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IRISH HERITAGE STUDIES | vol. 1 – The annual research journal of the Office of Public Works
IRISH HERITAGE STUDIES | vol. 1 – The annual research journal of the Office of Public Works
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ed. Caroline Pegum
ISBN 978 1910140 543 224pp (paperback) 24x17cm 115 illus
The IRISH HERITAGE STUDIES journal showcases original critical research rooted in the substantial portfolio of material culture in the care of or managed by the Office of Public Works: built heritage; historic, artistic, literary and scientific collections; the national and international histories associated with these places and objects; and its own long organisational history. Papers will contribute to a deeper understanding of this important collection of national heritage and investigate new perspectives on aspects of its history. The journal is designed for a broad public, specialist and professional readership.
Established in 1831 (and with antecedents dating back to 1670), the OPW is a central government office with responsibility for managing much of the Irish State’s property portfolio, and maintaining and presenting 780 heritage sites, including national monuments, historic landscapes, buildings and their collections.
CONTENTS Introduction – Caroline Pegum, editor Theology and politics in Cormac’s Chapel: renewal, reform and reimagination in the twelfth century The carved stonework of Holycross Abbey: shrines or sepulchres? Did a Dutch architect influence the design of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham? The evolution of Doneraile Demesne, co. Cork – part 1 ‘Patriotic’ Palace: visualising Katherine Conolly’s legacy at Castletown House, co. Kildare St Audoen’s Church, Dublin: a century in limbo The study of Tara by R.A.S. Macalister (1870–1950), antiquarian and Professor of Celtic Archaeology ‘I find it hard to believe that Madame would glue newspaper cuttings to her prayer-book’: Constance Markievicz’s creation of a War of Independence memorial in the pages of her prison prayer book Decolonising and reinterpreting national collections: the case for the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin |
publ. 05/2025











