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The Burren, the Ring of Kerry, the Giant's Causeway, the Cliffs of Moher-green Ireland is indeed a tower of intrigue. The nation is home to most of the world's enchanting sites and behind the generous bounties of nature lies a history that is all the more enchanting. Inside you will learn about... - The Black Death - Viking Ireland - St Patrick - The Irish Rebellion - The Nine Years War - Bloody Sunday And much more! Prehistoric to modern, this eBook chronicles every prominent event that led to the sculpting of today's Ireland. The Viking invasion, the arrival of the Black Death, the Irish confederate wars, the Irish civil war, Bloody Sunday and many more are discussed. Giving a crisp yet adequate account of 50 historic events of Ireland, the eBook provides you a lofty insight into the making of this rich nation.
From Norman invaders, religious wars—and the struggle for independence—the fascinating, turbulent history of a tortured nation and its gifted people When Shakespeare referred to England as a "jewel set in a silver sea," he could just as well have been speaking of Ireland. Not only has its luminous green landscape been the backdrop for bloody Catholic/Protestant conflict and a devastating famine, Ireland's great voices—like Joyce and Yeats—are now indelibly part of world literature. In Irish History For Dummies, readers will not only get a bird's-eye view of key historical events (Ten Turning Points) but, also, a detailed, chapter-by-chapter timeline of Irish history beginning with the first Stone Age farmers to the recent rise and fall of the Celtic tiger economy. In the informal, friendly For Dummies style, the book details historic highs like building an Irish Free State in the 1920s—and devastating lows (including the Troubles in the '60s and '70s), as well as key figures (like MP Charles Parnell and President Eamon de Valera) central to the cause of Irish nationalism. The book also details historic artifacts, offbeat places, and little-known facts key to the life of Ireland past and present. Includes Ten Major Documents—including the Confession of St. Patrick, The Book of Kells, the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, and Ulysses Lists Ten Things the Irish Have Given the World—including Irish coffee, U.S. Presidents, the submarine, shorthand writing, and the hypodermic syringe Details Ten Great Irish Places to Visit—including Cobh, Irish National Stud and Museum, Giants Causeway, and Derry Includes an online cheat sheet that gives readers a robust and expanded quick reference guide to relevant dates and historical figures Includes a Who's Who in Irish History section on dummies.com With a light-hearted touch, this informative guide sheds light on how this ancient land has survived wars, invasions, uprisings, and emigration to forge a unique nation, renowned the world over for its superb literature, music, and indomitable spirit.
An Atlas of Irish History provides coverage of the main political, military, economic, religious and social changes that have occurred in Ireland and among the Irish abroad over the past two millennia.
From the first prehistoric inhabitants of the island to the Windsor Framework for Northern Ireland, this uniquely concise account of Ireland and its people reveals how modern Irish society is the product of a rich, multivalent history. Combining factual information with a critical approach, Coohill covers all the key events, including the Great Famine, Home Rule, the Good Friday Agreement and Brexit. Newly revised and updated, this highly accessible and balanced account will continue to provide a valuable resource to all those wishing to acquaint themselves further with the complex history of Ireland and Irish people.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"—and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.
This is anecdotal history of the most enjoyable kind - a narrative rich in culture, entertaining, fair-minded, poignant, combining humour and tragedy, the politics of poverty and hatred, the history of the Abbey theatre, fishing, shooting and house-parties, Dublin during WW2, poetry and fiction, fact and folklore. . The views of Republicans, countrymen, islanders, teachers, clerics, Loyalists, politicians, poets, writers and journalists are represented, as the author quotes from the memories of those who lived during the 50 years highlighted here and draws on contemporary newspapers and periodicals, diaries and fiction. These are the years of Eamon de Valera - rebel, outcast, politician and president - who came to public notice after the Rising in 1916 and died aged 92 in 1975. And they are the years in which Ireland irrevocably changed.
Publishing to coincide with St. Patrick's Day and the 75th anniversary of Irish Independence, this thorough, incisive, and wryly eloquent biography gives a sweeping portrait of Eamon de Valera, who was a part of Ireland and Irish politics for 50 years. of illustrations.
Excerpt from History of the Irish People, Vol. 2: The Period From 1829 to the Land Act of 1881 If I were an Irishman, I believe that I should, as vehemently as your Nationalists, desire law to be under Irish control. Looking to the past, I cannot blame any Irishman for desiring a total separation from English rule. As an Englishman, I think entire separation better for us, as well as for you, than a future like to the past. Even from a military point of view, a disaffected Ireland is worse to us than if she were as independent as the United States. Yet if we consent to a wisely-tempered Home Rule, which does not involve a double Executive, this, I believe, will be better for us, and to Ireland both safer and better. Not only so; but I fully believe that Ireland herself would very quickly so judge, if for a little moment she had full freedom (as Scotland had) to refuse legislative union. Scotland made her own terms with us Ireland was conquered, and her annexation, whether less or more complete, was always compulsory. No wonder that our yoke has always been irksome. Suspected disafi'ection, even since 1829, has led to a treatment of Irish legislators widely different from that of Scottish. But all this would at once be changed if Ireland joined us by her own free act. Then her upper classes would reflect, what would Wellesley and Wellington have been, if Ireland had been separate from England also, what preportion of the English high Executive have the Scots attained. In little communities like Holland, Belgium, or Greece, small is the range of action to an aristocracy, by the side of greater powers Able and aspiring men would naturally desire a larger field. Next, the mass of the com munity would not be slow to understand that, if really separated from us, they could not avoid the great burden of military and naval defence which in the present day, when armaments are costly in the extreme, could not be efficient without a taxation crippling to Ireland, stripped and peeled as she is. At least 50 years of rest and just laws and prosperity. And healing of religious enmities, are needed before Ireland could desire total isolation. I much regret that the bugbear of separation has been paraded in this argument. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.