The Moncks and Charleville House

The Moncks and Charleville House

Author: Elisabeth Batt

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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The Monck family of County Wicklow, Ireland between the early 1600s and the early 1900s, including pedigree charts of the family in Ireland and England to the 1400s. In addition, "the story is mainly concerned with Charles Stanley, 4th Viscount Monck (1819-1894), and escapades and many love-affairs of his nine lively girl-cousins at Charleville, one of whom became his wife." Among other things, he served as Governor General of Canada between 1861 and 1868 (this included the time of the American Civil War and the problems connected therewith).


Enniskerry: Archives, Notes, and Stories from the Village

Enniskerry: Archives, Notes, and Stories from the Village

Author: Michael Seery

Publisher: Creathach Press

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0957425295

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This book is a collection of essays, articles, and images gathered over the last two years at the Enniskerry History website. It tells the stories of people living in the village, from all social classes. It provides contemporary reports of buildings, developments, giving perspectives of both residents and visitors to the village. Those interested in their family history will find hundreds of names listed in the various land surveys, work account and pension books and other local sources, brought together and indexed for the first time. The book is illustrated with a diverse range of images of our village.


Genealogies in the Library of Congress

Genealogies in the Library of Congress

Author: Marion J. Kaminkow

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2012-09

Total Pages: 882

ISBN-13: 9780806316673

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This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.


Burning the Big House

Burning the Big House

Author: Terence Dooley

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 0300260741

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The gripping story of the tumultuous destruction of the Irish country house, spanning the revolutionary years of 1912 to 1923 During the Irish Revolution nearly three hundred country houses were burned to the ground. These "Big Houses" were powerful symbols of conquest, plantation, and colonial oppression, and were caught up in the struggle for independence and the conflict between the aristocracy and those demanding access to more land. Stripped of their most important artifacts, most of the houses were never rebuilt and ruins such as Summerhill stood like ghostly figures for generations to come. Terence Dooley offers a unique perspective on the Irish Revolution, exploring the struggles over land, the impact of the Great War, and why the country mansions of the landed class became such a symbolic target for republicans throughout the period. Dooley details the shockingly sudden acts of occupation and destruction--including soldiers using a Rembrandt as a dart board--and evokes the exhilaration felt by the revolutionaries at seizing these grand houses and visibly overturning the established order.


Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986

Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986

Author: Library of Congress

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 1368

ISBN-13:

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The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.


Stellar Photometry: Current Techniques and Future Developments

Stellar Photometry: Current Techniques and Future Developments

Author: C. J. Butler

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1993-08-12

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 9780521418669

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Stellar photometry from space, automatic photometric telescopes, and CCD photometers, these are just some of the exciting areas of current interest and future developments in stellar photometry covered in this timely review. Articles from international experts - drawn together at the IAU Colloquium 136, in Dublin, 1992 - are gathered here to cover all aspects of this fundamental technique. In this survey, professionals discuss state-of-the-art and future technology including photometry with millimagnitude accuracy, multichannel arrays used in the optical and IR, a global network of automatic photometric telescopes, time-series photometry of faint sources using CCDs, and photometry from space. These articles provide an up-to-date account of all aspects of photometry and a guide to future developments - an essential survey for professionals involved in the design and use of such instruments.


The Land Question in Britain, 1750-1950

The Land Question in Britain, 1750-1950

Author: M. Cragoe

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-01-20

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0230248470

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The 'Land Question' occupied a central place in political and cultural debates in Britain for nearly two centuries. From parliamentary enclosure in the mid-eighteenth century to the fierce Labour party debate concerning the nationalization of land after World War Two, the fate of the land held the power to galvanize the attention of the nation.


The Silence of Barbara Synge

The Silence of Barbara Synge

Author: W. J. McCormack

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780719062780

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A unique cultural history which describes the various maneuvers of the Synge family in its negotiations with Irish history.