A new study on the Great Irish Famine finds that the predominant ideological doctrine guiding British policy in Ireland was one of divine Providentialism, writes Mic Moroney.
Mic Moroney looks at a new study from L Perry Curtis that examines images of dispossession dating from the Great Famine and the Land Wars
John Bradley charts Waterford city’s development into one of the most prosperous towns of medieval Ireland.
Despite the tyranny of the Penal Laws, Waterford was unique among Irish cities in the toleration that existed between the two main religious groups, writes Julian Walton.
Cornelia McCarthy traces the cultural milieu of the inhabitants of Killenure Castle, County Tipperary, home to the Cooper family for almost three centuries
Described by Thomas Carlyle as 4a huge grey pile,’ Dromana today resembles its modest 17th-century form; Robert O’Byrne recounts the history of this house and the prominence of its formidable female line
Patricia McCarthy charts the history of the Honorable Society of King’s Inn: its members were granted the Dominican Friary of St Savipur’s by Henry VIII in 1539, and later James II held his last parliament there, before the barrister moved to their Gandon-designed headquarters on Constitution Hill, Dublin
Engaging with communities and unlocking the unique story of the properties within its care lies at the heart of the Irish Heritage Trust’s ten-year history, writes Sandra Andrea O’Connell
Managing a portfolio of historic properties presents numerous challenges; Sandra Andrea O’Connell discovers how Irish Landmark Trust has fared as it marks its quarter century!
Peter Pearson welcomes a new chapter in the management of Johnstown Castle, County Wexford
James Horan recounts how a chance encounter led to the unravelling of some architectural mysteries in the restoration of Humewood Castle, County Wicklow
As the restoration of St. Mel’s Cathedral by Fitzgerald Kavanagh + Partners has been announced as the Winner of the Public Choice Award at the 2015 RIAI Irish Architecture Awards, we re-publish here our article on St. Mel’s by Andrew Halpin and Nicola Gordon Bowe
Recent excavations at Rathfarnham Castle have brought the former inhabitants into focus, prompting Simon Loftus to recall some vivid episodes from the family’s history.