"This is a comprehensive and nuanced historical survey of the death penalty in Ireland from the immediate post-Civil War period through to its complete abolition. Using original archival material, this book sheds light on the various social, legal and political contexts in which the death penalty operated and was discussed.In Ireland the death penalty served a dual function: as an instrument of punishment in the civilian criminal justice ..."
Rugby in Munster a Social and Cultural History (Paperback Or Softback) by LiamO'callaghan Paperback, 308 Pages, Published 2019 by Cork University Press, Ireland ISBN-13: 978-1-78205-364-4, ISBN: 1-78205-364-6
"Covering the period from the game's origins in Ireland in the 1870s through to the onset of professional rugby in the twenty-first century, this book seeks to examine Munster rugby within the context of broader social, cultural and ..."
"Captures the unique spirit of these sites through a series of color photographs. Holy wells are places of popular religious devotion. At many of them the waters are believed to have healing powers; some are even supposed to have power over the weather. There are hundreds of these wells all over Ireland, many of them still in use. They vary greatly in appearance-some are very simple, decorated only with rounded river pebbles, while other ..."
A History of Ireland(2nd Edition) (Palgrave Essential Histories series) by Mike Cronin, LiamO'callaghan Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2015 by Palgrave ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-4830-4, ISBN: 1-4039-4830-5
"A History of Ireland explores the story of Ireland from the 12th century to the present day. This new edition has been revised, updated and expanded to take into account the latest scholarship and major recent political, economic, social, and cultural events."
"A History of Ireland explores the story of Ireland from the 12th century to the present day. This new edition has been revised, updated and expanded to take into account the latest scholarship and major recent political, economic, social, and cultural events."
Rugby in Munster A Social and Cultural History by LiamO'callaghan Hardcover, 286 Pages, Published 2012 by Cork University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-85918-480-6, ISBN: 1-85918-480-4
"This study is the first book-length academic treatment of rugby football in Ireland. Covering the period from the game's origins in Ireland in the 1870s through to the onset of professional rugby in the twenty-first century, this book seeks to examine Munster rugby within the context of broader social, cultural and political trends in Irish society. As well as providing a thorough chronological survey of the game's development, key them ..."
"By way of an excellent introduction to the condition of Ireland in the first half of the
nineteenth century, and for an ... For an excellent general introduction to the
famine and for access to reproductions of original documents, see Peter Gray,
The Irish ... For events and political movements in Ulster, see J. Bardon, A History
of Ulster, 2nd edn (Belfast: Blackstaff, 2005), and ... For the revolutionary period,
key texts include ..."
A History of Ireland(Reprint) (Essential Histories (Palgrave (Firm)).) by Mike Cronin , Michael Cronin Paperback, 293 Pages, Published 2003 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-333-65433-0, ISBN: 0-333-65433-1