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Women and patriotism in eighteenth-century

Did élite Irish women play any role in eighteenth-century politics? Mary O’Dowd addresses the question by analysing the paintings of Francis Wheatley.
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Featured Articles

'A gift from Scotland':golf's early days in Ireland
'A gift from Scotland':golf's early days in Ireland On the occasion of Ireland’s first hosting of the Ryder Cup, Daniel Mulhall looks at the early history of golf in Ireland. Read More >>

Teaching the Armada: an introduction to the Anglo-Spanish War, 1585-1604
Teaching the Armada: an introduction to the Anglo-Spanish War, 1585-1604 Hiram Morgan explains why the Spanish Armada is such a fantastic topic for students studying history at both second and third level. Read More >>

Woodstown in the Irish annals

Woodstown in the Irish annals

The importance of the recently discovered ninth-century Viking site at Woodstown, Co. Waterford, cannot be overestimated. Much about the archaeological remains discovered there would be clarified if ninth-century Irish annalists had described the activities of its inhabitants. Mary Valante argues that they did exactly that, only neglecting to actually name the site.

Francis Cosby (1510-80), Stradbally, Queen's County and the Tudor conquest of Leinster
Francis Cosby (1510-80), Stradbally, Queen's County and the Tudor conquest of Leinster English adventurer Francis Cosby personified the application of the increasingly aggressive policy of Tudor conquest to the Gaelic lordship of the O’Mores. Michael Quinn examines the impact this had on the ground in the general area of modern County Laois, and Stradbally in particular. Read More >>

'A gift from Scotland':golf's early days in Ireland
'A gift from Scotland':golf's early days in Ireland On the occasion of Ireland’s first hosting of the Ryder Cup, Daniel Mulhall looks at the early history of golf in Ireland. Read More >>

‘For her sole and separate use’
‘For her sole and separate use’ Siobhán Pierce takes us through a hitherto little-used source in the National Archives: the wills of soldiers who died in World War I. Read More >>