A short history of Ireland
By: John O'Beirne Ranelagh
Edition: Third Edition.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107401945
Subjects: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain; History
Description: "This third edition of John O'Beirne Ranelagh's classic history of Ireland incorporates contemporary political and economic events as well as the latest archaeological and DNA discoveries. Comprehensively revised and updated throughout, it considers Irish history from the earliest times through the Celts, Cromwell, plantations, famine, Independence, the Omagh bomb, peace initiatives, and financial collapse. It profiles the key players in Irish history from Diarmuid MacMurrough to Gerry Adams and casts new light on the events, North and South, that have shaped Ireland today. Ireland's place in the modern world and its relationship with Britain, the USA and Europe is also examined with a fresh and original eye. Worldwide interest in Ireland continues to increase, but whereas it once focused on violence in Northern Ireland, the tumultuous financial events in the South have opened fresh debates and drawn fresh interest. This is a new history for a new era"--

"A Short History of Ireland This third edition of John O'Beirne Ranelagh's classic account of the history of Ireland traces the story to the twenty-first century. Comprehensively revised and updated throughout, the book considers Irish history from the earliest times through the plantations, famine, Home Rule, Independence, the Troubles, the Omagh bomb and surrounding peace initiatives, and economic crisis"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Beginnings; 2. Ascendancy; 3. Union; 4. Home rule?; 5. Rising; 6. South; 7. North; 8. Another country; Bibliography.