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The Book of the Skelligs

The Book of the Skelligs

This book explores the Skelligs, Ireland’s most dramatic and beautiful Atlantic islands, and focuses particularly on Skellig Michael, a famous UNESCO World Heritage Site. It considers why the construction of a remarkable monastic site near the peak of this island over a thousand years ago stands as one of the…
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Kinsale - Light & Time

Kinsale - Light & Time

Kinsale – Light and Time is a unique photography book featuring the collected and written work of photographer John Collins. Spanning four decades of life in the iconic Irish coastal Cork region of Kinsale, the collection features compelling documentary, landscape and underwater photographs, narrated by engaging personal essays by the…
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Atlas of the Irish Revolution

Atlas of the Irish Revolution

The Atlas of the Irish Revolution is a landmark publication that presents scholarship on the revolutionary period in a uniquely accessible manner. Featuring over 350 original maps and 700 images, the Atlas includes over 100 contributions by leading scholars from a range of disciplines. They offer multiple perspectives on the…
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The Coastal Atlas of Ireland

The Coastal Atlas of Ireland

The Coastal Atlas of Ireland is a celebration of Ireland’s coastal and marine spaces. Drawing on written contributions from over 100 authors from across the island of Ireland and beyond, the Atlas takes an explicitly all-island approach; though the work has a much wider relevance and potential reader interest. It…
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Atlas of the Great Irish Famine

Atlas of the Great Irish Famine

he Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated. In terms of mortality, it is now widely accepted that over a million people perished between the years 1845-1852 and at least one million and a quarter fled the…
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Lessons from Ireland for Doug Emhoff on being a First Gentleman 

In 1990 Barbara Bush, wife of President George Bush, spoke to a group of students at Wellesley College. Some did not want her to speak believing that she defined herself…

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A Foodie’s Christmas Dream

Christmas is fast approaching with all of its social and familial demands in tow so we thought we might make your life a little easier by compiling some Christmas gift…

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Christmas Delivery – Don’t miss out on the perfect gifts

As we near the Christmas season and everyone’ thoughts turn to gifts and cosy nights in front of the fire reading a great book , we must remind you that…

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Cork University Press aims to stimulate Irish learning by reflecting distinctive and distinguished scholarship in its publications. The Press began publishing in 1925 and is the oldest university press in Ireland. Our philosophy has been to encourage a broad spectrum of debate in the field of Irish Studies by publishing research which engages with contemporary cultural debate.

Owing to the spread of Irish Studies in third level (university) institutions during recent decades, throughout North America, Europe and Australia, research in the field has increased in depth and range. While the Press specialises in the broad field of Irish Cultural Studies, our subject range extends across the fields of music, art history, literary criticism and poetry.