These essays explore aspects of the English colony in medieval Ireland and its relations with the Gaelic host society. They deal both with the foundation and ex

Annotation. An intriguing analysis of Pearse within the context of contemporary Irish politics and culture.

The Irish Classical Self considers the role of classical languages and learning in the construction of Irish cultural identities in the eighteenth and nineteent

An influential study of culture, history, folklore in the great tradition of French historiography

The run-up to Irish independence (1910-1920) was driven by the need to come to terms with Parnell's defeat and death.