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Adams, Thomas A. Irish Naval Service. World Ship Society Monograph Series, # 4. Kendal: World Ship Society, 1982, 72 pp. History of service from 1922; issues: Treaty Ports, secession from Commonwealth & denial of use of "Treaty Ports" during 2nd World War.

Keywords:

Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , neutrality, neutral, treaty , world war 2, second world war

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Alexander, Edward Porter, ed. The Journal of James Fontaine: An Irish Huguenot Son in Spain and Virginia, 1710-1719. Charlottesville: Virginia UP, 1972, xii, 190 pp. For Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; account of horrors of the sea.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Allen, Trevor. The Storm Passed By: Ireland and the Battle of the Atlantic, 1940-1941. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1996, 197 pp. Balanced account of stance of neutrality.

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Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , neutrality, neutral, treaty , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , world war 2, second world war, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty

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Allingham, Hugh. Captain Cuellar's Adventures in Connaught and Ulster, 1588. London: Stock, 1897, 72 pp. Trans: Robert Crawford; consequence of Spanish Armada.

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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , armada, Spanish, invasion , Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , communication, communicate, telegraph, radio, underwater cable

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Allison, Michael J. "The National Service Issue, 1899-1914." Ph.D. diss, London, 1975.

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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, conscription, conscript, draft, mandatory service, recruitment, recruiting, recruit, recruitment, recruit, recruiting, conscription, conscript, draft, mandatory service

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Allison, Richard Sydney. HMS Caroline: A Brief Account of Some Warships Bearing the Name, and in Particular of HMS Caroline (1914-1974), and Her Part in the Development of the Ulster Division, RNVR, and later RNR. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1974, 196 pp. Foreword: Earl Mountbatten; cruiser Caroline.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Royal Naval Reserve, volunteer , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , Mountbatten, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma , ship, boat, vessel, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium

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Ambrosiani, Bjorn. "Ireland and Scandinavia in the Early Viking Age: An Archaeological Response." See H. Clarke, Ireland and Scandinavia, pp. 405-20.

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Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, invasion, armada, landing , middle ages (400-1399), Viking, Norse, Norseman, Northman , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report

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Andrews, Kenneth Raymond, Canny, Nicholas & Hair, P.E.H., eds. The Westward Enterprise: English Activities in Ireland, the Atlantic and America, 1480-1650. Liverpool: Liverpool UP; Detroit: Wayne State UP, 1978, 1979, xiv, 326 pp. 15 essays, some cited; in honor of David Quinn.

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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Festschrift, dedication, memorial, collection, tribute , Civil War, English, English, England, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Appleby, John C. & O'Dowd, Mary. "The Irish Admiralty: Its Organisation and Development, c. 1570-1640." Irish Historical Studies, 24 (May 1985): 299-326. Admiralty Court; expansive growth.

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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , high court admiralty

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Appleby, John C. "A Nursery of Pirates: The English Pirate Community in Ireland in the Early Seventeenth Century." IJ Mar Hist, 2 (June 1990): 1-27. End of Spanish War, 1603. meant shift to piracy.

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17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Appleby, John C. "The Anne of Dublin: A Sixteenth-Century Man-of-War." Irish Sword, 17 (Summer 1988): 74-80. Privateering-piracy in English Channel.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, ship, boat, vessel

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Appleby, John C. "The Problem of Piracy in Ireland, 1570-1630." See C. Jowitt, Pirates?, pp. 41-55.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Baldwin, Hanson W. "RMS Titanic." Harper's Magazine, 168 (January 1934): 170-79.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, liner, passenger liner, steamship , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Bannerman, John. Studies in the History of Dalriada. Edinburgh: Scottish Academic, 1974, x, 178 pp. Series of papers on the history of Dal Riata; many gaps in sources on history of this kingdom, about 6th century, northwest Scotland; "navy of Celtic peoples"; sea unified scattered territories.

Keywords:

Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme , middle ages (400-1399), culture, music, literature, language, art , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary

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Bartlett, Thomas, Dickson, David, Keogh, Daire & Whelan, Kevin, eds. 1798: A Bicentennial Perspective. Dublin: Four Counts, 2003, xii, 756 pp. 32 essays, some cited; bicentennial conference, Dublin & Belfast, 1998.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, invasion, armada, landing , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium

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Baumber, Michael L. "The Navy and the Civil War in Ireland, 1641-1643." MM, 57 (November 1971): 385-98.

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17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Civil War, English, English, England, Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Baumber, Michael L. "The Navy and the Civil War in Ireland, 1643-1646." MM, 75 (August 1989): 255-68. Fleet forced to withdraw; near mutiny, September 1643.

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17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Civil War, English, English, England, Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Beckett, Ian Fredrick William & Jeffrey, Keith. "The Royal Navy and the Curragh Incident." His Res, 62 (February 1989): 54-69. Spring 1914, RN played central role in crisis & less affected than Army.

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20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , Royal Navy, Britain, England

Abbreviations
AHR American Historical Review
Alb Albion
alt alternate
Am Nep American Neptune
AQ & DJ Army Quarterly and Defence Journal
ASLIB Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses)
BIHR Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research
Can His Rev Canadian Historical Review
Can J His Canadian Journal of History
comp Compiled by
DAI Dissertation Abstracts International
EcHR Economic History Review
ed editor or edited by
EnHR English Historical Review
HisAHR Hispanic American Historical Review
HJ Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal)
His Res Historical Research
His Tod History Today
Intell & Nat Sec Intelligence and National Security
IJ Mar His International Journal of Maritime History
IJ Nau Arch International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
IHR International History Review
intro introduction
J Am His Journal of American History
J Asian His Journal of Asian History
JBS Journal of British Studies
J Cont His Journal of Contemporary History
J Econ His Journal of Economic History
JI & CH Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
J Mar Res Journal for Maritime Research
J Mil His Journal of Military History
J Mod His Journal of Modern History
JRUSI Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute
J Soc His Journal of Social History
JSAHR Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
J Stra Stu Journal of Strategic Studies
J Trans His Journal of Transport History
J Wor His Journal of World History
MM Mariner's Mirror
Mil Aff Military Affairs
NHS Naval History Symposium (USNA)
NMM National Maritime Museum
Nav Rev Naval Review
NWCR Naval War College Review (US)
Nel Dis Nelson Dispatch
NIP Naval Institute Press
Nor Mar Northern Mariner
Pac His Rev Pacific Historical Review
P & P Past and Present
Traf Chron Trafalgar Chronicle
trans translated by
UP University Press
USNIP Proceedings of the Naval Institute
Vic Stu Victorian Studies
War & Soc War and Society
War in His War in History
W&MQ William and Mary Quarterly
WSS World Ship Society

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