THE WAY WE WERE: CATHOLIC IRELAND SINCE 1922

MARY KENNY Columba Books €19.99 ISBN 9781782183860 Reviewed by Sarah-Anne Buckley Sarah-Anne Buckley lectures in history at the University of Galway. Mary Kenny states that the focus of her most […]

SOCCER AND SOCIETY: A HISTORY OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL IN IRELAND’S CAPITAL

CONOR CURRAN Four Courts Press €31.50 ISBN 9781801510394 Reviewed by Brian Trench Brian Trench is a former senior lecturer at the School of Communications, Dublin City University, and former media […]

THREE CASTLES BURNING: A HISTORY OF DUBLIN IN TWELVE STREETS

DONAL FALLON New Island Books €15.95 ISBN 9781848408722 Reviewed by Evan Comerford Evan Comerford is a civil servant with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Donal Fallon provides […]

BOTANY AND GARDENS IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND

ELIZABETH BORAN, E. CHARLES NELSON and EMER LAWLOR (eds) Four Courts Press for the Trustees of the Edward Worth Library €50 ISBN 9781946820233 Reviewed by Mary Davies Mary Davies is […]

COMMANDERS OF THE BRITISH FORCES IN IRELAND 1796–1922

TONY GAYNOR Four Courts Press €54 ISBN 9781801510370 Reviewed by Daniel Ayiotis I’ll start this review with my only criticism, to get it out of the way: the title of […]