A Short History of Ireland
eBook - ePub

A Short History of Ireland

  1. 112 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Short History of Ireland

About this book

A short, accessible and entertaining history from one of Ireland's best-loved writers, now updated to bring our country's story right up to date.

It deals with prehistory, the Celts, Christianity, the Vikings, the Normans. The various conquests and rebellions are covered, including Cromwell, Wolfe Tone, the 1916 Rising.

Linking past to present, it brings history up to date, providing an interesting account of both North and South through the 20th century, clarifying the development and intricacies of the Northern 'troubles' and the many attempts to resolve them. Understanding and sympathetic, this little book gives a clear and stimulating grasp of Ireland, past and present.

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Yes, you can access A Short History of Ireland by Breandán Ó hEithir, Brendan O'Brien in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & 20th Century History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781847176882
eBook ISBN
9781847178497
Topic
History
Subtopic
20th Century History
Index
History

Contents

  1. Title Page
  2. The First Settlers
  3. Newgrange
  4. Iron Age Forts
  5. The Celts
  6. Christianity
  7. Monasteries
  8. Mythology
  9. The Vikings
  10. Treasures of the Monasteries
  11. Missionaries
  12. The Normans
  13. The Statutes of Kilkenny
  14. Norman Influence
  15. Ulster Plantation and Cromwell
  16. The Penal Laws
  17. The Eighteenth Century
  18. Daniel O’Connell
  19. Young Ireland
  20. The Famine
  21. The Fenians
  22. Parnell and the Land League
  23. The Gaelic Revival
  24. Volunteer Forces North and South
  25. The 1916 Rising
  26. The War of Independence
  27. Negotiations
  28. The Treaty
  29. The Civil War
  30. Cumann na nGaedhael Government
  31. Éamon de Valera
  32. The 1937 Constitution
  33. Clann na Pob...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. The First Settlers
  5. Newgrange
  6. Iron Age Forts
  7. The Celts
  8. Christianity
  9. Monasteries
  10. Mythology
  11. The Vikings
  12. Treasures of the Monasteries
  13. Missionaries
  14. The Normans
  15. The Statutes of Kilkenny
  16. Norman Influence
  17. Ulster Plantation and Cromwell
  18. The Penal Laws
  19. The Eighteenth Century
  20. Daniel O’Connell
  21. Young Ireland
  22. The Famine
  23. The Fenians
  24. Parnell and the Land League
  25. The Gaelic Revival
  26. Volunteer Forces North and South
  27. The 1916 Rising
  28. The War of Independence
  29. Negotiations
  30. The Treaty
  31. The Civil War
  32. Cumann na nGaedhael Government
  33. Éamon de Valera
  34. The 1937 Constitution
  35. Clann na Poblachta
  36. The Republic Is Declared
  37. De Valera’s Contribution
  38. Seán Lemass
  39. Jack Lynch
  40. Northern Troubles
  41. The European Community
  42. Economic Crisis
  43. Northern Conflict Grows
  44. Hunger Strike
  45. Financial Rectitude
  46. Southern Policies on Northern Ireland
  47. Searching for Peace
  48. Peace at a Price
  49. Boom and Bust
  50. ‘Euphoria’, ‘Groupthink’ and the Crash
  51. Loss of Faith
  52. Hope and History
  53. Economics, Tragedy and Commemorations
  54. Europe’s Migrant Crisis
  55. Ireland Today
  56. About the Authors
  57. Copyright