Irish History: A Concise Overview of the History of Ireland From Start to End

By Eric Brown

Explore the History of Ireland From Start to End...

Are you fascinated and intrigued by the Emerald Isle?

Does Ireland hold a special place in your heart?

Would you like to learn a lot more about this island that has contributed much to world history?

Ireland, more than any other country, seems to hold people from other parts of the world in awe. Its people, landscape, culture and misfortunes have provided writers and poets with endless inspiration and its history is no less colorful and exciting.

In this book, Irish History: A Concise Overview of the History of Ireland From Start to End, you can find out much more about what has happened to Ireland through the ages, with chapters on:

Early peoples and ages
The advent of Christianity
The Middle Ages
The arrival of the Normans
The 1580 rebellion
18th and 19th centuries
And much more…
 

The Ireland of today has been shaped by the past and its history has provided some of the major flashpoints in the wider scope of the British Isles and Europe...

And with millions of North Americans, in particular, being able to trace their ancestry back to Irish forefathers, this book is a must read for anyone who has even a passing interest in the subject!

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Mark Williams
• Release date: Apr 5, 2019

Eric Brown

Twice winner of the British Science Fiction Award, Eric Brown is the author of more than twenty SF novels and several short story collections. His debut crime novel, Murder by the Book, was published in 2013. Born in Haworth, West Yorkshire, he now lives in Scotland.

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Irish History

A Concise Overview of the History of Ireland From Start to End

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1:  Ireland in the Early Time

Mesolithic Ireland

Mesolithic Ireland Life

Neolithic Ireland Life

Chapter 2:  The Bronze Age to Iron Age

Bronze Age Ireland Life

The Arrival of the Celts and Iron Age

Celtic Ireland Life

Political Structure

Chapter 3:  The Advent of Christianity

Christian Missionaries in Ireland

Palladius' Arrival

St. Patrick's Arrival

From Pagans to Christians

Christianity in Ireland's History

Christianity in Ireland Today

Chapter 4:  Ireland in the Middle Ages

Medieval Ireland

The Age of the Vikings

How Viking Raids are Done

Viking Appearances

Viking Settlement

Viking Period’s Everyday Life

End of Viking Rule

Ireland Lordship (1185-1254)

The Rise and Death of Brian Boru

The Period of Dynastic Upheaval

Christian Church Reformation

Chapter 5:  The Normans in Ireland

The Normans in Ireland

The Treaty of Windsor

The Native Irish

The Anglo-French Invasion

Restraint of Norman Invasion

Norman Declination, Gaelic Revival and the Black Death (1254-1536)

Edward Bruce of Scotland Irish Invasion

Murder of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (June 1333)

Black Death During Medieval Times (1348)

Chapter 6:  Ireland During 15th -16th Century

The Church Reformation

Edward the IV of England

Queen Mary of England

Queen Elizabeth

The English Regained Control over Ireland

Ireland in the Tudor Dynasty

The English Immigrants to Ireland and the Tudor Plantations

The 1580 Rebellion

The Beginning

The Involvement of Earl Desmond

The Leinster Rebellion

Spanish and Papal Backing

The Dusk of the Rebellion

The Aftermath

The Plantation of Ulster

Chapter 7: Cromwell and the Restoration

Long-term Results

Chapter 8:  Ireland in the 18th -19th Century

In the 18th Century

Chapter 9:  The Modern Ireland

Chapter 10:  The Ireland Today

Counties of Munster

Counties of Leinster

Counties of Ulster

Counties of Connaught

The Currency

Climate

The Language

The Culture and Tradition

Saint Patrick's Day

Pub Culture

Brigid's Cross

Halloween

Irish Music

Irish Notable Figures

Potatoes

Irish Legends and Folklores

Irish Literature and Theater

Conclusion

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Introduction

Just like any history, the history of Ireland seems an endless series of struggles and bloody battles as the local natives fight against invading foreign forces.  Often perceived as a remote, distant, and isolated backwater, the Irish history denies any truth to it even when it is often discussed merely as an offshoot to that of the English.

Ireland has its own distinctive character as exemplified by its history.  Ireland close connection with Britain somehow has had profound influences on the country in many ways although the influence in culture managed to flow in both ways and yet remained to be just one portion of the adverse and fascinating history.

The country's history is embedded not just in the cityscapes but scattered throughout the numerous landscape throughout the country in the form of historical monuments and archaeological edifice.  A closer look at the landscape itself reveals the historical imprints that account for what Ireland is today.

Those long years of hostility and tumultuous battles with the colonists had helped engraved in every Irish their own national identity which have been long trampled by foreign invaders and which today have to mold them to appreciate their freedom.

This book The Irish History is written to make everyone aware how Ireland had gone through those periods of hostility and colonization that despite the power struggle between religion and politics which lead to loss of lives and properties of the common people, still, they fought both for survival and for redemption of their lands which have been stolen in broad daylight.

The History of Ireland is a challenge to everyone, especially to those descendants of the people who have fought hard just so they can take back their lands for their children and future generations.  Many generations have passed since the last Civil War but the lesson of the War is enough to make everyone aware through this book that power struggle can occur anytime and unless you unify and get ready to protect your lands, there will always be invaders to come and take it from you.

Nationality is not only seen in arms struggles but in the unification of your dreams and hopes for a better future of the lands that have been your home and that of your forefathers who have willingly sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the next generations.

Chapter 1:  Ireland in the Early Time

The topography of Ireland as we can see today was actually made up of waves after waves of glaciers a long time ago and before the coming of settlers.  But underneath those covering sheets of