
Ireland: A Concise History
Maire Cruis O'Brien(Author)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 1985
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-500-27379-1 (ISBN)
Description
There is a tragic inevitability about Irish history: "hatred answering hatred", as Lady Gregory wrote. Four events in particular, Yeats' "four deep, tragic notes", ring through Irish history: the Catholic revolt against Elizabeth; the battle of the Boyne, which established the Protestant Ascendancy; the impact of the French Revolution; and the fall from power of Charles Stewart Parnell, which turned Ireland away from peaceful solutions to its ills. The authors bring the story up to the present, then look ahead to the end of the century.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
173 illustrations
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-27379-1 (9780500273791)
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Content
Prehistory, myth and the earliest records; Christianity to the coming of the Normans; a conquest absorbed; Protestant conquest; Protestant conquest undermined; Catholic resurgence and Protestant reaction; the struggle for independence; self-government; list of illustrations.