Law and the Family in Ireland, 1800-1950. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Niamh Howlin, Kevin Costello.
• Authors: Howlin, Niamh; Costello, Kevin
• Contents: 1. Introduction; Niamh Howlin and Kevin Costello .- 2. Marriage Breakdown in Ireland, c. 1660-1857; Mary O'Dowd .- 3. The comeback of the medieval marriage per verba de praesenti in 19th century bigamy cases; Maebh Harding .- 4. The Action for Breach of Promise of Marriage in Nineteenth Century Ireland; Michael Sinnott .- 5. Married Women's Property in Ireland 1800-1900; Kevin Costello .- 6. Adultery in the Courts: Damages for Criminal Conversation in Ireland; Niamh Howlin .- 7. ‘Divorce Irish style’: Marriage dissolution in Ireland, 1850-1950; Diane Urquart .- 8. Class, Criminality and Marriage Breakdown in Post-Independence Ireland; Deirdre McGowan .- 9. 'Behind closed doors': Society, Law and familial violence in Ireland, 1922-1990; Lindsey Earner-Byrne .- 10. Murder in the Irish Family, 1930-1950; Karen Brennan .- 11. Interrogating the Charge Concealment of Birth in Nineteenth Century Irish courts; Elaine Farrell .- 12. The Fate of the ‘Illegitimate’ Child: An Analysis of Irish Social Policy in the Period: 1750-1952; Simone McCoughren and Fred Powell .- 13. Embedding the Family in the Irish Constitution; Thomas Mohr.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 941; 340.5; 340.115; Law-History; Law -- History; Law and the social sciences; Great Britain-History; Law and the social sciences; Great Britain-History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137606365; 1137606363
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