LAW VERSUS PRACTICE

  • Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre. Provided by Ghent University Library
    Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre. Provided by Ghent University Library
  • (14) Irlandiae Accurata Descriptio. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
    (14) Irlandiae Accurata Descriptio. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
  • Regnum Hiberniae. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
    Regnum Hiberniae. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
  • Udrone, Irlandiae in Catherlagh Baronia. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
    Udrone, Irlandiae in Catherlagh Baronia. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
  • Hibernia Regnvm vulgo Ireland. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
    Hibernia Regnvm vulgo Ireland. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
  • 54. Hiberniae ...Eryn descriptio. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.
    54. Hiberniae …Eryn descriptio. Copyright: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.

Supported by an SFI-IRC Pathway Fellowship and hosted by UCD School of History, Law versus Practice is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary research project on women and property ownership in early modern Ireland. Law versus Practice applies digital methods to a wide range of primary source material, gathering data to interrogate the nature, development and impact of female property-ownership between 1541 and 1800 – a period characterised by war, Catholic land confiscation and the plantation of Ireland with Protestant settlers from England and Scotland. By examining women’s property-ownership over a significant period of time, it will be possible to explore disparities between law and practice, analyse the impact of gender upon the operation of the legal system, and shine a light on women’s experiences during a period of profound change.

Through an interactive online platform, Law versus Practice uncovers and shares untold stories, opening up a window onto the past and shining a light on an important but overlooked group in Irish history.