The Course of Irish History - Softcover

Martin, Professor Of Medieval History F X; Moody, Fellow Emeritus T W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856357554 ISBN 13: 9781856357555

Publisher: Mercier Press, 2011

Synopsis

The classic general history of Ireland covering the economic, social and political development of Ireland from the prehistoric times to the present. This new updated edition brings us up to 2011.

About this title

Review:

Much Irish history is written as a matter of heroes and leaders, of great personalities and sweeping events. T. W. Moody and F. X. Martin's collection of essays by leading historians offers all those things, but it takes the land itself as its starting point. Ireland, they write, has always been poor because of its ungiving soil; always isolated because of its ring of imposing mountains and steep hills--but always open to invasion from the east across the calm, narrow Irish Sea, because of which, they write, "our present-day laws and institutions have their origins in England." While taking a long view of events, they manage to compress thousands of years of history into this fact-filled, highly readable book.

About the Author:

Dr Dermot Keogh is Professor of History at University College, Cork. He is the co-author of a number of books including 'The Making of the Irish Constitution', 'Ireland in World War Two' and 'Michael Collins and the Making of the Irish State'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1856357554
• ISBN 13: 9781856357555
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544