This book examines the extent and nature of Irish social and cultural difference. It is a collection of twenty-three short essays written in a clear and accessi

This book examines the extent and nature of Irish social and cultural difference. It is a collection of twenty-three short essays written in a clear and accessi

What do Mark Twain, Neil Armstrong, and John McCain have in common? Theyre all descendants of a merry group of Scots-Irish braggarts that crossed the Atlantic f

'...from time to time a study comes along that truly can be called ‘path breaking,’ ‘seminal,’ ‘essential,’ a ‘must read.’ How the Irish Became

When situated in the wider European context, ‘the Irish family’ has undergone a process of profound transformation and rapid change in very recent decades.