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Volume 11

Abstracts from Volume 11 of Eighteenth-Century Ireland / Iris an dá chultúr. Volume 11 was published in 1996.

Vol. 11: Nic Eoin, Máirín.

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Nic Eoin, Máirín. ‘Secrets and Disguises? Caitlín Ní Uallacháin and other female personages in eighteenth-century Irish political poetry’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 11 (1996), pp 7-45.

This article discusses the use of vernacular names as the female personification of land and sovereignty in eighteenth-century Irish political poetry. TheVol. 11: Nic Eoin, Máirín.

Vol. 11: Maguire, W. A.

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Maguire, W. A. ‘Castle Nugent and Castle Rackrent: fact and fiction in Maria Edgeworth’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 11 (1996), pp 146-159..

An obituary printed in the August 1789 issue of Gentleman’s Magazine on the death of Elizabeth Malyn, Lady Cathcart, reveals that her husband, Colonel Hugh Maguire, heldVol. 11: Maguire, W. A.

Vol. 11: Legg, Marie-Louise.

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Legg, Marie-Louise. ‘Money and Reputations: The Effects of the Banking Crises of 1755 and 1760’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 11 (1996), pp 74-87..

Following the failure of a number of Dublin banks, 1759 was a year in which the whole banking system of Ireland was on the brinkVol. 11: Legg, Marie-Louise.

Vol. 11: Kuti, Elizabeth.

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Kuti, Elizabeth. ‘Rewriting Frances Sheridan’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 11 (1996), pp 120-128.

This article discusses Frances Sheridan’s career as a playwright in eighteenth-century Ireland. Renowned for her novels The Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph and Nourjahad, Sheridan’s plays have been overshadowed by her accomplishment as a novelistVol. 11: Kuti, Elizabeth.

Vol. 11: Bric, Maurice J.

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Bric, Maurice J. ‘Ireland, America and the Reassessment of a Special Relationship, 1760-83’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 11 (1996), pp 88-119.

This article discusses the relationship between Ireland and America and themes of “Atlantic Patriotism” born out of the Anglo-American conflict. In the eighteenth century, Irish patriotsVol. 11: Bric, Maurice J.

Vol. 11: Wheatley, Christopher J.

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Wheatley, Christopher J. ‘Heroic Palimpsest: Robert Ashton’s The Battle of Aughrim’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 11 (1996), pp 53-73..

This article gives an account of Robert Ashton’s play The Battle of Aughrim (1728), and its enduring appeal over a century and a half to both protestants and catholics. BasedVol. 11: Wheatley, Christopher J.

Vol. 11: O’Connor, Thomas.

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O’Connor, Thomas. ‘Surviving the Civil Constitution of the Clergy: Luke Joseph Hooke’s Revolutionary experiences’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 11 (1996), pp 129-145..

The French Civil Constitution reforms of 1790 forced ancien regime ecclesiastics to take the civic oath or be sacked from their posts. Among those who refusedVol. 11: O’Connor, Thomas.

Vol. 11: Garnham, Neal.

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Garnham, Neal. ‘The Short Career of Paul Farrell: A Brief Consideration of Law Enforcement in Eighteenth-Century Dublin’, Eighteenth-century Ireland/Iris an dá chultúr, Vol. 11 (1996), pp 46-52.

Dublin in the early 1730s was a city experiencing many difficulties: famine threatened, the textile industry was in depression, and angry weavers and tradesmenVol. 11: Garnham, Neal.