Eighteenth-Century Ireland or Iris an dá chultúr, is an annual, peer-reviewed academic journal of eighteenth century Ireland published on behalf of the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society.[1] The journal was established in 1986.[2] Articles are in English, Irish, or French.
The journal is indexed in the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) where it has a rating of INT1. Abstracts of volumes 1-13 are additionally available on the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society website.[3] The journal forms part of the JSTOR Ireland Collection.[4]
In reviewing the first edition in The Linen Hall Review in 1986, John C. Greene and Michelle O'Riordan argued that the journal came at a time when modern research was "leading to the history of eighteenth-century Ireland being rewritten on almost every front".[5] Toby Barnard, in the Irish University Review also noted the timeliness of publication, seeing it as "a fresh sign of rising interest in that century".[6] A.P.W. Malcomson, in Irish Historical Studies, described Eighteenth-Century Ireland as "filling an obvious void".[7]
Reviewing volumes four and five in Irish Historical Studies, Thomas Bartlett described Eighteenth-Century Ireland as "highly regarded" but noted its uneven quality and persistent problems with proof reading.[8] The journal was also reviewed in Irish language publications such as Comhar.[9]