Publications

Studies in Irish Economic and Social History

Published by the Economic and Social History Society of Ireland, this pamphlet series offers a concise, readable and affordable overview of key themes and periods in Irish history. Each is written by a leading expert in the field, specifically with Leaving Certificate, A Level, and first year undergraduate students in mind. The expanding series has won wide critical acclaim, and is already extensively used in schools and universities in Ireland and elsewhere. 

Studies in Irish Economic and Social History can be purchased from www.books.ie or digital copies are available via the link below

Available Titles

1. Irish emigration 1801-1921 (David Fitzpatrick)
2. Landlords and tenants in Ireland 1848-1904 (W.E. Vaughan)
3. Religion and society in nineteenth-century Ireland (Sean Connolly)
4. The interwar economy in Ireland (David Johnson)
5. The modern industrialisation of Ireland 1940-1988 (Liam Kennedy)
6. The transformation of the Irish economy 1550-1700 (Raymond Gillespie)
7. Women and work in Ireland (Mary E. Daly)
8. Irish emigration since 1921 (Enda Delaney)
9. The Irish in Britain 1800-1914 (Donald M. MacRaild)
10. The Poor Law in Ireland 1838-1948 (Virginia Crossman)
11. Agrarian Protest in Ireland, 1750-1960 (Maura Cronin)