Richard McElligott (Collins Press, €17.99) ISBN 9781848891777 By the time the GAA was two decades old, Kerry had won just a solitary All-Ireland title—and that was in hurling. It was later—owing in large part to the innovations of O’Sullivan, who would write The story of the GAA (1916), the first published history of the association—that … Read more
Renegades: Irish republican women 1900–1922 Ann Matthews (Mercier Press, €19.99) ISBN 9781856356848 Dissidents: Irish republican women 1923–1941 Ann Matthews (Mercier Press, €18.99) ISBN 9781856359955 These two volumes, based on research undertaken by Ann Mathews for her Ph.D, look at the trajectory of Irish women’s involvement in republicanism, both militarily and politically, from the early 1900s, … Read more
Andrew Sneddon (The History Press Ireland, €16.99) ISBN 9781845887452 In late 1710 Ann Haltridge of Islandmagee began to be haunted in a variety of ways, most notably by a demonic ‘boy’ that threatened her with frightening regularity. She died in February 1711 after a catalogue of sinister incidents, and in the aftermath of her death … Read more
Charles Townshend (Alan Lane, £25) ISBN 9780713999839 Charles Townshend helped to establish modern Irish Revolution scholarship nearly 40 years ago. His 1975 monograph, The British campaign in Ireland, 1919–1921, was among the first significant academic treatments of the Irish War of Independence. In the ensuing decades Townshend has explored various aspects of Irish political violence, … Read more
museumreception@waterfordcity.ie, www.WaterfordTreasures.ie +353 (0)51 304500 by Tony Canavan The Waterford Museum of Treasures, established in the 1990s, has been expanded into a three-campus concept focusing on different eras in the city’s history. Located in the recently designated Viking Triangle, Reginald’s Tower looks at the Vikings; the Medieval Museum is self-explanatory, and the Bishop’s Palace concentrates … Read more