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A History of Ireland in 100 Words

Author : Sharon Arbuthnot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911479185
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (791 download)

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Download or read book A History of Ireland in 100 Words written by Sharon Arbuthnot and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of Ireland in 100 words has been shortlisted for 'best Irish-published book of the year' at the An Post Irish Book Awards 2019. November 2019. Did you know that Cú Chulainn was conceived with a thirst-quenching drink? That 'cluas', the modern Irish word for 'ear', also means the handle of a cup? That the Old Irish word for 'ring' may have inspired Tolkien's 'nazg'? How and why does the word for noble (saor) come to mean cheap? Why does a word that once meant law (cáin) now mean tax? And why are turkeys in Irish French birds? From murder to beekeeping and everything between, discover how the Irish ate, drank, dressed, loved and lied. This book tells a history of Ireland by looking at the development of 100 medieval Irish words drawn from the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of the Irish Language. Words tell stories and encapsulate histories and this book captures aspects of Ireland's changing history by examining the changing meaning of 100 key words. The book is aimed at a general readership and no prior knowledge of the Irish language is required to delve into the fascinating insights it provides. The book is divided into themes, including writing and literature; food and feasting; technology and science; mind and body. Readers can explore words relating to particular concepts, dipping in and out where they please.

How the Irish Saved Civilization

Author : Thomas Cahill
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307755134
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book How the Irish Saved Civilization written by Thomas Cahill and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"—and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.

A History of Settlement in Ireland

Author : Terry Barry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134674635
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book A History of Settlement in Ireland written by Terry Barry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Settlement in Ireland provides a stimulating and thought-provoking overview of the settlement history of Ireland from prehistory to the present day. Particular attention is paid to the issues of settlement change and distribution within the contexts of: * environment * demography * culture. The collection goes further by setting the agenda for future research in this rapidly expanding area of academic interest. This volume will be essential reading for all those with an interest in the archaeology, history and social geography of Ireland.

In Search of Ancient Ireland

Author : Carmel McCaffrey
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
ISBN 13 : 1461655692
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book In Search of Ancient Ireland written by Carmel McCaffrey and published by Ivan R. Dee. This book was released on 2003-06-11 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging book traces the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C., when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age to 1167 A.D., when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. So much of what people today accept as ancient Irish history—Celtic invaders from Europe turning Ireland into a Celtic nation; St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland and converting its people to Christianity—is myth and legend with little basis in reality. The truth is more interesting. The Irish, as the authors show, are not even Celtic in an archaeological sense. And there were plenty of bishops in Ireland before a British missionary called Patrick arrived. But In Search of Ancient Ireland is not simply the story of events from long ago. Across Ireland today are festivals, places, and folk customs that provide a tangible link to events thousands of years past. The authors visit and describe many of these places and festivals, talking to a wide variety of historians, scholars, poets, and storytellers in the very settings where history happened. Thus the book is also a journey on the ground to uncover ten thousand years of Irish identity. In Search of Ancient Ireland is the official companion to the three-part PBS documentary series. With 14 black-and-white photos, 6 b&w illustrations, and 1 map.

The History of Ireland

Author : Francis Plowden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The History of Ireland written by Francis Plowden and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Compendium of the History of Ireland

Author : John Lawless
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book A Compendium of the History of Ireland written by John Lawless and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chapters in Irish History

Author : William Baillie Kirkpatrick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Chapters in Irish History written by William Baillie Kirkpatrick and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Through Her Eyes

Author : Clodagh Finn
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0717183211
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Through Her Eyes written by Clodagh Finn and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told through the prism of the lives of 21 extraordinary women, this remarkable book offers an alternative vision of Irish history – one that puts the spotlight on women whose contributions have been forgotten or overlooked. Author Clodagh Finn travels through the ages to 'meet', among others, Macha, the Celtic horse goddess of Ulster; St Dahalin, an early Irish saint and miracle worker; Jo Hiffernan, painter and muse to the artists Whistler and Courbet; Jennie Hodgers, a woman who fought as a male soldier in the American Civil War; Sr Concepta Lynch, businesswoman, Dominican sister and painter of a unique Celtic shrine; the Overend sisters, farmers, charity workers and motoring enthusiasts; and Rosemary Gibb, athlete, social worker, clown and accomplished magician. From a Stone Age farmer who lived in Co. Clare more than 5,000 years ago to the modern-day founder of a 3D printing company, this book opens a fascinating window onto the life and times of some amazing women whose stories were shaped by the centuries in which they lived.

The Course of Irish History

Author : T. W. Moody
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493083430
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Course of Irish History written by T. W. Moody and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published over forty years ago and now updated to cover the “Celtic Tiger” economic boom of the 2000s and subsequent worldwide recession, this new edition of a perennial bestseller interprets Irish history as a whole. Designed and written to be popular and authoritative, critical and balanced, it has been a core text in both Irish and American universities for decades. It has also proven to be an extremely popular book for casual readers with an interest in history and Irish affairs. Considered the definitive history among the Irish themselves, it is an essential text for anyone interested in the history of Ireland.

Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland

Author : Malachy McCourt
Publisher : Running Press
ISBN 13 : 9780762419654
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland written by Malachy McCourt and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2004-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the successful tradition of Thomas Cahill's modern-day classic, How the Irish Saved Civilization, here is an authoritative and completely engaging one-volume account of Irish history by County Limerick native, gifted storyteller, and bestselling author Malachy McCourt. Its pages are populated with figures from myth, legend, ancient history, and current events, from Cu Chulainn and Brian Boru to Oliver Cromwell, James Joyce, Lady Gregory, Gerry Adams, and Sinead O'Connor—some beloved, some controversial, but all with an undeniable influence on the course of Irish history and in turn, the history of the modern world. McCourt proves an irresistible guide on this vivid tour through the colorful and turbulent history of the Emerald Isle, from the Celtic settlements, through Viking and British occupations, modern troubles and struggle for independence. He also offers fresh insights on the country's cultural contributions to folklore, literature, art, music, and cuisine.

A History of the Irish Nation

Author : Mary Francis Cusack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1022 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Irish Nation written by Mary Francis Cusack and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The History and Topography of Ireland

Author : Gerald of Wales
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141915560
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The History and Topography of Ireland written by Gerald of Wales and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading Norman families involved in the invasion of Ireland, he first visited there in 1183 and later returned in the entourage of Henry II. The resulting Topographia Hiberniae is an extraordinary account of his travels. Here he describes landscapes, fish, birds and animals; recounts the history of Ireland's rulers; and tells fantastical stories of magic wells and deadly whirlpools, strange creatures and evil spirits. Written from the point of view of an invader and reformer, this work has been rightly criticized for its portrait of a primitive land, yet it is also one of the most important sources for what is known of Ireland during the Middle Ages.

History of Ireland from the Anglo-Norman Invasion Till the Union of the Country with Great Britain

Author : William Cooke Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Ireland from the Anglo-Norman Invasion Till the Union of the Country with Great Britain written by William Cooke Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of Ireland

Author : William Cooke Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Ireland written by William Cooke Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The History of Ireland

Author : Thomas Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The History of Ireland written by Thomas Moore and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 2, 1550–1730

Author : Jane Ohlmeyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108592279
Total Pages : 810 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 2, 1550–1730 written by Jane Ohlmeyer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-31 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers fresh perspectives on the political, military, religious, social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and environmental history of early modern Ireland and situates these discussions in global and comparative contexts. The opening chapters focus on 'Politics' and 'Religion and War' and offer a chronological narrative, informed by the re-interpretation of new archives. The remaining chapters are more thematic, with chapters on 'Society', 'Culture', and 'Economy and Environment', and often respond to wider methodologies and historiographical debates. Interdisciplinary cross-pollination - between, on the one hand, history and, on the other, disciplines like anthropology, archaeology, geography, computer science, literature and gender and environmental studies - informs many of the chapters. The volume offers a range of new departures by a generation of scholars who explain in a refreshing and accessible manner how and why people acted as they did in the transformative and tumultuous years between 1550 and 1730.

Ancient Ireland

Author : R.A.S. Macalister
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317602595
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Ireland written by R.A.S. Macalister and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-24 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeological evidence here is used to help build up a picture of the lives led by the people of which it is a record. The contents include a description of primitive settlements, leading up to an account of the art, trade and civilization generally of early ages prior to the Celtic invasion and up to the end of Medieval times. Two chapters take narratives from the time and analyse them against physical evidence and consider what they tell us alongside that information. Many often overlooked facts are brought to the fore and special attention is paid to the overwhelming influence of climate in shaping human destiny. Originally published in 1935, this book is as enlightening today.