- ISSN: 0021-1214 (Print), 2056-4139 (Online)
- Editors: Liam Chambers Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick , Republic of Ireland and Robert McNamara (Book Reviews) University of Ulster, Republic of Ireland
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Published for the Irish Historical Studies Publications Ltd. Irish Historical Studies, founded in 1938, is the joint journal of the Irish Historical Society and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies and is the authoritative voice in Irish history. It publishes articles embodying original research on Irish history; articles on the scope and teaching of Irish history; select documents, with editorial comment; select and critical bibliographies and guides to sources.
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Irish Historical Studies blogs
- Writing histories in a time of commemoration: Ireland and Finland
- 05 December 2017,
- “I maintain that the analogy between Finland and Ireland is almost perfect” -Michael Collins At the end of 2017, with Ireland approaching the half-way mark of what is designated a “Decade of Centenaries,” a country at the opposite edge of northern Europe will celebrate a hundred years of nationhood.…...
- Writing comparative and transnational histories in twenty-first century Ireland
- 21 November 2017,
- This blog accompanies the new special issue of Irish Historical Studies, Ireland and Finland, 1860–1930: Comparative and Transnational Histories. Just over twenty years ago, the central debate among Irish historians could be presented as one between two competing strands of conservatism.…...
History blog
- NFL tells players patriotism is more important than protest – here’s why that didn’t work during WWI
- 08 June 2018,
- The NFL is attempting to shut down protests like this one by members of the Cleveland Browns. AP Photo/David Richard Chad Williams, Brandeis University The recent decision by the NFL regarding player protests and the national anthem has yet again exposed the fraught relationship between African-Americans and patriotism.…...
- The Feminist Origins of the Midlife Crisis
- 17 May 2018,
- This article tells the history of the midlife crisis, for the first time. The term “midlife crisis” conjures up the image of an affluent, middle-aged man speeding...
- Mutual Tolerance, Vivid Intellectual Intercourse, and Accountable Decision Making: The Mission of the Central European University
- 20 April 2018,
- Part 3 from the introduction to the virtual special issue from Contemporary European History. We are accustomed to viewing 1989 as the end of state socialism.…...
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