Books
Dublin Moving East 1708-1844: How The City Took Over The Sea
New from the Spring 2021 edition. Arnold Horner reviews Michael Brannagan’s Dublin Moving East 1708-1844: How The City Took Over The Sea Read More
Rich Specimens of Architectural Beauty
New from the Winter 2020 edition. Conor Lucey reviews a recently rediscovered volume of drawings of Irish country houses by English topographical artist John Preston Neale (1780–1847), held at the National Library of Ireland Read More
Eva, Letitia and the Hamilton Sisters – Class, Gender and Art
New from the Winter 2020 edition. This book is immediately attractive – it’s full of old photographs and reproductions of paintings, with a sort of family tree. Read More
The Buildings of Ireland – Cork: City and County
New from the Winter 2020 edition. Reviewed by Louise Cotter. The Buildings of Ireland series is part of the Pevsner Architectural Guides, the authoritative portable guides to significant buildings in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Read More
The Irish Tower House Society, economy and environment c.1300–1650
New from the Spring 2020 edition. The Irish Tower House Society, economy and environment c.1300–1650 reviewed by Tadhg O’Keeffe Read More
The Lives of Lucian Freud. Youth 1922-68
New from the Winter 2019 edition. Philip McEvansoneya reviews William Feaver’s The Lives of Lucian Freud. Youth 1922-68
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The unveiling of a sculpture by Albert Power (1881-1945) in 1935 afforded a golden opportunity to an unidentified photographer. The location: Galway’s Eyre Square; the statue: writer Pádraic Ó’Conaire; the officiator: Éamon de Valera. Read More