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New Books in Irish Studies

Interviews with Scholars of Ireland about their New Books

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Niall Whelehan, "Changing Land: Diaspora Activism and the Irish Land War" (NYU Press, 2021)

Niall Whelehan, "Changing Land: Diaspora Activism and the Irish Land War" (NYU Press, 2021)

Niall Whelehan is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Strathclyde, where he focuses on the nineteenth and ... Read more

13 Jul 2022

34mins

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Tony Hall, "Great Trees of Britain and Ireland: Over 70 of the Best Ancient Avenues, Forests and Trees to Visit" (Read Media, 2022)

Tony Hall, "Great Trees of Britain and Ireland: Over 70 of the Best Ancient Avenues, Forests and Trees to Visit" (Read Media, 2022)

Boasting Europe's largest number of ancient oaks and yews, Britain and Ireland are home to forests that can be traced ba... Read more

11 Jul 2022

59mins

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Adam Hanna, "Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland" (Syracuse UP, 2022)

Adam Hanna, "Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland" (Syracuse UP, 2022)

Dr. Adam Hanna’s Poetry, Politics, and the Law in Modern Ireland (Syracuse University Press, 2022) is a richly detailed ... Read more

7 Jul 2022

1hr 5mins

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James Stafford, "The Case of Ireland: Commerce, Empire and the European Order, 1750-1848" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

James Stafford, "The Case of Ireland: Commerce, Empire and the European Order, 1750-1848" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

James Stafford teaches at Columbia University, where he specializes in the political and intellectual history of Ireland... Read more

30 Jun 2022

46mins

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John Gillis, "The Fadden More Psalter: The Discovery and Conservation of a Medieval Treasure" (Wordwell Books, 2022)

John Gillis, "The Fadden More Psalter: The Discovery and Conservation of a Medieval Treasure" (Wordwell Books, 2022)

In The Faddan More Psalter: The Discovery and Conservation of a Medieval Treasure Dr. John Gillis explores the conservat... Read more

28 Jun 2022

50mins

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Seán William Gannon, "The Irish Imperial Service: Policing Palestine and Administering the Empire, 1922–1966" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)

Seán William Gannon, "The Irish Imperial Service: Policing Palestine and Administering the Empire, 1922–1966" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)

Seán William Gannon's book The Irish Imperial Service: Policing Palestine and Administering the Empire, 1922–1966 (Palgr... Read more

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Andrew Sneddon, "Representing Magic in Modern Ireland: Belief, History, Culture" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

Andrew Sneddon, "Representing Magic in Modern Ireland: Belief, History, Culture" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

Andrew Sneddon is a Lecturer in International History at Ulster University. His research explores Irish witchcraft, magi... Read more

21 Jun 2022

31mins

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James Joyce and Catherine Flynn (ed.), "The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

James Joyce and Catherine Flynn (ed.), "The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

James Joyce's Ulysses is considered one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses... Read more

15 Jun 2022

48mins

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Kay Muhr and Liam Ó. hAisibéil, "The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland" (Oxford UP, 2021)

Kay Muhr and Liam Ó. hAisibéil, "The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland" (Oxford UP, 2021)

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland (Oxford UP, 2021) contains explanations of over 3,800 family names, of ... Read more

27 May 2022

51mins

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Katrina Goldstone, "Irish Writers and the Thirties: Art, Exile and War" (Routledge, 2020)

Katrina Goldstone, "Irish Writers and the Thirties: Art, Exile and War" (Routledge, 2020)

The theme of exile in Irish writing often calls to mind Joyce or Beckett, but rarely does it conjure up other writers or... Read more

24 May 2022

1hr 20mins

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