Maria Edgeworth
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Dubliner Frances Stewart, one of the first women pioneers in Canada
- Abroad
- March 12, 2019, 10:00
“We are as comfortably settled in this vessel as such a number could be in so confined a spot … I am very comfortable here and quite independent and t(...)

A new map of Ireland: Honouring some of our outstanding women
- People
- March 2, 2019, 06:00
On a tour of Ireland, one might easily ask: where are the women? There are statues to a few (we counted just five), a smattering of commemorative plaq(...)

Children’s books: what were the standout titles of the year?
- Books
- December 6, 2018, 05:00
It says something about President Michael D Higgins that he’s inspired not one but two successful picture books. Following the enormously popular The (...)

Guardian’s modern Ireland book recommendations are ‘b*ll*cks’
- Books
- September 10, 2018, 14:05
A mini-skirmish broke out online over the weekend in response to a short, apparently inoffensive Guardian article online. A London reader, planning to(...)

Books by schoolchildren go on display alongside Book of Kells
- Education
- March 20, 2018, 19:19
A group of schoolchildren have just done what many people only ever talk about: they have finished writing their first novels. Fifth- and sixth-class(...)

25 fearless women who helped shape today’s Ireland
- People
- March 3, 2018, 06:00
History is filled with stories of great deeds, the exploits of rebels, patriots and politicians, writers and artists, scientists and innovators. They (...)

In a Word . . . Midlands
- Culture
- November 25, 2017, 00:00
You may have seen last month how Fáilte Ireland wants to create a new brand for the Midlands, following on such successes as the Wild Atlantic Way and(...)

In praise of Jennifer Johnston
- Books
- June 14, 2017, 11:00
Widely regarded as one of Ireland’s foremost contemporary novelists, Jennifer Johnston occupies a curious place in Irish literature. Although her tale(...)

A history of Ireland in 100 great quotes
- People
- March 11, 2017, 05:08
Think we’ve missed any important quotes? Let us know by submitting your suggestions here and we will publish a selection of the best 1(...)

Under the Kilt – An Irishman’s Diary about Maria Edgeworth and Hiberno-English
- Opinion
- February 10, 2017, 00:01
When Maria Edgeworth’s Castle Rackrent (mentioned in passing here yesterday) was first published in 1800, the editors saw fit to add a glossary explai(...)