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- ISSN: 0021-1214 (Print), 2056-4139 (Online)
- Editors: Clodagh Tait Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland, and Marie Coleman (Book Reviews) Queen’s University, Belfast, UK
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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Queer Belfast during the First World War
- 25 January 2022,
- I wrote this article to take this past more seriously on its own terms, and to understand how the political, religious, and economic context of Ireland and...

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Tracking women’s political networks through their letters in 17th century Ireland
- 09 June 2021,
- By shining a light on the women in Ormonde’s network, my article argues that 1) women were central to royalist political activity during the Interregnum in...

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The death of Veronica L: intellectual disability and statutory welfare in mid 20th century Ireland
- 09 June 2021,
- Notwithstanding the horrific nature of this death, the case of Veronica L. offers the historian a rare window into the lives of the intellectually disabled,...
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Prehistoric faeces reveal parasites from feasting at Stonehenge
- 20 May 2022,
- A new analysis of ancient faeces found at the site of a prehistoric village near Stonehenge has uncovered evidence of the eggs of parasitic worms, suggesting...

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If a welfare state had a logo, what would it be? And why a welfare state would need one in the first place?
- 17 May 2022,
- This reflection was prompted by my research into Poland's display at the International Labour Exhibition Turin in 1961 which is the subject of my current article....

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Medicine and the heavens in Padua’s Faculty of Arts, 1570–1630
- 17 May 2022,
- After over two years of living in a pandemic, most everyone is familiar with COVID-19’s periods of incubation, progression and contagion. Similar issues were...
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