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Irish Culinary Manuscripts And Printed Books: A Discussion, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Dorothy Cashman Dec 2011

Irish Culinary Manuscripts And Printed Books: A Discussion, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Dorothy Cashman

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This paper provides a discussion of Irish Culinary Manuscripts and Printed Cookbooks. It covers Gaelic hospitality and aristocratic hospitality, setting the background for the Anglo-Irish households from which many manuscripts emerge. It charts the growing sources of information on Irish culinary history. It outlines Barbara Wheaton's framework for reading historic cookbooks and discusses the growing manuscript cookbook collection in the National Library of Ireland.


The Changing Geography And Fortunes Of Dublin Haute Cuisine Restaurants, 1958-2008, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire Dec 2011

The Changing Geography And Fortunes Of Dublin Haute Cuisine Restaurants, 1958-2008, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

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This paper considers the changing geography and fortunes of Dublin’s haute cuisine restaurants over the last half century, placing them within both a national and international context. Ireland’s place within the global story of food is discussed, and the paper illustrates links between Dublin and European and global trends. The paper points out that Dublin in the 1950s could be seen as the gastronomic capital of the British Isles. The leading restaurateurs are briefly profiled, and the decline, stagnation, and gradual re-birth of Dublin’s haute cuisine restaurants over the 1958-2008 period is charted and discussed. The paper combines data from …


Climate Change And The Conservation Of Archaeological Sites: A Review Of Impacts Theory, Caithleen Daly Nov 2011

Climate Change And The Conservation Of Archaeological Sites: A Review Of Impacts Theory, Caithleen Daly

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This article identifies the current state of knowledge in the literature regarding the possible impacts of future climatic change on archaeological sites and ensembles. Drawing on the literature review a matrix of potential impacts is collated to provide a simplified overview. This theoretical ‘menu’ is then tested by applying it to a vulnerability assessment of the World Heritage site of Skellig Michael in Ireland. The case study results reveal some knowledge gaps, particularly in regard to the impacts of climate change on buried archaeological remains.


The Designer Who Started A Print Revolution. Remembering Steve Jobs., John O'Connor Oct 2011

The Designer Who Started A Print Revolution. Remembering Steve Jobs., John O'Connor

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Article commissioned by Irish Printer to commemorate Steve Jobs.


A Catholic Childhood In Philadelphia, Eamon Maher Sep 2011

A Catholic Childhood In Philadelphia, Eamon Maher

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Published by kind permission of Spirituality


Fifty More Years? Reform And Modernisation Of The Oecd, Richard Woodward Aug 2011

Fifty More Years? Reform And Modernisation Of The Oecd, Richard Woodward

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The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is a vital, if frequently unnoticed, cog in the machine of global governance. On the organisation's 50th anniversary, Richard Woodward assesses whether the OECD's reform programme can secure its future in a changing world.


Royal Pomp: Viceregal Celebrations And Hospitaity In Georgian Dublin, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Tara Kellaghan Jul 2011

Royal Pomp: Viceregal Celebrations And Hospitaity In Georgian Dublin, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Tara Kellaghan

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During the successive reigns of the Hanoverian kings in England (1714-1830), a total of thirty-seven different viceroys were sent to Ireland as representatives of the British Crown (Table 1). The position of viceroy (also referred to as lord-lieutenant) was awarded as a matter of political exigency, but the viceroy’s role was one of social as much as political significance. The viceroy and his vicereine played the roles of the British monarchs in absentia, and the Protestant minority ruling class, often referred to as the Ascendancy, expected the viceregal court at Dublin Castle to not merely mirror, but to outshine that …


The Current State Of Cooking In Ireland: The Relationship Between Cooking Skills And Food Choice, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, John Lydon Jun 2011

The Current State Of Cooking In Ireland: The Relationship Between Cooking Skills And Food Choice, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, John Lydon

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This research investigated the attitudes of Irish people to food to ascertain whether the acquisition of cooking skills influences food choice. Caraher et al. (1999) report on the state of cooking in England noted that changing lifestyles has had a significant impact upon the demand of food offerings and on the variance of domestic cooking skills. Caraher et al. (1999) found that cooking skills play an important part in healthy eating as a vehicle for lower-paid people to achieve a healthy diet and is an essential life-skill. While these discourses advance, the deficiency of inherently Irish empirical data contributed to …


Hell, Flames And Damnation : Graham Greene's ''Brighton Rock'', Eamon Maher May 2011

Hell, Flames And Damnation : Graham Greene's ''Brighton Rock'', Eamon Maher

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Reproduced by kind permission of Spirituality


Culinary Voices: Perspectives From Dublin Restaurants, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire Apr 2011

Culinary Voices: Perspectives From Dublin Restaurants, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

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Despite growing interest in culinary history and gastronomy in the last three decades, the use of oral history within the culinary field remains in an embryonic stage. By discussing the strength of oral history, particularly when triangulated with other sources, and surveying some food related projects, the article focuses on the power of oral history to capture the life experiences of chefs, waiters, restaurateurs and diners. The article calls on curators of culinary libraries to build oral history archives which can be accessed electronically.


Irish Corned Beef: A Culinary History, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Pádraic Óg Gallagher Apr 2011

Irish Corned Beef: A Culinary History, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Pádraic Óg Gallagher

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This article proposes that a better knowledge of culinary history enriches all culinary stakeholders. The article will discuss the origins and history of corned beef in Irish cuisine and culture. It outlines how cattle have been central to the ancient Irish way of life for centuries, but were cherished more for their milk than their meat. In the early modern period, with the decline in the power of the Gaelic lords, cattle became and economic commodity that was exported to England. The Cattle Acts of 1663 and 1667 affected the export trade of live cattle and led to a growing …


No Surrender! War And The Death Of Innocence In The Fictions Of John Mcgahern, Eamon Maher Feb 2011

No Surrender! War And The Death Of Innocence In The Fictions Of John Mcgahern, Eamon Maher

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No abstract provided.


Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Siobhán Cleary, Adrian Smith Jan 2011

Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Siobhán Cleary, Adrian Smith

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Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland entry on the Irish composer Siobhán Cleary


Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Michael Holohan, Adrian Smith Jan 2011

Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Michael Holohan, Adrian Smith

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Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland entry on the Irish composer Michael Holohan


Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: John Mclachlan, Adrian Smith Jan 2011

Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: John Mclachlan, Adrian Smith

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Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland entry on the Irish composer John McLachlan


Organizational Centralization As Figurational Dynamics: Movements And Counter-Movements In The Gaelic Athletic Association, John Connolly, Paddy Dolan Jan 2011

Organizational Centralization As Figurational Dynamics: Movements And Counter-Movements In The Gaelic Athletic Association, John Connolly, Paddy Dolan

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In this paper we develop aspects of Elias’s figurational approach within organisational studies by using some of the core theoretical constructs as a model to explain organi­sational change through an empirical investigation of the dynamics of centralisation–decentralisation processes in an Irish sports organisation. Based on historical analysis, the paper documents the expanding interdependencies, figurational dynamics and shifting power balances which led to a gradual, non-linear movement towards greater integration and centralisation within the organisation.


Criton Tomazos And Underground Art In The 1960s, Stephen Carruthers Jan 2011

Criton Tomazos And Underground Art In The 1960s, Stephen Carruthers

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This article situates the artistic development of the Greek-Cypriot artist Criton Tomazos (b.1940) as a part of a circle of artists in the 1960s loosely associated around a number of informal groupings, including Arts Together, Writers Forum, Sigma, Group H and Environmental Forum.It examines the context for a number of his key works including The Cage on the basis of a literature review and interviews conducted with Criton Tomazos. The article concludes that Criton Tomazos made a significant contribution to the Undergound art movement in London in the 1960s.


Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Crash Ensemble, Adrian Smith Jan 2011

Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Crash Ensemble, Adrian Smith

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Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland entry on the Crash Ensemble


Alternative Practice: Research In Architecture Colloquium, Noel Brady Jan 2011

Alternative Practice: Research In Architecture Colloquium, Noel Brady

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Report on Colluquim on Architectural Research held at UCD in 2011. Also reporting on formation on AIARG representing architectural researchers on the Island of Ireland as well as introducing the first AIARG Annual Conference held at DIT in January 2012.


Edmund Burke’S Aims In Publishing Reflections On The Revolution In France (1790), Stephen Carruthers Jan 2011

Edmund Burke’S Aims In Publishing Reflections On The Revolution In France (1790), Stephen Carruthers

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In this paper, I examine three critical aspects of Burke's beliefs, principles, and political judgment at the time of the outbreak of the French Revolution and examine how they assist in explaining different and less public strands in his motivation to publish the Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790): his views on religion and in particular his attitude to Dissenters; the state of his political career and inf1uence in 1789 as a semi-detached member of the Foxite Whigs; and finally how he saw the publication of the ideas and arguments in the Reflections as a necessary step to maintain …


Tracing The Imprint: Catholicism In Some Twentieth Century Irish Fiction, Eamon Maher Jan 2011

Tracing The Imprint: Catholicism In Some Twentieth Century Irish Fiction, Eamon Maher

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In a seminal article published in Studies in 1965, Augustine Martin noted now Irish writers were characterised by what he termed 'inherited dissent', a tendency that led them to replace their original religious faith with blends of the mystical and aesthetic:


Place And Memory In The New Ireland : Review, Eamon Maher Jan 2011

Place And Memory In The New Ireland : Review, Eamon Maher

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This is the second volume in the Irish Studies in Europe series which publishes a selection of the papers given at the biannual EFACIS (European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies) conferences. EFACIS rightly prides itself on the multidisciplinary and international character of its approach and the book under review, emanating from the 2007 conference held in Gothenburg, Sweden, has contributions from scholars from the USA, France, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and Ireland. The theme of place and memory in the New Ireland attracted a stimulating array of chapters from historians, literary critics and sociologists. The chapters …


Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Deirdre Gribbin, Adrian Smith Jan 2011

Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Deirdre Gribbin, Adrian Smith

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Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland entry on the Irish composer Deirdre Gribbin


Not Seeing The Joke: The Overlooked Role Of Humour In Researching Television Production, Edward Brennan Jan 2011

Not Seeing The Joke: The Overlooked Role Of Humour In Researching Television Production, Edward Brennan

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This article argues that humour can provide researchers with a unique access point into the professional cultures of media producers. By reconsidering an earlier case study, and reviewing relevant literature, it illustrates how humour can fulfil several functions in media production. Importantly, humour is a central means of performing the ‘emotional labour’ that increasingly precarious media work demands. For production research, the everyday joking and banter of media workers can provide an important and, heretofore, overlooked means of accessing culture, meaning, consensus and conflict in media organizations. The article argues that humour’s organizational role should be considered as a sensitizing …


Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Rob Canning, Adrian Smith Jan 2011

Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Rob Canning, Adrian Smith

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Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland entry on the Irish composer Rob Canning


Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Kevin Volans, Adrian Smith Jan 2011

Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Kevin Volans, Adrian Smith

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Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland entry on Kevin Volans


The Move From Protectionism To Outward-Looking Industrial Development: A Critical Juncture In Irish Industrial Policy?, Paul Donnelly, John Hogan Jan 2011

The Move From Protectionism To Outward-Looking Industrial Development: A Critical Juncture In Irish Industrial Policy?, Paul Donnelly, John Hogan

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This paper utilises a new framework for examining critical junctures to help us understand whether the changes to Irish industrial policy at the end of the 1950s constituted a critical juncture, breaking cleanly with what came before, or were a continuation of policy pathways previously established. The framework is made up of three elements, which must be identified in sequence, for us to be able to declare a critical juncture. Irish industrial policy is examined here, as it constitutes a core tenet of wider economic policy.


Leitrim Chefs Produce Lavish Irish Banquet At Oxford Symposium, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Pádraic Óg Gallagher Jan 2011

Leitrim Chefs Produce Lavish Irish Banquet At Oxford Symposium, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Pádraic Óg Gallagher

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Description of Irish Banquet given at Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2010 by Irish chefs with Leitrim connections.


Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Jonathan Nangle, Adrian Smith Jan 2011

Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Jonathan Nangle, Adrian Smith

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Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland entry on the Irish composer Jonathan Nangle


Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Point Theatre, Adrian Smith Jan 2011

Encyclopedia Of Music In Ireland: Point Theatre, Adrian Smith

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Encyclopedia of Music in Ireland entry on the Point Theatre