Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-395) and index.
Contents
Beginnings to the end of pagan Ireland (prehistory-431) -- Christianity arrives and thrives (431-795) -- From Viking invasions to royal confrontations (795-1169) -- From the Norman invasion to the Anglo-Irish administration (1169-1534) -- The planting of Protestant power (1534-1691) -- Ascendancy Ireland (1691-1800) -- From the Act of Union to the Great Famine (1800-1849) -- The drive for independence (1849-1922) -- Making modern Ireland (1922-1969) -- Two Irish visions in collision (1969-2000) -- Ireland in the twenty-first century : the pain-filled past recedes at last?.
