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The Catholic and Protestant communities' faulty understanding of their past has had ruinous effects on the lives of Ulster's inhabitants. In this definitive history, Elliott slices through this dense thicket of obscuring myth, lies and half-truths and emerges into the relative clarity of history. 30 halftones.
The tortured history of Ireland from the beginning of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, through the long, horrible years of violence and up to the attempts to find peace.
This compact and accessible reference work provides all the essential facts and figures about major aspects of modern Irish history from the passing of the Act of Union to the premiership of Bertie Ahern. Offering a full chronology , this book gives the reader a full insight on major aspects of modern Irish history. The book explores population, education, social structure and religion; economic statistics covering agriculture, trade, prices and wages, transport and unemployment and a further wealth of material on Irish women's history, treaties, elections, law, communications, a glossary and biographical information.
Explores the history of the Irish in America, offering an overview of Irish history, immigration to the United States, and the transition of the Irish from the working class to all levels of society.
In 'Ulster', Stephen Lucius Gwynn offers readers a comprehensive tapestry of the northernmost province of Ireland, weaving together its robust geography and ancient history with the finesse characteristic of both a scholar and a poet. Gwynn's prose merges the descriptive acuity of a seasoned traveler with the detail-oriented diligence of a historian, affording the audience a vivid portrayal of the landscapes, myths, and the socio-political intricacies that define Ulster. His literary approach situates the work within the rich canon of Irish historiography, gracefully dovetailing narrative with the mystique of legends like the Ulster Cycle, providing a contextual backdrop against which the pr...