In this ground-breaking study, Professor Christine Kinealy incorporates
recent scholarship in Irish studies to explore the key developments and
personalities that have shaped Ireland over 1500 years. In particular, she
explores the role of successive waves of settlers, who came as traders,
invaders, colonisers, religious refugees and, latterly, economic migrants.
From the arrival of St Patrick in the fifth century, to the Good Friday
Agreement in the twentieth century and its aftermath, she challenges dominant
interpretations of past events, and questions both Protestant and Catholic myths
about their history. She focuses on diversity: the lack of unity among the
settlers; the varying response of the native peoples; the importance of women
and Protestants in bringing about Irish independence; and, more recently, the
divisions between and within nationalism and unionism.
'A New History of Ireland' provides a concise, lucid and nuanced approach to
Ireland's complex history. It will appeal to anyone interested in this diverse
and intriguing country
First published in 2004, this new edition brings the story right up to the
end of 2007.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction
1. The Coming of Christianity: c. Fifth to Eighth Centuries
2. Viking Raids and their Aftermath: c. Ninth to Eleventh Centuries
3. The Norman Invasion: c. 1169-1490
4. Repression, Confiscation and Conquest: c. 1490-1603
5. Making Ireland Protestant: c. 1603-1685
6. The War of Two Kings: c. 1685-1780
7. Rebellion to Repeal: c. 1780-1845
8. Famine to Home Rule: c. 1845-1900
9. Rebellion and Partition: c. 1900-1921
10. Two States: c. 1921-1969
11. Changing the Question: c. 1969 to the Twenty-First Century
12. A Divided Past ... A Shared Future?: c. 2004-2008
Further Reading
Index
