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9781851682386

Ireland

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    9781851682386

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    1851682384

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-10-01
  • Publisher: Oneworld Pubns Ltd
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Summary

From Ireland's first inhabitants to the most recent developments in the peace process, this new edition of Joseph Coohill's popular survey balances historical narrative with insightful commentary, creating a uniquely accessible guide to the history of Ireland and its people.

Author Biography

Joseph Coohill is Assistant Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements viii
Preface ix
Pronunciation guide for Irish words xi
Map
xiv
Introduction 1(5)
Ireland Before 1800
6(33)
Geography
6(1)
Prehistoric Ireland
7(1)
Early Irish society
8(1)
Early Christian Ireland
9(2)
The age of the Vikings
11(2)
Norman Ireland (1169--1300)
13(2)
Thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Ireland
15(1)
Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Ireland (1400--1534)
16(2)
The Tudor conquest
18(2)
Stuart Ireland (1603--60)
20(3)
Ireland during the Restoration and the Jacobite War (1660--91)
23(2)
Ireland under the Penal Laws (1691--1778)
25(3)
Ireland 1775--1800
28(5)
Interpretations
33(6)
O'Connell, Religion and Politics, 1800--48
39(20)
O'Connell and Catholic emancipation
40(1)
The Catholic Association and the Catholic Rent
41(3)
Political pressure and the granting of emancipation
44(2)
Repeal
46(3)
Young Ireland
49(2)
Economy, society and religion
51(5)
Interpretations
56(3)
The Famine, 1845--52
59(21)
Preconditions
60(2)
The blight
62(3)
The coming of famine
65(1)
The soup
66(1)
Hunger, disease and emigration
67(1)
The extension of the Poor Law
68(2)
New relief policies
70(2)
Effects
72(3)
Interpretations
75(5)
Fenianism and The Land, 1848--81
80(18)
The three Fs and the Tenant League
82(2)
Fenianism
84(3)
The land problem resurfaces
87(2)
The Land League and the Land War
89(3)
Religion
92(1)
Interpretations -- Fenianism
93(1)
Interpretations -- Land War
94(4)
Home Rule, 1870--93
98(15)
Isaac Butt and the origins of Home Rule
99(2)
The rise of Parnell
101(3)
Parnell's fall
104(2)
Conservative and unionist opposition to Home Rule
106(1)
Interpretations
107(6)
Nationalism, Unionism and Irish Identity, 1891--1922
113(31)
Land reforms continue
113(2)
Rural and urban life
115(1)
Gaelic revival
116(4)
Nationalism and unionism, 1891--1914
120(5)
War in Europe and war in Ireland, 1914--22
125(7)
Interpretations
132(1)
Interpretations -- the Easter Rising
132(5)
Interpretations -- partition
137(2)
Interpretations -- nationalism and unionism
139(5)
The Making of Two Irelands, 1922--66
144(27)
The Irish Free State, 1922--32
145(4)
Northern Ireland, 1922--32
149(2)
The Free State and Eire, 1932--49
151(7)
Northern Ireland, 1932--66
158(4)
The Republic of Ireland, 1949--66
162(4)
Interpretations
166(5)
Troubles and Triumphs, 1966--2000
171(42)
The Republic of Ireland, 1966--82
171(4)
Northern Ireland and the Troubles, 1966--82
175(7)
Ireland, 1982--2000
182(2)
The peace process
184(1)
Social and political life in the Republic
185(4)
The Good Friday Agreement and beyond
189(13)
Interpretations
202(11)
Conclusion: Themes in Irish History
213(6)
Bibliography and Further Reading 219(10)
Index 229

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