The Shaws of Terenure: A Nineteenth-Century Dublin Merchant Family

by Tony McCarthy

This work traces the emergence of a Protestant middle class family in late 18th century Dublin. From relative obscurity, in just three generations, the Shaw family was to rise to the highest echelons of Dublin business, political, and social life. The early 19th century saw a shift in the balance of political power from the landed gentry to the emerging entrepreneurial class. The Shaws were one the families to capitalize on this change. Their story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846822629
• ISBN13: 9781846822629
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Four Courts Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.