• 'Déanta I nÉirinn': the reconstruction of Irish stereotypes, 1888-1914 

  O'Connor, John Philip (Univeristy of Limerick, 2012)

  This thesis shows how the synthesis between model Irish villages and picture postcards led to a reconstruction of Irish stereotypes on ephemera and commercial goods between 1888 and 1914. During this period Ireland became ...
• The Anglo - Irish truce: an analysis of its immediate military impact, 8 - 11 July 1921 

  Ó Ruairc, Pádraig Óg (University of Limerick, 2014)

  This thesis is a study of the dynamics of the Anglo-Irish Truce of 11 July 1921 which brought a formal conclusion to the Irish War of Independence. Although this work explores the origins, character and significance of ...
• Transforming the Holy City: from communal clashes to urban violence, the Nebi Musa Riots in 1920 

  Mazza, Roberto (Berghahn, 2015)

  Led by General Allenby, British troops entered Jerusalem in December 1917, ending Ottoman rule and opening a new and crucial era in the history of Jerusalem and Palestine. The history of Jerusalem has traditionally been ...
• The representations of poverty and nomadism in Irish and British art, 1760 – 1875 

  Brazil, Julie (University of Limerick, 2012)

  This dissertation examines the representation of Irish poverty and nomadism in Irish and British art during the period 1760 to 1875. It assesses how a diverse range of Irish and British artists’ visually interpreted Irish ...
• Caroline Wyndham-Quin, countess of Dunraven (1790-1870): an analysis of her discursive and material legacy 

  Clarke, Odette (University of Limerick, 2010)

  Caroline Wyndham was born on 24 May 1790 into the British gentry. The Wyndhams of Dunraven, whilst not being titled, were members of the land-owning and governing class in Glamorganshire, South Wales. In 1810 Caroline ...
• The special relationship between Eamon de Valera & Archbishop Daniel Mannix, 1913-1963 

  Mannix, Patrick (University of Limerick, 2011)

  This dissertation is an examination and evaluation from a historical perspective of the relationship that was established and forged between the former taoiseach and President of Ireland, Eamon de Valera and the former ...
• Antonio de la Cierva y Lewita: the Spanish consul in Jerusalem 1914-1920 

  Mazza, Roberto (Institute for Palestine Studies, 2010)

  In September 1914 a young Spanish diplomat, arrived in Jerusalem- a few months afterwards he, began to record his experiences in Jerusalem, a city that was increasingly involved in the First World War due to the Ottoman ...
• Dining out in times of war: Jerusalem 1914-1918 

  Mazza, Roberto (Institute for Palestine Studies, 2010)

  Antonio de la Cierva y Lewita, Conde de Ballobar, served as consul in Jerusalem from 1914 to 1918 leaving behind a diary which has proved to an invaluable source of information on war-time Jerusalem, its population, ...
• Missing voices in rediscovering late Ottoman and early British Jerusalem 

  Mazza, Roberto (Institute for Palestine Studies, 2013)

  Looking at the vast and conflicting literature about Jerusalem, it soon becomes evident that there are gaps in the historiographic output. The city’s transition from Ottoman to British rule is one such omission: very ...
• Divided loyalties: the Royal Irish Constabulary in county Tipperary, 1919-1922 

  Reynolds, John (University of Limerick, 2013)

  The period from 1913 to 1921 in Ireland saw the rise of militant nationalism, the 1916 Rising, the Anglo-Irish conflict and the Civil War. Integral to these events were the men of the Royal Irish Constabulary. The force ...
• Was defeat inevitable for Cumann na nGaedheal in the 1932 general election? 

  Hanamy, John (University of Limerick, 2013)

  This thesis looks at the election that terminated the first government of the Irish Free State, and effectively the career of the party that formed that government. An analysis of the policies of Cumann na nGaedheal in ...
• Serious crime: 1847-48: William Ryan (Puck): hero or murderer 

  Duhig, Patrick J. (University of Limerick, Department of History, 2004)

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