The Course of Irish History

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Summary: Outstanding book detailing Ireland's complex history.
Review: This is an outstanding book which describes the entire course of the history of Ireland. This book is extremely helpful about detailing the history leading to Ireland's current troubles. A defite must read for the Ireland or History enthusiast and for anyone planning a trip to the Emerald Isle in the future. Even though this book is extremely thorough, it is easily understandable to both historians and lay persons both in Ireland and abroad.

Rating:
Summary: Outstanding book detailing Ireland's complex history.
Review: This is an outstanding book which describes the entire course of the history of Ireland. This book is extremely helpful about detailing the history leading to Ireland's current troubles. A defite must read for the Ireland or History enthusiast and for anyone planning a trip to the Emerald Isle in the future. Even though this book is extremely thorough, it is easily understandable to both historians and lay persons both in Ireland and abroad.

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Summary: Great overview of Irish History!!
Review: This is the first book I've read which gives a concise and yet broad view of Irish history. It gives a short essay on every major time period and event since the beginning of Irish History. I liked the format of the book with several different authors contributing. I also liked the detail timeline at the back of the book that covered everything even those events/people which did not get mentioned in any other part of the book. A good starting point for anyone interested in Irish History or the relationship between Ireland and Great Britain.