ireland within broader psychoanalytic, anthropological and ... -
The lands of Llanthony Prima and Secunda in Ireland 1172-1541
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2006)To analyse the charters contained in the Irish cartularies of the Augustinian priories of Llanthony Prima and Secunda, in order to trace the history of the Llanthony canons during the time that the canons were active in ... -
Papacy and church : the assertion and reception of Papal authority and justice in the Papal letters, 1143-53
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2007)The subject of this thesis is papal authority and administrative practice in the period 1143-53, and how they are reflected through the letters of the papacy. Accordingly, the focus here is on the everyday business of the ... -
Disarming hatred' : French Catholics and the legacy of the Great War; Marc Sangnier, 1914-33
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2005)This study focuses on the cultural legacy of the First World War in France in the period 1914-1933. Specifically, it examines the processes of cultural mobilization and cultural demobilization, key concepts that have ... -
The British popular press and Ireland, 1922-32
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2019)Concentrating on the Daily Express, Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, this thesis examines the relationship between the British popular press and Ireland across the first decade of Irish independence. Undertaking cover-to-cover ... -
Catholics and the Law in Restoration Ireland 1660 -1691
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2019)By 1660, the Common Law was widely, if not universally, applied in Ireland. For the English and Protestant interest, the law was the principal means of enforcing the mandate of the administration, short of military ... -
''The Faithful Remnant of the True Church of England': Susanna Hopton and the Politico-Theology of the Nonjuring Schism'
(2021)Susanna Hopton (1627-1709) is best known for her devotional literature, and her association with the Anglican clergyman and poet, Thomas Traherne (1636-1674). Significantly less scholarly attention, however, has been devoted ... -
The Iveagh Trust of Dublin: A Constructed Community, 1889-1939
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2019)The Iveagh Trust, founded by Sir Edward Cecil Guinness (later Lord Iveagh) in 1890, was a philanthropic housing institution established for the ?amelioration of the condition of the poor labouring classes of Dublin?. It ... -
Irish physical force republicanism in Britain, 1919-1923
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2011)This thesis studies the activities of Irish republicans - mainly the Irish Republican Army (IRA) - in Britain from the outbreak of the war of independence in 1919 to the end of the civil war in 1923. It is based on my ... -
Interrogation, ill-treatment and intelligence : Northern Ireland, 1971-78
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2010)Drawing extensively upon archival material, complemented by official reports, legal documents and secondary sources from a range of disciplines, this thesis examines the origins, nature, and outcomes of the alleged systematic ... -
Defying the IRA : intimidation, coercion and communities in Ireland, 1917-1922
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2014)The primary aim of this thesis is to explore the interaction between the IRA and its communities in Ireland between 1917 and the beginning of the Irish Civil War in June 1922. To do so, it will focus on civilian defiance ... -
Women in policing in Ireland, 1915-78 : with particular reference to the Royal Irish Constabulary, Dublin Metropolitan Police, and An Garda Síochána
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 2015)This thesis is a thematic historical study of the employment of women on full-time police duty in pre-independent and independent Ireland. It is the product of independent, academic research, conducted under the supervision ... -
Unearthing a forgotten Medieval Building Technique An Examination of Earth Mortared Stone Construction in Later medieval Ireland (1100-1600AD)
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2018)In Ireland a largely missing domestic medieval settlement record stimulated archaeological research into understanding its absence. Regional field survey of standing later medieval buildings in north-west Ireland combined ... -
Defiant Mourning: Public Funerals as Funeral Demonstrations in the Chartist Movement
(2018)The popular radical movement that developed in Great Britain after the Napoleonic wars under the leadership of Henry Hunt made the mass-platform its main – and most striking – means of action in the fight for parliamentary ... -
A Rage Without a Home: toryism in Restoration Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2018)The present work is a study of toryism and rappareeism, especially with regards to their place in public discourse, between the years 1660 and 1695, encompassing Restoration Ireland, the War of the Two Kings and the initial ... -
The uses of photography in Ireland 1839-1900
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 1992)Professional photography was introduced to Ireland in 1841 and accepted change contemporaneously with London trends. It expanded in the cities and towns with Belfast and Dublin becoming major centres. By 1881 most counties ... -
The tower houses of County Kerry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History, 1992)This thesis is a comprehensive study of the tower houses of County Kerry and there is also some reference to the earlier castles of Kerry. In volume 1 all aspects of the tower house are looked into. The tower houses are ...
