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Silke, John J. ‘Bishop Coyles Pious Miscellany’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 9 (1994), Pp 114-128..
Irish catholics writing in the eighteenth century believed there was a common cause between catholicism and the Irish language. The fact that Anthony Coyle, bishop of Raphoe wrote his Collectanea sacra: or Continue reading Vol. 9: Silke, John J.
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Lurbe, Pierre. ‘Epsom as emblem: John Tolands Description of Epsom.’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 9 (1994), Pp 129-136..
This article discusses The Description of Epsom (1711) by John Toland, a far lesser known work than his scandalous Christianity not Mysterious (1696), and a surprising departure from his usual Continue reading Vol. 9: Lurbe, Pierre.
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Ross, Bianca. ‘Of Prejudice and Predilection: Lady Morgan and her Annals of St. Grellan’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 9 (1994), Pp 99-113..
This article discusses the problems associated with Lady Morgans use of Irish history in The OBriens and the OFlahertys: A National Tale (1827). Of Continue reading Vol. 9: Ross, Bianca.
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Murphy, Seán. ‘Irish Jacobitism and Freemasonry’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 9 (1994), Pp 75-82..
Only recently have historians recognized the subject of Jacobitism in Ireland, and the history of Freemasonry has been even more overlooked. Formerly believed to have originated in England, Irish Freemasonry has been shown Continue reading Vol. 9: Murphy, Seán.
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Mac Craith, Mícheál. ‘Filíocht Sheacaibíteach na Gaeilge: ionar gan uaim?’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 9 (1994), pp 57-74..
[Summary of an article in Irish] Jacobite poetry in the Irish language has for too long only been considered within the terms of reference of Gaelic literature. To Continue reading Vol. 9: Mac Craith, Mícheál.Type: Article
Lowe, N. F. ‘Mary Wollstonecraft and the Kingsborough Scandal’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 9 (1994), Pp 44-56..
In October 1797, the family of one of Irelands wealthiest peers, the Earl of Kingston, was involved in a scandal alleging adultery, incest and murder. A few weeks prior to Continue reading Vol. 9: Lowe, N. F.
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Kennedy, Máire. ‘The Distribution of a Locally-Produced French Periodical in Provincial Ireland: The Magazin à La Mode, 1777-1778’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 9 (1994), Pp 83-98..
By the eighteenth-century, the Irish booktrade was firmly established with a complex system of distribution channels and trading networks, linking Dublin booksellers Continue reading Vol. 9: Kennedy, Máire.
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Kelly, James. ‘The Abduction of Women of Fortune in Eighteenth-Century Ireland’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 9 (1994), Pp 7-43..
The abduction of women of fortune, which took place at least intermittently between the fifth and the nineteenth centuries in Ireland, was particularly prevalent in the eighteenth century. Stiff Continue reading Vol. 9: Kelly, James.
