A History Of Ireland

For a small island in the Atlantic Ireland has had an astonishingly powerfulimpact on the wider world both at the height of its independent power in theearly mi... » 

For a small island in the Atlantic Ireland has had an astonishingly powerfulimpact on the wider world both at the height of its independent power in theearly middle ages as a key exporter of Christianity to much of Europe and atthe depth of its colonial subjugation by Britain as a key exporter of millionsof settlers to North America and Australia. This work offers a lucid accountof Irelands history which should be of value both to the student and to thegeneral reader. «