Confluences of law and history

This book brings together an eclectic mix of papers on aspects of Irish legal history from the early modern period to the twentieth century. Contributors to the volume include leading historians, legal historians and legal practitioners. They make use of archival sources, personal papers, reported cases, parliamentary papers, newspapers and other sources to explore themes such as the role of litigants, perceptions of the law, women and the law, and the impact of social and constitutional change on the law.