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Irish Historical Studies
ISSN: 0021-1214

EISSN: 2056-4139

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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
Editorial board

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.

Article
Why the Reformation failed in Ireland
Henry A. Jefferies
Irish Historical Studies, Volume 40, Issue 158
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ihs.2016.22

Article
The formation of the Ulster Home Guard
William Butler
Irish Historical Studies, Volume 40, Issue 158
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ihs.2016.26

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