Review of Elite Women in Ascendancy Ireland, 1690-1745: Imitation and Innovation, by Dr. Clare O’Halloran, UCC. | Women’s History Association of Ireland

RACHEL WILSON, Elite Women in Ascendancy Ireland, 1690-1745: Imitation and Innovation, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2015. ISBN 978 1 78327 039 2, £60. When reviewing a book, sometimes it makes sense to start at the back. In this case, even a brief perusal of Rachel Wilson’s lengthy bibliography reveals a striking paucity of published work…