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A B
RIEF
H
ISTORY
OF
I
RELAND
P
AUL
F. S
TATE
A Brief History of Ireland
Copyright © 2009 by Paul F. State
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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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 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
ix
Introduction
xi
1 Beginnings to the End of Pagan Ireland (Prehistory–431)
1
2 Christianity Arrives and Thrives (431–795)
21
3 From Viking Invasions to Royal Confrontations
(795–1169)
41
4 From the Norman Invasion to the Anglo-Irish
Administration (1169–1534)
63
5 The Planting of Protestant Power (1534–1691)
93
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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