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This account of the Brigidines, formally known as the Sisters of St Brigid, expands the current knowledge of the congregation and its mission to the rural communities of Ireland, America, Australia and New Zealand. It compares the religious order to similar female congregations, and...

Land agents have been stereotypically represented in Irish history as alien, capricious, and, in general, the tormentors of the tenantry. However, to date, no definite examination exists of the social background, education, and training of land agents as a group. With the exception of...

The accepted view of Irish woodlands is that Ireland was covered in trees until the English came and chopped them down. While admirable in its brevity, this interpretation is inadequate regarding the actual management of Irish forests from the later Gaelic era to the...

This collection challenges the view that national identification or religious affiliation provided such a strong focus in the lives of individuals as to render unimportant ties, such as those of geography, class, social background, or sectional interest. Power, wealth, and influence were distributed in...

This book is a timely and refreshing look at Robin Flower's proposition that there was an unbroken link between hereditary learned families and the medieval Irish Church. The book takes this as its core argument and marshals an array of sources to develop the...

This book deals with the cultivation of vegetables and fruit in cottage gardens and urban allotments across Ireland since the mid-18th century. The debates engendered by these small patches of land connect directly to some of the biggest issues in Irish history. Throughout the...

Using a wide array of sources and interviews, author Michael Farry has produced a balanced, comprehensive, and absorbing study of county Sligo - from 1912, when the Irish Party controlled all political affairs, to 1922-23, when the county saw considerable action during the civil...

Professor L.M. Cullen's writing over a long career has had a profound effect on the interpretation of Irish history. It has also been characterized by an extended chronological spread and by the use of foreign sources and perspectives. This volume is mainly drawn from...

Lough Swilly is one of the largest of Ireland's sea loughs. Long noted for its scenic beauty, it is also the site of several momentous events in Ireland's history: the Flight of the Earls in 1607 took place from Rathmullan. Written by a team...

This book illustrates the richness of the Catholic priesthood by reference to the lives of ten men who, at different stages in history, committed themselves fully to follow Christ as laborers in His vineyard. These men - St. John Chrysostom, St. John Fisher, St....

The Irish school inspectorate has had a long and intimate involvement in the development of the school system at all levels, and its establishment in 1832 pre-dated the founding of inspectorates in England and Wales. The national (primary) school inspectorate, set up in 1832,...

This collection of essays looks at different aspects of conflict and polarization in the north of Ireland during the 20th Century and illustrates that division was never far from the surface in northern society. Contents include: The Belfast Blitz * Ulster Unionist Resistance to...

The Breifne region of south Ulster/north Connacht (roughly modern day Counties Cavan and Leitrim), was a traditional buffer zone throughout the late medieval/early modern periods between Gaelic Ireland and its Anglicized parts. This collection explores culture, politics, religion and war in the Cavan area...

These studies on the Dominicans or Friars Preachers of medieval Ireland are unique, for no other account of equal length exists. Benedict O'Sullivan published them in twenty-seven successive articles in the Irish Rosary between 1948 and 1953. Since that monthly journal, defunct since the...

This collection of essays, part of the Four Courts Press Ulster & Scotland Series, studies Scottish settlement in Ulster and its longer-term impact in the post-Plantation years. Contributors include: William P. Kelly (UU), Robert Armstrong (TCD), David Menarry (U Aberdeen), Michael Perceval-Maxwell (McGill U),...

Although much is written about the Irish revolution and Northern Ireland, we know very little about it from the perspective of Irish policemen. This unique memoir recounts the personal experiences of John Regan, an RIC officer from 1909 onwards and the highest ranking Catholic...

This book is a comprehensive study of the evolution and achievements of the county survey or system in Ireland. The introduction in 1834 of these officials - county engineers in modern terminology - to local government was a major innovation, bringing the infrastructural work...

The Franciscan Friar John Clyn of Kilkenny, famous for his account of the Black Death, wrote his annals between 1333-1349. The annals cover a troubled period of Irish history and are principally local to counties Tipperary and Kilkenny. While Clyn is critical of the...

Be inspired by their courage. Be brave and make death and bereavement in your school something that can be acknowledged and talked about. It would be really something if a child in your care could one day say, When my Mum died, there was...

Over Gill Kelly's 17-year career in the educational sector, she has worked in an inner city school in Swindon and two large 11-18 schools in North Somerset before becoming the principal at The City Academy, Bristol. Her last role as deputy head teacher of...

Charisma=C, Art=A, Science=S, Practice=PAuthor: David HodgsonISBN-10: 1845902939ISBN-13: 9781845902933Publisher: Crown House PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2010Pages: 144Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 6.90h x 4.80w x 0.80d

This is the astonishing true story of how a bankrupt con man bounced back by beating Hollywood at its own game. Colin Hayday's first scam was ingenious: he bought a skyscraper - with no money. When the scam failed, he realised the story could...

Author: Brian WhiteISBN-10: 1845889002ISBN-13: 9781845889005Publisher: History PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2016Pages: 144Format: Hardcover

Here you will find out about Armagh's history, its proud sporting heritage, its castles and great houses and its famous men and women. You will also glimpse a darker side to Armagh's past with tales of poverty, famine and tragedy. Through quaint villages and...

There has long been a need for effective methods of measuring corrosion within light water nuclear reactors. This important volume discusses key issues surrounding the development of high temperature reference electrodes and other electrochemical techniques. The book is divided into three parts with part...

Food and beverages can be very aggressive chemical milieu and may interact strongly with materials that they touch. Whenever food is placed in contact with another substance, there is a risk that chemicals from the contact material may migrate into the food. These chemicals...

The Military Conquest of the Prairie is a study on the final wars on the prairie from the Native American perspective. When the reservation system took hold about one-third of tribes stayed permanently there, one-third during the harsh winter months, and the last third...

Explore the soul of China through evocative poetry.Eternal China: 99 Essential Poems on Chinese Culture offers a unique window into the heart of Chinese civilization. Through carefully selected and beautifully translated poems, readers will discover the essence of Chinese calligraphy, painting, medicine, cuisine, and...

A concise and insightful journey through China's imperial dynasties. This second volume offers a unique perspective on Chinese history, focusing on the Sui, Tang, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Written by leading historians from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, this reader provides a...

In 2016, China's share in the global export dropped. The main reason behind this was that China's advantage as the world's low-cost manufacturing base gradually weakened. The era of rapid increase of export share in the world in the past 39 years may be...

A comprehensive analysis of China's evolving role in global trade. This study delves into the intricacies of China's foreign trade landscape, examining its transformation and future prospects. It explores the weakening of China's low-cost manufacturing advantage and the country's shift towards new international competitiveness.The...

A deep dive into China's evolving social landscape during its period of rapid transition.This scholarly work by Zhu Li, translated by Chen Shuangzhou, examines the unprecedented social problems that have emerged alongside China's economic reforms. It seeks to construct a localized social theory to...

This report analyzes the operating mechanism of the constitutional enforcement and constitutional review system in China. From the perspective of comparative law, the implementation of the mechanism of constitutional review in China should not copy the experience in west countries, and the relevant departments...

In China, commercial insurance agencies directly supply or participate in supplying diverse goods and service of commercial old-age insurance, mainly consisting of old-age risk control, pension management, and old-age financial service. The development of commercial old-age insurance is highly valuable and strategically important to,...

Understanding China Politics: The Key Words Approach examines the concepts and features behind the 21 outstanding words in the contemporary Chinese political lexicon. Topics include: democracy within the Communist Party of China, local government cooperation, civil society, and social welfare. A selection of representative...

In China, 'The Tomb-Sweeping Day' is a festival commemorating the ancestors and making sacrifices to gods and saints. This book - written as an English-Chinese bilingual text - introduces the origin, inheritance, traditions, and varied forms of this festival. As a festival that represents...

'The Peony Festival' originates from Luoyang, Henan Province of China and is a global carnival gathering that celebrates all kinds of peony plants. This book introduces the ecological and biological features of the peony, the historic and current profile of its birthplace in Luoyang,...

The Tibetan language has a 1,300 year history and is widely disseminated and used. This book specifically focuses on Tibetan text symbols, including research on the characters, their structural features, and the application properties. Properties-such as origin, forms, pronunciation, function, structure, word frequency, code,...

This revealing book paints a vivid picture of life in the Tang Dynasty's capital city Chang'an, as well as the key cities of Luoyang and Yangzhou. To understand Chinese history and society, the eye must be focused on the cities, and this book draws...

In China, 'The Maguai Festival' of the Zhuang People literally means 'worshipping frog to pray for peace, harmony, and a good harvest for the upcoming year, ' since the frog is deemed an incarnation of gods. This book introduces the cultural background of the...

The Song Dynasty (960-1279), which lasted for more than 300 years, straddled two periods in Chinese history: the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty. The capital cities of these Dynasties were Dongjing and Lin'an. Written by leading Chinese historical expert Li Chuntang,...

Book collecting is an old tradition in Chinese culture which is experiencing a recent revival. Books are a key to understanding Chinese cultural past and present. It is the author's contention that books are a crystallization of human wisdom, and book collection is a...

Carlton Leach was a key member of the Essex Boys gang which ran riot in the 1980s and 1990s, sparking a savage drug war which saw three of his pals killed in the 1995 Range Rover massacre. Carlton was also a minder to boxer...

John's story is truly inspirational, and this autobiography pulls no punches. John Davison was 25 years old and going nowhere. Supporting his wife and daughter in a tough suburb of Newcastle with no job, he spent his days trying to make ends meet when...

The rolls of parliament were the official records of the meetings of the English parliament from the reign of Edward I (1272-1307) until the reign of Henry VII (1485-1509), after which they were superseded by the journals of the lords, and, somewhat later, the...

The Stonor letters and papers are second in quantity only to the Paston letters. Nevertheless, while studies of the 'parvenu' Pastons of Norfolk abound, no historian has used the Stonor archive to write about this significantly longer-established gentry family from Oxfordshire, despite the fact...

John Lambert's life and career have long deserved this revealing study. The man who made Cromwell Lord Protector in 1653 also stopped him becoming king in 1657; and Lambert was the originator of the Instrument of Government, on which Cromwell's Protectorate was based. Committed...

When Ray Smith's much-loved wide Grace developed the first symptoms of Alzheimer's, the couple decided on a radical approach to the problem. Instead of succumbing to despair, they decided to treat the illness as simply the latest adventure in their long and loving marriage....

Cricket writer, independent publisher, and editor of the London Magazine, Alan Ross was foremost a poet of high elegance, whose 60 years of work, from his commission in the Royal Navy in 1941 to his death in 2001, is selected and introduced in these...

Sir Alec Issigonis lived his life in parallel with the rise and decline of the British motor industry, becoming its first and only celebrity. He was the designer of the Morris Minor and the Mini, two of the most important British car designs of...