Illustrated History of Ireland

by Duffy, Sean

• ISBN13: 9780809224371
• ISBN10: 0809224372
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-27
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

The perfect book for the Irish enthusiast, history buff, or armchair traveler More than just a "history" book, The Illustrated History of Ireland is a fascinating combination of text, color maps, photographs, illustrations, and specially commissioned artwork that tells the story of Ireland from earliest times to the present in a compelling fashion. This is a stunning book with accessible text that is supported with artwork on every two-page spread. In addition to serving as a historical reference, it is a guide to various collections of artifacts and sites of historical significance. In his clearly written text, Sean Duffy stresses the enduring themes of history: the long cultural continuity, the central importance of Ireland's relationships with Britain and mainland Europe, and the intractability of the ethnic and national divisions in modern Ulster. It is a book that both students of Irish history and lay readers will treasure.

Author Biography

Seán Duffy, Ph.D., (Dublin, Ireland) is a professor in the department of history at Trinity College, Dublin, where he specializes in medieval Irish and British history, Anglo-Irish relations, medieval chronicles, and the early development of Dublin. He was formerly a research scholar at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(11)
Before History	11	(24)
The Christian Transformation	35	(26)
An Accident Waiting to Happen	61	(20)
The End of the Gaelic World	81	(24)
Confiscation, Plantation and Ascendancy	105	(26)
The Most Distressful Country	131	(26)
From Famine to Freedom	157	(28)
The Writing of Emmet's Epitaph	185	(55)
Chronology	240	(6)
Bibliography	246	(4)
Index	250	(6)
Acknowledgements	256