A Short History of Ireland

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Cambridge University Press, 1994 - History - 303 pages
This is an updated edition of John O'Beirne Ranelagh's short history of Ireland, covering the full sweep of Irish history from the earliest times up to President Clinton's second visit to Ireland in 1998, in the wake of the Omagh bomb and the surrounding peace initiatives. Throughout, the author's aim is to cast light on the people and the events which have contributed to present-day Irish society, in both North and South.' clear and objective and free from recrimination A useful contribution to Irish history--both readable and reliable.'Albion
 

Contents

Prehistory and legends
1
Invaders
22
From the Tudors to Cromwell
43
Penal times
66
Union and emancipation
87
Famine and Fenians
110
Home rule?
129
Dissent
152
The fight for freedom
182
Southern Ireland
210
Northern Ireland
257
Peace?
287
Bibliography
304
Index
311
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