Aspects of Irish Aristocratic Life: Essays on the Fitzgeralds and Carton House

by Terence A.M. Dooley

For almost 800 years, from their arrival with the first wave of Anglo-Normans in 1169, the FitzGeralds - Earls of Kildare and, from 1766, Dukes of Leinster - were the pre-eminent noble family living in Ireland, dominating the social, political, economic and cultural landscapes. This collection of essays, by established and emerging scholars, draws together some of the most recent and specialised research on the family, providing original perspectives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906359717
• ISBN13: 9781906359713
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University College Dublin Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"