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By Claire Breen and John O’Neill  Thatched houses in Ireland typically fall into two broad categories. Direct-entry houses, where the door opens directly into the main living space, abound in the west and north. Lobby-entry houses, where the door opens into a small lobby leading on either side to the main living space and a … Read more

Perspectives from an Irish comparative historian A minor controversy has broken out recently in the British historical world surrounding the establishment of a group called ‘Historians for Britain’ (HfB), which (in the context of the debate surrounding the UK’s place in the EU) believes that the time has come to recognise, or rather re-recognise, the … Read more