Sir John Davies and the Conquest of Ireland

Sir John Davies and the Conquest of Ireland
Author: Hans S. Pawlisch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2002-07-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521526579

A study of the Jacobean regime's use of judge-made law to consolidate the Tudor conquest.

Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1691

Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1691
Author: Theodore William Moody
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 870
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780198202424

Reissued with a comprehensive and updated bibliographical supplement, this history of Ireland brings together essays by scholars on Irish history from the earliest times to the present. This is the third of a ten-volume series.

Down Cathedral

Down Cathedral
Author: J. Fred Rankin
Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780901905864

Down Cathedral is one of the two oldest ecclesiastical foundations in Ulster still in use. Although the present structure dates from the early 13th century it is known that there had been a monastery and place of workship on the Hill of Down for many centuries before then. This book describes and illustrates the history of the Hill of Down from those earliest times to the present day. The relationship of St Patrick with the Hill is narrated and takes careful account of the latest research, some of it controversial, on the association of the island's patron saint with the Hill on which he is thought to be buried. The intriguing early and middle history of the Cathedral, including the building of the Benedictine monastery, the bishops and priors who ruled over it and its destruction at the dissolution of the monasteries in the middle of the 16th century, is told in clear and absorbing detail. Its subsequent restoration to full glory from the 1790s, largely due to the influence of the Downshire family, marks the beginning of the modern period for this much loved building. The story is brought right up to date with the recent appointment of a New Bishop and a new Dean. Important new sources in the State Papers and in archiepiscopal registers that have only recently become accessible have been used in the telling of this fascinating study. Many of the images in this work are published for the first time and include photographs of irreplaceable artifacts uncovered during the significant archaelogical excavations of the last few years. The outcome is a comprehensive, pioneering and beautifully illustrated account of one of Ireland's most treasured historical locations, written with authority and affection by one of the country's most accomplished and respected ecclesiastical historians.

A New History of Ireland, Volume III

A New History of Ireland, Volume III
Author: T. W. Moody
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 964
Release: 2009-03-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0191623350

A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and archaeological evidence, through the Middle Ages, down to the present day. The third volume opens with a character study of early modern Ireland and a panoramic survey of Ireland in 1534, followed by twelve chapters of narrative history. There are further chapters on the economy, the coinage, languages and literature, and the Irish abroad. Two surveys, `Land and People', c.1600 and c.1685, are included.

Sources for Modern Irish History 1534-1641

Sources for Modern Irish History 1534-1641
Author: R. W. Dudley Edwards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1985
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521271417

A critical analysis of the written sources for early modern Irish history.