The selection of readings listed here are for Local History. They are not required reading but the list acts to inform new students by way of guidance towards useful texts.
F.H.A. Aalen, Kevin Whelan & Matthew Stout. Atlas of the Irish rural landscape. Cork, 1997.
E.E. Evans. The personality of Ireland. Cambridge, 1970.
H.P.R. Finberg. The local historian and his theme. Leicester, 1965.
Raymond Gillespie and Myrtle Hill (eds). Doing Irish local history: pursuit and practice. Belfast, 1998.
W.G. Hoskins. Local history in England. 3rd edition, London 1984.
Local History Studies
Liam Clare & Maire Ni Chearbhaill (eds). Trouble with the law: crimes and trials from Ireland’s past. Dublin, 2007.
W.H. Crawford and R.H. Foy (eds). Townlands in Ulster: local history studies. Belfast 1998.
Denis A. Cronin, Jim Gilligan, Karina Holton (eds). Irish fairs and markets: studies in local history. Dublin, 2001.
James S. Donnelly and Kerby A. Miller. Irish popular culture, 1650-1850. Dublin, 1998.
Brian O Dalaigh, Denis A. Cronin, Paul Connell (eds.). Irish townlands: studies in local history. Dublin, 1998.
Seamas O Maitiu. Dublin's suburban towns, 1830-1930. Dublin, 2003.
Jacinta Prunty. Dublin slums 1800-1925: a study in urban geography. Dublin, 1998.
Margaret Spufford. Contrasting communities. Cambridge 1975.
On Maynooth see:
Arnold Homer. Maynooth, fascicle no. 7, Irish Historic Towns Atlas series. Dublin:, 1996.
Arnold Homer, 'Maynooth' in Anngret Simms and J.H. Andrews (eds.). Irish country towns. Dublin, 1994, pp 59-70.
This section is suggested reading for Community Studies:
Bell, Colin and Howard Newby. 1972. Community Studies: An Introduction To The Sociology of the Local Community. Allen and Unwin, London. Maynooth University library reference. - MAIN 307 BEL John Paul II Library
McWilliams, David. 2006, The Pope's Children. Gill & Macmillan
Kelleher, P. & M. Whelan, (1992). ‘Dublin communities in action: a study of six projects’ CAN, Combat Poverty Agency.
O’Hara, Patricia. 1998. Action on the Ground: Models of Practice in Rural Development, Irish Rural Link.
Clancy, P., Drudy, S., Lynch, K., & O’Dowd, L. 1995. Irish Society: Sociological Perspectives, IPA.
Handy, Charles B. 1994. The Empty Raincoat. Hutchinson Business.
Ryan, Anne B. 2002. Balancing Your Life: a practical guide to work, time, money and happiness. Dublin: The Liffey Press.
Douthwaite, Richard. 2000. The Growth Illusion: How Economic Growth has Enriched the Few, Impoverished the Many, and Endangered the Planet. Lilliput Press.
United Nations Development Program Human Development Report – Latest Edition. New York, United Nations Publications.