Download or read book Life in Ireland written by Conor W. O'Brien and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of life in Ireland – a story half a billion years in the making. With its castles, crannogs and passage tombs, Ireland is a land where history looms large, but the saga of life on this island dates back millions of years before the first people set foot here. In Life in Ireland, Conor O’Brien guides the reader on a journey around the island to explore the history of natural life here, from the Jurassic Coast of Antrim to the great Ice Age bone-beds of Cork. Along the way, we’ll meet some of the astonishing creatures to have called Ireland home through the ages: shelled monsters; huge marine lizards; armoured dinosaurs; giant deer; mighty mammoths. Vital strands in the story of life on Earth have left their mark here, including some of the first creatures to crawl onto land or take to the wing. This epic journey will take us from the first fossils to the present day, to see how our wildlife has adapted to the human age and explore what the future might hold for life in Ireland.
Download or read book We Don t Know Ourselves A Personal History of Modern Ireland written by Fintan O'Toole and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES • 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR NATIONAL BESTSELLER The Atlantic: 10 Best Books of 2022 Best Books of the Year: Washington Post, New Yorker, Salon, Foreign Affairs, New Statesman, Chicago Public Library, Vroman's “[L]ike reading a great tragicomic Irish novel.” —James Wood, The New Yorker “Masterful . . . astonishing.” —Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic "A landmark history . . . Leavened by the brilliance of O'Toole's insights and wit.” —Claire Messud, Harper’s Winner • 2021 An Post Irish Book Award — Nonfiction Book of the Year • from the judges: “The most remarkable Irish nonfiction book I’ve read in the last 10 years”; “[A] book for the ages.” A celebrated Irish writer’s magisterial, brilliantly insightful chronicle of the wrenching transformations that dragged his homeland into the modern world. Fintan O’Toole was born in the year the revolution began. It was 1958, and the Irish government—in despair, because all the young people were leaving—opened the country to foreign investment and popular culture. So began a decades-long, ongoing experiment with Irish national identity. In We Don’t Know Ourselves, O’Toole, one of the Anglophone world’s most consummate stylists, weaves his own experiences into Irish social, cultural, and economic change, showing how Ireland, in just one lifetime, has gone from a reactionary “backwater” to an almost totally open society—perhaps the most astonishing national transformation in modern history. Born to a working-class family in the Dublin suburbs, O’Toole served as an altar boy and attended a Christian Brothers school, much as his forebears did. He was enthralled by American Westerns suddenly appearing on Irish television, which were not that far from his own experience, given that Ireland’s main export was beef and it was still not unknown for herds of cattle to clatter down Dublin’s streets. Yet the Westerns were a sign of what was to come. O’Toole narrates the once unthinkable collapse of the all-powerful Catholic Church, brought down by scandal and by the activism of ordinary Irish, women in particular. He relates the horrific violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, which led most Irish to reject violent nationalism. In O’Toole’s telling, America became a lodestar, from John F. Kennedy’s 1963 visit, when the soon-to-be martyred American president was welcomed as a native son, to the emergence of the Irish technology sector in the late 1990s, driven by American corporations, which set Ireland on the path toward particular disaster during the 2008 financial crisis. A remarkably compassionate yet exacting observer, O’Toole in coruscating prose captures the peculiar Irish habit of “deliberate unknowing,” which allowed myths of national greatness to persist even as the foundations were crumbling. Forty years in the making, We Don’t Know Ourselves is a landmark work, a memoir and a national history that ultimately reveals how the two modes are entwined for all of us.
Download or read book Ireland in Past Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Ireland written by Thomas D'Arcy McGee and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The History of Ireland" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Volume 1: The First Inhabitants The First Ages Christianity Preached at Tara Reign of Hugh II Kings of the Seventh Century Kings of the Eighth Century The Danish Invasion Kings of the Ninth Century Kings of the Tenth Century The Contest between the North and South State of Religion and Learning among the Irish previous to the Anglo-Norman Invasion The First Expedition of the Normans into Ireland The First Campaign of Earl Richard Siege of Dublin Henry II in Ireland Events of the Thirteenth Century The Rise of "the Red Earl" Relations of Ireland and Scotland Civil War in England Change of Dynasty in England State of Religion and Learning during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries Irish Policy of Henry the Eighth during the Lifetime of Cardinal Wolsey First Attempts to Introduce the Protestant Reformation Parliament of 1541 The Crowns United... Volume 2: Parliament of 1569 The Second "Geraldine League" Parliament of 1585 The Ulster Confederacy Essex's Campaign of 1599 The Conquest of Munster State of Religion and Learning during the Reign of Elizabeth James I The Insurrection of 1641 The Catholic Confederation The Confederate War The Cessation and its Consequences Cromwell's Campaign (1649-1650) Ireland under the Protectorate Reign of Charles II The State of Religion and Learning in Ireland during the Seventeenth Century Accession of James II Irish Parliament of 1689 The Revolutionary War Capitulation of Limerick Reign of King William Reign of Queen Anne Reign of George II Accession of George III Flood's Leadership Grattan's Leadership The Era of Independence The United Irishmen The Insurrection of 1798 Last Session of the Irish Parliament The Legislative Union of Great Britain and Ireland O'Connell's Leadership The Catholic Association Emancipation of the Catholics...
Download or read book A History of Ireland written by Edmund Curtis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-28 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edmund Curtis's remarkable survey of Ireland, from its earliest origins to the twentieth century, is a classic introduction to Ireland's fascinating history. Reaching from St Patrick's Mission in 432 to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922, this authoritative text explores the formative events of Ireland's past and encompasses the Norman invasion, Gaelic recovery, Cromwell's Settlement, the Act of Union, and the Great Famine. Lucid and scholarly, this all-embracing account unfolds the events of Ireland's history and the story of its people, through an examination of their political, religious, social, economic and cultural past. Ireland's 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.
Download or read book Ireland In Past Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Popular History of Ireland Vol 1 2 written by Thomas D'Arcy McGee and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-11 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Popular History of Ireland" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Volume 1: The First Inhabitants The First Ages Christianity Preached at Tara Reign of Hugh II Kings of the Seventh Century Kings of the Eighth Century The Danish Invasion Kings of the Ninth Century Kings of the Tenth Century The Contest between the North and South State of Religion and Learning among the Irish previous to the Anglo-Norman Invasion The First Expedition of the Normans into Ireland The First Campaign of Earl Richard Siege of Dublin Henry II in Ireland Events of the Thirteenth Century The Rise of "the Red Earl" Relations of Ireland and Scotland Civil War in England Change of Dynasty in England State of Religion and Learning during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries Irish Policy of Henry the Eighth during the Lifetime of Cardinal Wolsey First Attempts to Introduce the Protestant Reformation Parliament of 1541 The Crowns United... Volume 2: Parliament of 1569 The Second "Geraldine League" Parliament of 1585 The Ulster Confederacy Essex's Campaign of 1599 The Conquest of Munster State of Religion and Learning during the Reign of Elizabeth James I The Insurrection of 1641 The Catholic Confederation The Confederate War The Cessation and its Consequences Cromwell's Campaign (1649-1650) Ireland under the Protectorate Reign of Charles II The State of Religion and Learning in Ireland during the Seventeenth Century Accession of James II Irish Parliament of 1689 The Revolutionary War Capitulation of Limerick Reign of King William Reign of Queen Anne Reign of George II Accession of George III Flood's Leadership Grattan's Leadership The Era of Independence The United Irishmen The Insurrection of 1798 Last Session of the Irish Parliament The Legislative Union of Great Britain and Ireland O'Connell's Leadership The Catholic Association Emancipation of the Catholics...
Download or read book An Illustrated History of Ireland written by Mary Frances Cusack and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How the Irish Saved Civilization written by Thomas Cahill and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"—and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.
Download or read book Ireland s Forgotten Past A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered written by Turtle Bunbury and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume delves into Ireland’s forgotten history bringing to light some of the most colorful characters and intriguing episodes of the country’s long history. Ireland is approximately the size of the state of Indiana, yet this small country boasts an extensive, rich, and fascinating history. Ireland’s Forgotten Past is an alternative history that covers 13,000 years in 36 stories that are often left out of history books. Among the characters in these absorbing accounts are a pair of ill- fated prehistoric chieftains, a psychopathic Viking, a gallant Norman knight, a dazzling English traitor, an ingenious tailor, an outstanding war-horse, a brothel queen, an insanely prolific sculptor, and a randy prince. This volume offers a succinct account of the Stone Age and Bronze Age, as well as insights into the Bell-Beakers, the Romans, and the Knights Templar. Historian Turtle Bunbury writes a gently off-beat take on monumental events like the Wars of the Roses, the Tudor Conquest and the Battle of the Boyne, as well as the Home Rule campaign and the Great War. Ireland’s Forgotten Past adds color to the existing histories of the country by focusing on the unique characters and intriguing events. This volume will delight anyone interested in the rich untold history of Ireland.
Download or read book A New History of Ireland Volume I written by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and archaeological evidence, through the Middle Ages, down to the present day. Volume I begins by looking at geography and the physical environment. Chapters follow that examine pre-3000, neolithic, bronze-age and iron-age Ireland and Ireland up to 800. Society, laws, church and politics are all analysed separately as are architecture, literature, manuscripts, language, coins and music. The volume is brought up to 1166 with chapters, amongst others, on the Vikings, Ireland and its neighbours, and opposition to the High-Kings. A final chapter moves further on in time, examining Latin learning and literature in Ireland to 1500.
Download or read book A Short History of Ireland 1500 2000 written by John Gibney and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first century. Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. Beginning with Ireland’s modern period at the dawn of the sixteenth century, John Gibney continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island nation’s cultural, political, and socioeconomic evolution. This succinct, scholarly study covers important historical events, including the Cromwellian conquest and settlement, the Great Famine, and the struggle for Irish independence. Along the way, it explores major themes such as Ireland’s often contentious relationship with Britain, the impact of the Protestant Reformation, the ongoing religious tensions it inspired, and the global reach of the Irish diaspora. This unique, wide-ranging work assimilates the most recent scholarship on a wide range of historical controversies, making it an essential addition to the library of any student of Irish studies.
Download or read book A Smaller Social History of Ancient Ireland written by Patrick Weston Joyce and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Ireland written by Edward Alfred D'Alton and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Concise History of Ireland written by Patrick Weston Joyce and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Ireland written by Thomas Moore and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cambridge History of Ireland Volume 2 1550 1730 written by Jane Ohlmeyer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 1349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers fresh perspectives on the political, military, religious, social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and environmental history of early modern Ireland and situates these discussions in global and comparative contexts. The opening chapters focus on 'Politics' and 'Religion and War' and offer a chronological narrative, informed by the re-interpretation of new archives. The remaining chapters are more thematic, with chapters on 'Society', 'Culture', and 'Economy and Environment', and often respond to wider methodologies and historiographical debates. Interdisciplinary cross-pollination - between, on the one hand, history and, on the other, disciplines like anthropology, archaeology, geography, computer science, literature and gender and environmental studies - informs many of the chapters. The volume offers a range of new departures by a generation of scholars who explain in a refreshing and accessible manner how and why people acted as they did in the transformative and tumultuous years between 1550 and 1730.