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The National Library of Ireland
The National Library of Ireland's holdings constitute the most comprehensive collection of Irish documentary material in the world. Originally the Library of the Dublin Society, founded in 1731, it opened to the public in 1836 as a National Library. The holdings in 1836 were largely scientific and technical, but over time the acquisitions policy became more general, with an emphasis on acquiring material of Irish interest. In 1863, the Library received a significant and valuable donation of books, prints, music and manuscripts from Jaspar Robert Joly. The collections include printed books (including the Joly, Dix, Thom, Griffin and Yeats collections), periodicals, newspapers, maps, music, photographs, prints, drawings, ephemera and manuscripts. Samples of the correspondence, diaries, drafts and notes of writers such as Maria Edgeworth, W.B. Yeats and Colm Toibin, give an insight into Ireland's rich literary tradition. AUTHOR: Stacey Herbert and Elizabeth Kirwan are keepers at the National Library of Ireland. 65 colour & 55 b/w illustrations
Irish Political Prisoners 1848-1922
This is the most wide-ranging study ever published of political violence and the punishment of Irish political offenders from 1848 to the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922. Those who chose violence to advance their Irish nationalist beliefs ranged from gentlemen revolutionaries to those who openly embraced terrorism or even full-scale guerilla war. Seán McConville provides a comprehensive survey of Irish revolutionary struggle, matching chapters on punishment of offenders with descriptions and analysis of their campaigns. Government's response to political violence was determined by a number of factors, including not only the nature of the offences but also interest and support from the United States and Australia, as well as current objectives of Irish policy.
