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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.
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.
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.
BL Reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplement Planned and established by the late T. W. Moody, A New History of Ireland is a harvesting of modern scholarship on Irish history from the earliest times to the present. There will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to date. The third volume opens with a character study of early modern Ireland and a panoramic survey of Ireland in 1534, followed by twelve chapters of narrative history. There are further chapters on the economy, the coinage, languages and literature, and the Irish abroad. Two surveys, `Land and People', c.1600 and c.1685, are included.
The Course of Irish History is the classic general history of Ireland, covering the economic, social and political development of the island of Ireland from prehistoric times to the present day. It provides a comprehensive overview of the major events, personalities and movements in Ireland's past that have shaped the country which exists today. These include: the rise and fall of the celtic tiger the property collapse the banking crisis and government bailout the fall of Ireland from grace in the EU the demise of the Catholic Church following the revelations in a series of reports on child sexual abuse and failure to report crimes to the gardai sporting triumphs and cultural and literary achievements First published in 1967, The Course of Irish History has been regularly updated and revised in response to the continued demand for a balanced view of Ireland that is both popular and authoritative. It is widely regarded as the best single-volume overview of Irish history. In this edition, a new chapter covers the momentous changes that occurred in Ireland between 2001 and 2010. This remarkable period in Ireland's turbulent history is examined by Professor Dermot Keogh, an expert in the field, in the spirit of objectivity that shapes the rest of The Course of Irish History. The book is illustrated throughout and includes a detailed bibliography and chronology to aid further research. It is an essential text for anyone interested in the history of Ireland.
First published over forty years ago and now updated to cover the "Celtic Tiger" economic boom of the 2000s and subsequent worldwide recession, this new edition of a perennial bestseller interprets Irish history as a whole. Designed and written to be popular and authoritative, critical and balanced, it has been a core text in both Irish and American universities for decades. It has also proven to be an extremely popular book for casual readers with an interest in history and Irish affairs. Considered the definitive history among the Irish themselves, it is an essential text for anyone interested in the history of Ireland.
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