A Short History of Ireland

Breandán Ó hEithir, Brendan O'Brien

• Editorial: The O'Brien Press
• Año: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781847178497
• Categoría: History
• Categoría: Irish History

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.

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...