By Fiona Fitzsimons This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Irish Church Act (1869), which disestablished the Church of Ireland. As the State church, the Church of Ireland was […]
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Read More →Exploring medieval Ireland’s economy via papal taxation records. By Chris Chevallier There are multiple obstacles hindering the study of the Irish medieval economy. Regionalism and political divisions spatially limited […]
Read More →What does the public reaction to the safe retrieval of holy relics from Notre Dame Cathedral reveal about the cult of relics in the modern world? By Niamh Wycherley Shocking […]
Read More →What caused the ‘great explosion’? By Michael Fewer The Civil War began on 28 June 1922, when the National Army attacked an anti-Treaty force that had been in occupation of […]
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