Books

A Short History of Ireland traces the successive invasions of Celts, Vikings and Normans, the Tudor and Stuart settlements and the gradual emergence of the "Irish Question" in British politics.

A short and entertaining history from earliest times to the present day.

The stirring story of eighteen of Ireland's greatest rebels, from the sixteenth century to today.

This volume will be of interest to historians, art historians and specialists in Irish silver. It opens up a whole new perspective on the cultural heritage of Ireland in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, European influence on sacred art, patterns of patronage and the identification of regional silversmiths' workshops in Ireland.

Concise accounts of historical events in Ireland in the 17th century.

Clearly and beautifully written account of Irish history, from the medieval period to the twentieth century.

In 1500, most of Ireland lay outside the ambit of English royal power. Only a small area around Dublin was directly administered by the crown. The rest of the island was run in more or less autonomous fashion by Anglo-Norman magnates or Gaelic chieftains.

The search for stability in Ireland in the nineteenth century was not an easy battle, resulting in the Rising of 1916 and then a civil war. This book takes account of this very detailed period in Irish history.

The standard reference guide to modern Irish history ' the only such book devoted entirely to the modern era' is now available in paperback. 

The biography of Ireland’s most romantic Revolutionary Hero and the tragic defeat he suffered in his attempt to free Ireland from British rule.