Ireland

Joseph Coohill is Assistant Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. He specialises in the history of 19th century Britain and Ireland.

Acknowledgements; Preface; Pronunciation guide for Irish words; Map; Introduction; 1 Ireland Before 1800; Geography; Prehistoric Ireland; Early Irish society; Early Christian Ireland; The age of the Vikings; Norman Ireland (1169-1300); Thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Ireland; Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Ireland (1400-1534); The Tudor conquest; Stuart Ireland (1603-60); Ireland during the Restoration and the Jacobite War (1660-91); Ireland under the Penal Laws (1691-1778); Ireland 1775-1800; Interpretations; 2 O'Connell, Religion and Politics, 1800-48; O'Connell and Catholic emancipation; The Catholic Association and the Catholic Rent; Political Pressure and the granting of emancipation; Repeal; Young Ireland; Economy, society and religion; Interpretations; 3. The Famine, 1845-52; Preconditions; The blight; The coming of famine; The soup; Hunger, disease and emigration; The extension of the Poor Law; New relief policies; Effects; Interpretations; 4. Fenianism and the Land, 1848-81; The three Fs and the Tenant League; Fenianism; The land problem resurfaces; The Land League and the Land War; Religion; Interpretations - Fenianism; Interpretations - Land War; 5. Home Rule, 1870-93; Isaac Butt and the origins of Home Rule; The rise of Parnell; Parnell's fall; Conservative and unionist opposition to Home Rule; Interpretations; 6. Nationalism, Unionism and Irish Identity, 1891-1922; Land refornms continue; Rural and urban life; Gaelic revival; Nationalism and unionism, 1891-1914; War in Europe and war in Ireland, 1914-22; Interpretations; Interpretations - the Easter Rising; Interpretations - partition; Interpretations - nationalism and unionism; 7. The Making of Two Irelands, 1922-66; The Irish Free State, 1922-32; Northern Ireland, 1922-32; The Free State and Eire, 1932-49; Northern Ireland, 1932-66; The Republic of Ireland, 1949-66; Interpretations; 8. Troubles and Triumphs, 1966-2004; The Republic of Ireland, 1966-82; Northern Ireland and the Troubles, 1996-82; Ireland, 1982-2000; The peace process; Social and political life in the Republic; The Good Friday Agreement and beyond; Interpretations; 9. Conclusion: Themes in Irish History; 10.Bibliography and Further Reading; Index