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While Irish historical writing has long been in thrall to the perceived sectarian character of the legal system, this collection is the first to concentrate att

This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive study of the remaking of Ireland's aristocracy during the seventeenth century. It is a study of the Ir

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This title looks at the life and political career of William Conolly, a key figure in the establishment of the 18th-century Protestant ascendancy in Ireland.