Death and Dying in Ireland, Britain and Europe

Death and Dying in Ireland, Britain and Europe – Historical Perspective – is edited by James Kelly & Mary Ann Lyons

This pioneering new book presents a history of death and dying in Ireland and Europe, from pre-history to the twentieth century. The authors focus on virtually every era and from a diverse and broad range of perspectives.

Martyrdom is examined through the phenomenon of the hunger strike and its impact on Irish life, and in particular the Cork and Brixton hunger strikes of 1920.

The history of suicide is discussed through the self-inflicted death of Theobald Wolfe Tone, probably the most famous case of suicide in Irish history.

Death and Dying in Ireland, Britain, and Europe provides a unique new perspective on our history, and in a truly multi-disciplinary approach to an emerging style called the ‘new social history’