Department of History: Recent submissions
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The disbanded Royal Irish Constabulary and forced migration, 1922–31
(2022-04-08)This article concerns the men of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) who were disbanded from the force in 1922 and felt obliged to leave Ireland for Britain. Afforded unique – if not always entirely sufficient – financial ... -
Irish policemen in the Palestine mandate, 1922-1948
(2022-03-16)This thesis explores Ireland’s influence on and involvement in the policing of British Mandated Palestine and, through an examination of five distinct but interrelated aspects of the Irish experience, assesses Ireland’s ... -
From the hoof to the hook: an investigation of beef processor influence on Irish farm policy and politics, 1950-1986
(2021-06-11)This thesis traces the development of the Irish beef processing industry through its first thirty-six years from 1950 to 1986. It asks how and why meat processing firms became so influential in Irish farming, documenting ... -
‘We think considerable improvement should be made.’ Irish insanity and the Limerick District Lunatic Asylum, 1772-1900
(2021-04-08)The focus of this thesis is the Limerick District Lunatic Asylum (LDLA hereafter), its interconnected institutions and the people who used them. Established in 1827, LDLA was Ireland’s first large-scale provincial district ... -
Contested goals and competing interests: freedpeople's education in North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1861-1875
(2020-12-18)This dissertation examines the growth and development of North Carolina’s schools for the freedpeople during the Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861-1875. In particular, it investigates who taught the freedpeople in ... -
The evolution of Irish veterinary practice, 1700-1950
(2020-12-10)This thesis explores the evolution of Irish veterinary practice, especially with regards to cattle practice, over the course of some 250 years. It begins in the eighteenth-century, with a discussion on prominent farriers ... -
Early genealogies of West Clare
(Kilrush and District Historical Society, 2015) -
Bonfields, Brodericks, Griffins, O'Gradys, Whites and Walls: Genetic genealogies and DNA studies in Limerick
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2015) -
Blood of the Dubliners
(Dublin City Library, 2013) -
The descendants of Brian Boru
(GGI [Genetic Genealogy Ireland], 2015) -
Surname research and DNA: Publications, possibilities and pitfalls
(Dublin City Library, 2015) -
Paddy le Carpenter and surname formation in the mid-west
(UCD [University College Dublin], 2015) -
The multilingual origins of medieval Irish surnames
(ISOGG [International society of Genetic Genealogy], 2015) -
The journey to the grave and the feast of death-lying
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Commentary: the Knowth oghams in context
(RIA [Royal Irish Academy], 2008) -
The early history of Knowth
(RIA [Royal Irish Academy], 2008) -
Religion as factor in Irish town formation
(RIA [Royal Irish Academy], 2018) -
Killaloe – royal and ecclesiastical power on the merchants’ river
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Brian Boru’s origins and the kingdom of North Munster (Pre-published version)
(History Publications Ltd., 2014)Cathy Swift examines the tradition that Cormac Cas was buried at Duntryleague Hill, near Galbally, Co. Limerick, and what it tells us about the rise of his descendent, Brian Boru. -
Migrancy in Medieval Ireland: Merchants, monks, miscreants and mercenaries
(UCC [University College Cork], 2018)