Ireland : A Short History

by Coohill, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9781851683673
• ISBN10: 1851683674
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-15
• Publisher: Pgw

Summary

Fully updated to include all the latest developments in the peace process,his popular guide provides an accessible way to study Ireland's complicatedast. Covering all the major evetns, their contexts and their roles in theaking of Ireland today, the author pays particular attention to the last 200ears and offers new levels of insight into the complex identity of the Irisheople.

Author Biography

Joseph Coohill is Assistant Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. He specializes in the history of nineteenth-century Britain and Ireland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Pronunciation guide for Irish words	p. xi
Map	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
Ireland Before 1800	p. 7
Geography	p. 7
Prehistoric Ireland	p. 8
Early Irish society	p. 9
Early Christian Ireland	p. 10
The age of the Vikings	p. 12
Norman Ireland (1169-1300)	p. 14
Thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Ireland	p. 16
Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Ireland (1400-1534)	p. 17
The Tudor conquest	p. 19
Stuart Ireland (1603-60)	p. 20
Ireland during the Restoration and the Jacobite War (1660-91)	p. 24
Ireland under the Penal Laws (1691-1778)	p. 26
Ireland 1775-1800	p. 28
Interpretations	p. 34
O'Connell, Religion and Politics, 1800-48	p. 39
O'Connell and Catholic emancipation	p. 40
The Catholic Association and the Catholic Rent	p. 41
Political pressure and the granting of emancipation	p. 44
Repeal	p. 46
Young Ireland	p. 49
Economy, society and religion	p. 51
Interpretations	p. 56
The Famine, 1845-52	p. 59
Preconditions	p. 60
The blight	p. 62
The coming of famine	p. 64
The soup	p. 66
Hunger, disease and emigration	p. 67
The extension of the Poor Law	p. 68
New relief policies	p. 70
Effects	p. 71
Interpretations	p. 74
Fenianism and the Land, 1848-81	p. 79
The three Fs and the Tenant League	p. 81
Fenianism	p. 83
The land problem resurfaces	p. 85
The Land League and the Land War	p. 88
Religion	p. 90
Interpretations - Fenianism	p. 91
Interpretations - Land War	p. 93
Home Rule, 1870-93	p. 97
Isaac Butt and the origins of Home Rule	p. 98
The rise of Parnell	p. 100
Parnell's fall	p. 103
Conservative and unionist opposition to Home Rule	p. 105
Interpretations	p. 106
Nationalism, Unionism and Irish Identity, 1891-1922	p. 112
Land reforms continue	p. 112
Rural and urban life	p. 114
Gaelic revival	p. 115
Nationalism and unionism, 1891-1914	p. 119
War in Europe and war in Ireland, 1914-22	p. 124
Interpretations	p. 130
Interpretations - the Easter Rising	p. 131
Interpretations - partition	p. 135
Interpretations - nationalism and unionism	p. 137
The Making of Two Irelands, 1922-66	p. 142
The Irish Free State, 1922-32	p. 143
Northern Ireland, 1922-32	p. 147
The Free State and Eire, 1932-49	p. 149
Northern Ireland, 1932-66	p. 155
The Republic of Ireland, 1949-66	p. 159
Interpretations	p. 163
Troubles and Triumphs, 1966-Present	p. 168
The Republic of Ireland, 1966-82	p. 168
Northern Ireland and the Troubles, 1966-82	p. 172
Ireland since 1982	p. 179
The peace process	p. 180
Social and political life in the Republic	p. 182
The Good Friday Agreement and beyond	p. 185
Interpretations	p. 193
Conclusion: Themes in Irish History	p. 204
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 211
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