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Type: Article Watson, Seosamh. ‘Aortha: Ainmhithe agus Eile. (The Irish satirist’s power over animals and others)’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 89-95. This article is in Irish. Watson considers the honoured… Vol. 1: Watson, Seosamh.

Type: Notes

Williams, N. J. A. ‘A Note on John K’Eogh’s Herbal’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 2 (1987), pp 198-202.

This article examines the problem of identifying plants of Ireland as listed in John K’eogh’s Botanologia Universalis Hibernica (1735), a book written not in traditional Irish, but in Manx, or inVol. 2: Williams, N. J. A.

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Caffentzis, C. George. ‘Why Did Berkeley’s Bank Fail? Money and Libertinism in Eighteenth-Century Ireland’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 12 (1997), pp 100-115..

Bishop George Berkeley’s proposal for a National Bank of Ireland received “some notoriety in the history of economic thought” after it was published in The Querist inVol. 12: Caffentzis, C. George.

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Davies, Simon. ‘The Northern Star and the propagation of enlightened ideas.’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 5 (1990), pp 143-152.

The first issue of The Northern Star in Belfast on 4 January 1792 effectively launched, “the organ of the founding fathers of the Society of United Irishmen”. This articleVol. 5: Davies, Simon.

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Fagan, Patrick. ‘The Population of Dublin in the eighteenth century with particular reference to the proportions of protestants and catholics.’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 6 (1991), pp 121-56..

This article examines transformation in the population of Dublin in the eighteenth-century from a mainly protestant city at the beginning ofVol. 6: Fagan, Patrick.

Type: Notes

Durey, Michael. ‘John Hughes, reluctant agent provocateur and millenarian: a note and new documents’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 7 (1992), 141-146..

Discusses two previously unknown letters written by John Hughes—a United Irish bookseller from Belfast—to Thomas Jefferson in 1802. According to Durey, these letters shed light on detailsVol. 7: Durey, Michael.

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Falvey, Jeremiah. ‘The Church of Ireland episcopate in the eighteenth century: an overview.’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 8 (1993), Pp 103-114..

This article considers the actions of the 123 men who ruled the Church of Ireland as bishops in the eighteenth century. It considers the limitations of episcopalVol. 8: Falvey, Jeremiah.

Type: Article Elias, A.C. Jr. ‘Lord Orrery’s copy of Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Swift (1751)’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 1 (1986), pp 111-125. This article gives an account of the… Vol. 1: Elias, A.C. Jr.

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Ward, Robert E. ‘A Letter from Ireland: A Little-Known Attack on David Hume’s History of England’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 2 (1987), pp 196-197.

This article discusses a letter written in 1762 by Charles O’Conor of Belanagare, historian and catholic activist, complaining about David Hume’s History of England. Vol. 2: Ward, Robert E.

Type: Article Boydell, Barra. ‘The United Irishmen, music, harps, and national identity’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 13 (1998), pp 44-51. This article discusses the role of Irish music in the political events of… Vol. 13: Boydell, Barra.