The brilliant Bishop James Doyle of Kildare and Leighlin (J.K.L.) was the outstanding Catholic bishop of his time. This major source book is a companion volume

Doyle enjoyed an international reputation as an outstanding advocate of the rights of Catholics and Ireland. This book examines in depth Doyle's intellectual an

Why do we send children to school? Who should take responsibility for children's health and education? Should girls and boys be educated separately or together?

Nigel Yates provides a major reassessment of the religious state of Ireland between 1770 and 1850. He argues that this was both a period of intense reform acros

At the end of the eighteenth century, an evangelical movement gained enormous popularity at all levels of Irish society. Initially driven by the enthusiasm and