Author: Publisher:
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The History of the Irish Rebellion, in the Year 1798, &c.,
Author: The Shadow of a Year
Author: John GibneyPublisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299289532
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
In October 1641 a rebellion broke out in Ireland. Dispossessed Irish Catholics rose up against British Protestant settlers whom they held responsible for their plight. This uprising, the first significant sectarian rebellion in Irish history, gave rise to a decade of war that would culminate in the brutal re-conquest of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell. It also set in motion one of the most enduring and acrimonious debates in Irish history. Was the 1641 rebellion a justified response to dispossession and repression? Or was it an unprovoked attempt at sectarian genocide? John Gibney comprehensively examines three centuries of this debate. The struggle to establish and interpret the facts of the past was also a struggle over the present: if Protestants had been slaughtered by vicious Catholics, this provided an ideal justification for maintaining Protestant privilege. If, on the other hand, Protestant propaganda had inflated a few deaths into a vast and brutal “massacre,” this justification was groundless. Gibney shows how politicians, historians, and polemicists have represented (and misrepresented) 1641 over the centuries, making a sectarian understanding of Irish history the dominant paradigm in the consciousness of the Irish Protestant and Catholic communities alike.
The Mighty Wave
Author: Dáire KeoghPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A collection of papers delivered to the inaugural Comoradh '98 Conference in Wexford, together with a selection of the proceedings of the first Byrne-Perry Summer School, both of which were held in 1995.
Robert Emmet and the Rebellion of 1798
Author: Ruan O'DonnellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780716527886
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part one of a two-volume biography on Robert Emmet, one of the best known but least understood figures in Irish history. The author draws on significant new research to establish the correct relationship between the pivotal events of 1798 and 1803 in which Emmet played a significant role.
Manny Man Does the History of Ireland
Author: John D. RuddyPublisher: Collins Books
ISBN: 9781848892958
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
YouTube sensation John D. Ruddy brings history to life with clarity and hilarity in videos that have amassed millions of views around the world. Here, his viral online hit, Manny Man, turns Ireland's tumultuous millennia of history into a fun and easy-to-understand story. Why did the Celts love stealing cows? What was the Norman Invasion, and were they all called Norman? From the Ice Age up to the present day, through the Vikings and Tudors, British rule and the fight for independence, he covers it all - with his tongue in his cheek, of course. The succinct, lively text is complemented by comic, colorful illustrations. So if you want a quick fix of Irish history with lots of fun along the way, then Manny Man is your only man.
Rebellion
Author: Thomas BartlettPublisher: Gill
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
This text traces the origins of Irish republicanism in the American and French revolutions. It then deals with the development of the United Irish and Defender movements in the 1790s, the foundation of the Orange Order in 1795, the abortive French landing of 1796 and the government repression that followed.
Irish Nationalists in America
Author: David Thomas BrundagePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019533177X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In this insightful work, David Brundage tells a dramatic story of more 200 years of American activism in the cause of Ireland, from the 1798 Irish rebellion to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798
Author: William Hamilton MaxwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The History of the Irish Rebellion
Author: James GordonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Ennui
Author: Maria EdgeworthPublisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8728185366
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Lord Glenthorn is bored and lacking oomph. But before you feel sorry for him, it is worth knowing that he has a pile of money, a grand title, estates in England and Ireland and no stress. That is until he finds out he is not Lord Glenthorn, the Anglo-Irish earl. He is in fact the peasant Christy O'Donoghoe, which is a fly in the ointment for his efforts to provide for the woman he loves. At the same time, he gets caught up in the violent Irish Rebellion of 1798. Can he shake off the ennui, become a self-made man and win the hand of his love? Those who enjoy Jane Austen's novels, including 'Persuasion', 'Sense and Sensibility', and 'Pride and Prejudice', will love 'Ennui'. Like Austen, Maria Edgeworth has a gift for gently exposing the hypocrisy and accidental comedy of Britain's 19th century upper-middle class. First published in 1809, 'Ennui' is a didactic novel, which means it aims to teach the reader a moral lesson - like 'Aesop's Fables'. The Irish writer Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) was highly regarded in her day as a pioneer of early 19th century fiction and children's literature. A friend of the novelist Sir Walter Scott ('Ivanhoe', 'Rob Roy'), she was active and vocal about political and estate reform. Today, she is rather underappreciated - and overshadowed - by other 19th century satirical novelists like Jane Austen and Anthony Trollope. A prolific writer, Edgeworth's best-known works include 'Ennui', 'The Dun' and 'Belinda', which was controversial in its day for featuring inter-racial marriage.