Volume 7

Sir Arthur Chichester, lord deputy of Ireland 1605-1616, John McCavitt. (Institute of Irish Studies, Queens, £9.95) ISBN 0853897190

One of the major differences between viceroys and those they represent is the length of time they govern. The average, uninterrupted term in office for Elizabeth I’s governors in Ireland was approximately eighteen-and-a-half months. There were, of course, wide variations between one governor and another. Sir William Fitzwilliam, who ran Ireland from June 1588 to … Read more

Radical Irish Priests 1660-1970, Gerard Moran (ed.). (Four Courts Press, £30) ISBN 1851822496

The Catholic priesthood can be seen as exemplifying ‘traditional’ leadership where authority derives from a social role irrespective of the individual involved; but there have always been priests who developed a more individualistic approach, even if this precipitated conflict with church or state authorities. These essays describe nine Irish Catholic priests, each marked out by … Read more

Anti-Catholicism in Northern Ireland, 1600-1998: the Mote and the Beam, John D. Brewer and Gareth I. Higgins. (Macmillan Press, £16.99 ISBN 0333746341

Apart from the postscript, which in my view is the weakest section of the book owing to its pious, unctuous and preaching tone, Anti-Catholicism in Northern Ireland, was written by Brewer who generously acknowledges Higgins’s collaboration as research assistance by declaring co-authorship of the work. Brewer and Higgins maintain that anti-Catholicism in the North of … Read more

British Consciousness and Identity: the making of Britain, 1533-1707, Brendan Bradshaw and Peter Roberts (eds.). (Cambridge University Press, £45) ISBN O521433835

Although about the making of Britain, this volume also has a disproportionately large Irish content, reflecting the growing interest among Irish historians in viewing Ireland’s ties with England, Scotland, and Wales in a comparative, British context. Yet the volume’s contents also expose the latent tensions in Irish historical circles between writers of conventional history and … Read more

History Studies: Journal of the Limerick History Society

The University of Limerick History Society intends to publish itssecond journal of history in 2000. The journal—History Studies—iscommitted to publish the best undergraduate and postgraduate work inthe field of history. The editors invite third-level students who havean interest in history to contribute (5,000 words, deadline 30 November1999). A Detailed ‘style sheet’ and further information from: … Read more