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A visual history of St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
(2010)
A Visual History of St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Ballinrobe Co. Mayo explores the history of this previously under-researched ecclesiastical site in the west of Ireland. This project has uncovered the complex history of ...
Generation 'why'?: contested concepts of ultimacy in contemporary western European culture
(2012)
The thesis proposes that the scientistic-technologicalist-consumerist meaning structures communicated via the mass-media, and pervasive in contemporary Western European culture, are limited in scope and function. In order ...
Power, discourse and participation in nature conflicts: the case of turf cutters in the governance of Ireland's raised bog designations
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-11-10)
This paper explores how participatory processes and the politics of contestation and resistance converge to influence changes in discourses and institutional structures underpinning the implementation of the EU Habitats ...
Land use and settlement in Ballcroy National Park, County Mayo
(2010)
The settlement patterns and land use designs from the end of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century in Ballycroy National Park, County Mayo are the concerns of this study. The geography, history, ...
The transformation of Galway: an urban history of a port town 1600-1700
(2012)
Galway’s wealth and position as a major Irish trading port at the beginning of the seventeenth century stemmed from a mixture of geography and politics. Its staunch support of the Crown, since its foundation in the early ...