2024 marks the 125th anniversary of LUP’s formation and we are pleased to bring you a new selection of free to read journal issues to celebrate. With one complete issue of each journal available to read for free, this collection captures the breadth and scope of the research that our journals publish, and the growth of LUP … Continue reading
Walking as Methodology: Tracing post-conflict Belfast on foot
Only 20 years old when she first set foot on Northern Irish soil as part of a university exchange, Elizabeth DeYoung (now Dr. DeYoung) spent months getting accustomed to the paths, people, and pubs of Belfast. It wasn’t until her return, years later, during a chance conversation with an old landlord, that she learned of … Continue reading
The Writing on The Walls
The Sash on the Mersey: The Orange Order in Liverpool (1819-1982) is a ground-breaking study which deploys a range of sources including Orange archives to examine how lodges became deeply rooted within Liverpool’s working class communities, guarded and transmitted their outlook, impacted the religious and political ethos of the city and analyses societal changes which … Continue reading
Discovering George Moore
In George Moore: Spheres of Influence, editors Kathryn Laing and Mary Pierse explore the literary worlds inhabited by the pioneering Irish author George Moore (1852–1933). With an eye to Moore’s innovative embrace of visual art, feminism and literary history, this newly published volume investigates the writer's influences and inventive strategies in novel, short story and … Continue reading
Gerald O’Donovan: A Life
In this blog post, author John F. Ryan shares details of his research process behind his new book Gerald O'Donovan: A Life.