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Barry, Kevin. ‘James Usher (1720-72) and the Irish Enlightenment.’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 3 (1988), pp 115-122.

The topic of this essay is James Usher, a catholic convert and man of letters who is almost completely unknown today, despite the fact that he wrote on Irish politics and madeVol. 3: Barry, Kevin.

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McKee, Francis. ‘Francis Hutcheson and Bernard Mandeville’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 3 (1988), pp 123-132.

In the Dublin of 1725 – influenced by Swift’s Drapier’s Letters — the corrupt administration and the nature of Irish identity were much discussed. According to McKee, this is the political context inVol. 3: McKee, Francis.

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Kelly, Patrick ‘William Molyneux and the Spirit of Liberty in Eighteenth-Century Ireland’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 3 (1988), pp 133-148.

This essay provides evidence in support of the popular notion of William Molyneux was one of the most important patriot figures in eighteenth-century Ireland. Kelly offers Molyneux’s TheVol. 3: Kelly, Patrick

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O’Brien, Gerard ‘Illusion and Reality in Late Eighteenth-Century Irish Politics’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 3 (1988), pp 149-155.

This article discusses two contributions from Eighteenth-Century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr 2 (1987): W.J. McCormack’s “Vision and Revision in the Study of Eighteenth-Century Irish Parliamentary Rhetoric” (pp. 7-35) and Joseph McMinn’sVol. 3: O’Brien, Gerard

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Hayton, David ‘Two Ballads on the County Westmeath By-Election of 1723’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 4 (1989), pp 7-30.

This article discusses the dispute over the 1723 by-election for County Westmeath, in which two rivals in the Irish Parliament, Speaker William Conolly and Lord Chancellor Midleton, patronized opposing candidates.Vol. 4: Hayton, David

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Barnett, Louise K. ‘Swift and Religion: Notes Towards a Psychoanalytic Interpretation’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 4 (1989), pp 31-40.

The charge that he was “not entirely religious” followed Swift throughout his lifetime, and persists to the present. According to Barnett, “Being a priest was Swift’s job, not his chiefVol. 4: Barnett, Louise K.

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Ní Shéaghdha, Nessa. ‘Irish Scholars and Scribes in Eighteenth-century Dublin’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 4 (1989), pp 41-54.

In 1728, Irish scribe and poet Tadhg Ó Neachtain wrote a ‘versified list’ of various Irish scholars and scribes of his acquaintance in Dublin. This article discusses the careers ofVol. 4: Ní Shéaghdha, Nessa.

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White, Harry. ‘Carolan and the Dislocation of Music in Ireland’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 4 (1989), pp 55-64.

This article discusses the achievements of Irish composer and poet, Turlough Carolan (1670-1738) and the polarized perceptions of the native music tradition. “For those few who wrote about music in IrelandVol. 4: White, Harry.

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Lyons, J.B. ‘Sylvester O’Halloran, 1728-1807’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 4 (1989), pp 65-74.

Sylvester O’Halloran was a surgeon, antiquarian and prolific letter writer, whose publications contributed to the medical advancement of Ireland in the eighteenth-century. He was one of the few who managed to turn the prohibition onVol. 4: Lyons, J.B.

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Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon ‘Eachtra an Amadáin Mhóir” (“The Story of the Great Fool”)’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 4 (1989), pp 75-81.

This article, which is in Irish, gives an account of one of the most famous stories in the Irish tradition, “The Story of the Great Fool”. Vol. 4: Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon