| Description |
xii, 305 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
An everything series book |
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Everything series.
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| Contents |
Prehistory: Stones, tombs, and giant sundials -- The Celts and the age of kings -- Celtic mythology -- Island of saints: Christianity arrives -- Island of scholars: the monastic tradition and illuminated texts -- Early Middle Ages: the Viking invasions and Brian Boru -- Irish military history: fight the English and lose -- English control: the Protestant ascendancy -- Catholicism in Ireland -- Preserving Irish traditional culture -- Storytelling: the Irish spirit undaunted -- An gorta mor: the great hunger -- I'm outa here: the immigrant experience -- The road to independence -- The twentieth century -- The troubles -- Irish literature: birthplace of genius -- Irish arts abroad -- Emigrants and exports -- Irish family life -- The emerald isle: geography and climate -- Guide for descendants of Irish emigrants -- Ireland today: looking ahead. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 299) and index. |
| Subject |
Ireland -- History -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Ireland -- Civilization -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Added Author |
Hackney, Ryan.
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| Added Title |
Everything Irish history and heritage book |
| ISBN |
1580629806 |
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