Browsing by Subject "social history"
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A tie that blinds: family and ideology in Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1991)This paper examines the origins of the role of the family as a social symbol in Irish society. The source, it argues, is in the nature of the inequalities that were present in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century ... -
Irish women in business, 1850-1922: navigating the credit economy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2021)Irish Women in Business, 1850-1922: navigating the credit economy Antonia Florence Madeleine Jamesie Hart 90408373 Abstract Irish women owned and managed businesses in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ... -
The `traiterous' and `unfitting' words in Ireland's 1641 depositions: the legal, social, violent, and emotional implications of language
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2021)This doctoral thesis examines the words and speeches recorded in the 1641 depositions. The 1641 depositions documented words of treason but also words of insult or name-calling, which this thesis will focus on primarily. ...