A Short History of Ireland

Description

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.;Title Page; Contents; The First Settlers; Newgrange; Iron Age Forts; The Celts; Christianity; Monasteries; Mythology; The Vikings; Treasures of the Monasteries; Missionaries; The Normans; The Statutes of Kilkenny; Norman Influence; Ulster Plantation and Cromwell; The Penal Laws; The Eighteenth Century; Daniel O'Connell; Young Ireland; The Famine; The Fenians; Parnell and the Land League; The Gaelic Revival; Volunteer Forces North and South; The 1916 Rising; The War of Independence; Negotiations; The Treaty; The Civil War; Cumann na nGaedhael Government; Éamon de Valera; The 1937 Constitution.