History of Clonmel


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This scarce book was originally published in 1907 and comprises a comprehensive and informative look at the history of the country town of South Tipperary in Ireland. Containing a wealth of information and anecdote which is still useful today. An interesting read that is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any historian or lover of the Emerald Isle. Contents Include: Introductory; Feudal Clonmel; Clonmel in the Sixteenth Century; Clonmel, 1603-1641; War of 1641, and Siege by Cromwell; Clonmel during the Commonwealth; From the Restoration to the Revolution; Clonmel in the Eighteenth Century; Clonmel in the Eighteenth Century (continued); Clonmel in the Nineteenth Century; Corporation; Cromwellian Surveys, Etc; St. Mary's Church; The Franciscan House; Parliamentary Representatives; Clonmel Wills; Printing and Journalism; Father Sheehy; The Abbey of Innislounaght; Donoughmore; The Palatinate of Tipperary; Census of Iffa and Offa, 1659; Clonmel Notabilities; Index of Subjects; General Index. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.







The Book of County Tipperary


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Ireland's 'moral Hospital'


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Clonmel borstal in county Tipperary was the first and only such institution in Ireland and opened in 1906 for the purpose of reforming male offenders aged between sixteen and twenty-one years. The book also provides comparisons between the administration of the system by the British government prior to Independence and the Irish state after 1921. Two key periods, from 1922-24 and from 1940-46, when the borstal was removed from Clonmel for military purposes, are examined. The book explores the renewed government interest and investment in the borstal in the aftermath of the 'Father Flanagan controversy', following its return to Clonmel in 1946. With signs that the system might finally be on course to fulfill its potential, a number of factors ensured that this optimism was to be short-lived and in 1956 Clonmel borstal ceased operations and the institution was transferred to Dublin. Reidy utilises primarily unpublished official sources to analyse the daily operation of Clonmel borstal.




Famine in European History


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The first systematic study of famine in all parts of Europe from the Middle Ages to present. It compares the characteristics, consequences and causes of famine in regional case studies by leading experts to form a comprehensive picture of when and why food security across the continent became a critical issue.













Everyday Violence in the Irish Civil War


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Everyday Violence in the Irish Civil War presents an innovative study of violence perpetrated by and against non-combatants during the Irish Civil War, 1922–3. Drawing from victim accounts of wartime injury as recorded in compensation claims, Dr Gemma Clark sheds new light on hundreds of previously neglected episodes of violence and intimidation - ranging from arson, boycott and animal maiming to assault, murder and sexual violence - that transpired amongst soldiers, civilians and revolutionaries throughout the period of conflict. The author shows us how these micro-level acts, particularly in the counties of Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford, served as an attempt to persecute and purge religious and political minorities, and to force redistribution of land. Clark also assesses the international significance of the war, comparing the cruel yet arguably restrained violence that occurred in Ireland with the brutality unleashed in other European conflict zones.