Edmund Curtiss remarkable survey of Ireland, from its earliest origins to the twentieth century, is a classic introduction to Irelands fascinating history. Reaching from St Patricks Mission in 432 to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922, this authoritative text explores the formative events of Irelands past and encompasses the Norman invasion, Gaelic recovery, Cromwells Settlement, the Act of Union, and the Great Famine. Lucid and scholarly, this all-embracing account unfolds the events of Irelands history and the story of its people, through an examination of their political, religious, social, economic and cultural past. Irelands unique history is revealed here through the moving forces, the deciding facts, and the men who mattered. Featuring a chronology of key dates in Irish history and a guideline to the pronunciation of Irish names, this celebrated narrative now includes a new introduction by Sean Duffy.
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