A Brief History of Ireland.pdf

A B RIEF H ISTORY

OF I RELAND

P AUL F. S TATE

A Brief History of Ireland

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

State, Paul F.

A brief history of Ireland / Paul F. State.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-7516-4 (acid-free paper)

ISBN-10: 0-8160-7516-6 (acid-free paper) 1. Ireland—History. I. Title.

DA910.S73 2009

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Text design by Lina Farinella

Cover design by Semadar Megged / Takeshi Takahashi

Maps by Jeremy Eagle

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This book is printed on acid-free paper.

This book is dedicated to

Thomas James Quinlivan (1954–1999),

an American heir of Erin’s heritage and

a wonderful friend of enduring memory.

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

vii

List of Maps

viii

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Beginnings to the End of Pagan Ireland (Prehistory–431)

2 Christianity Arrives and Thrives (431–795)

3 From Viking Invasions to Royal Confrontations

(795–1169)

4 From the Norman Invasion to the Anglo-Irish

Administration (1169–1534)

5 The Planting of Protestant Power (1534–1691)

6 Ascendancy Ireland (1691–1800)

127

7 From the Act of Union to the Great Famine (1800–1849)

163

8 The Drive for Independence (1849–1922)

193

9 Making Modern Ireland (1922–1969)

246

10 Two Irish Visions in Collision (1969–2000)

292

11 Ireland in the Twenty-irst Century: The Pain-Filled

Past Recedes at Last?

341

Appendixes

1 Basic Facts about the Republic of Ireland

360

2 Basic Facts about Northern Ireland

363

3 Chronology of Ireland

365

4 Irish Leaders from 1922 to 2008

374

5 Bibliography

378

6 Suggested Reading

382

Index

396

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