The Making of Ireland: From Ancient Times to the PresentThe Making of Ireland by James Lydon provides an accessible history of Ireland from the earliest times. James Lydon recounts, in colourful detail, the waves of settlers, missionaries and invaders which have come to Ireland since pre-history and offers a long perspective on Irish history right up to the present time. This comprehensive survey includes discussion of the arrival of St. Patrick in the fifth century and Henry II in the twelfth, as well as that of numerous soldiers, traders and craftsmen through the ages. The author explores how these settlers have shaped the political and cultural climate of Ireland today. James Lydon charts the changing racial mix of Ireland through the ages which shaped the Irish nation. The author also follows Ireland's long and troubled entanglement with England from its beginning many centuries ago. The Making of Ireland offers a complete history in one volume. Through a predominantly political narrative, James Lydon provides a coherent and readable introduction to this vital complex history. |
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... killing , burning and levelling . No place near the coast was safe , especially monasteries on isolated islands which ... killed and the precious shrine of Comgall was destroyed , and in 824. Even the small community of hermits perched ...
... killed . Durrow suffered similarly in the same year . In 836 he sacked Kildare and captured the abbot of Armagh , seized the abbacy of Cork and took the abbot away to Cashel where the annals record that he ' died without commu- nion ...
... killed at Belach Mugna ( in county Carlow ) by the combined forces of the Uí Néill and the Laigin . This battle is significant for many reasons . It devastated the Eóganacht of Cashel and the next Munster King of prominence , Cellachán ...
... killed by the Norse leader Sitric at the battle of Islandbridge near Dublin . This was a dramatic reversal of Uí Néill fortunes and it marked a significant and dangerous renewal of Viking activity in Ireland . Left without land to ...
... killing the people who had taken refuge there . Such round towers were themselves a symbol of continu- ing Viking ... killed , and the monastery was abandoned for good . This must have happened to many other communities , so that the ...
Contents
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Church reform and political change | 37 |
The feudal lordship | 62 |
The two nations | 84 |
The Geraldine supremacy | 107 |
The end of the old order | 129 |
A new Ireland | 163 |
A Protestant kingdom 166091 | 197 |
Protestant nationalism and the Anglican ascendancy | 218 |
The emergence of Catholic Ireland | 239 |
Revolution and emancipation | 265 |
The genesis of home rule | 290 |
The struggle for independence | 318 |
Towards a Republic | 356 |