A History of Ireland and Her People (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. From Ancient Society and Celtic Heritage to Medieval Rule, Rebellion, and National AwakeningBy Eleanor Hull
Length37h
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A History of Ireland and Her People is a wide-ranging narrative of Ireland's political, social, religious, and cultural development, moving from legendary and early Christian Ireland through medieval kingdoms, conquest, rebellion, union, and modern national awakening. Hull writes with the clarity of the public historian and the sensitivity of a literary scholar, weaving chronicles, saints' lives, annals, and bardic tradition into a coherent account. The work belongs to the early twentieth-century revival of Irish historical consciousness, balancing patriotic sympathy with careful attention to sources. Eleanor Hull was an English-born scholar deeply devoted to Irish studies, a founder and secretary of the Irish Texts Society, and an important editor and interpreter of Gaelic literature. Her immersion in early Irish manuscripts, mythology, and historical writing gave her an unusual command of Ireland's cultural memory. That background helps explain the book's emphasis on continuity: Ireland is presented not merely as a political entity, but as a people shaped by language, faith, law, poetry, and endurance. This book is recommended to readers seeking an informed, humane introduction to Irish history before the age of highly specialized academic monographs. It will especially appeal to students of Celtic studies, Irish nationalism, and historical literature, offering both a substantial survey and a window into how Ireland's past was interpreted during the cultural revival.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
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GenreHistory
Length37 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 13, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
69IV.—THE REBELLION OF 1641-42
2VOLUME I
70END OF CHAPTER IV
3PREFACE
71V.—THE CONFEDERATE WARS IN IRELAND
4I.—PRE-CHRISTIAN IRELAND
72END OF CHAPTER V
5END OF CHAPTER I
73VI.—THE ORMONDE PEACE
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6II.—EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND
74END OF CHAPTER VI
7END OF CHAPTER II
75VII.—CROMWELL IN IRELAND
8III.—THE NORTHMEN
76END OF CHAPTER VII
9END OF CHAPTER III
77VIII.—THE RESTORATION
10IV.—CLONTARF AND AFTER
78END OF CHAPTER VIII
11END OF CHAPTER IV
79IX.—JAMES II IN IRELAND
12V.—THE NORMANS IN IRELAND
80END OF CHAPTER IX
13END OF CHAPTER V
81X.—JAMES II's IRISH CAMPAIGN
14VI.—THE O'CONORS OF CONNACHT AND THE O'BRIENS OF THOMOND
82END OF CHAPTER X
15END OF CHAPTER VI
83XI.—AFTER LIMERICK
16VII.—THE INVASION OF EDWARD BRUCE AND THE GAELIC REVIVAL
84END OF CHAPTER XI
17END OF CHAPTER VII
85XII.—COMMERCIAL DISABILITIES
18VIII.—THE STATUTE OF KILKENNY
86END OF CHAPTER XII
19END OF CHAPTER VIII
87XIII.—THE STRUGGLE FOR LEGISLATIVE INDEPENDENCE
20IX.—THE GERALDINES: THE HOUSE OF DESMOND AND THE HOUSE OF. KILDARE
88END OF CHAPTER XIII
21END OF CHAPTER IX
89XIV.—GRATTAN'S PARLIAMENT
22X.—THE NEW POLICY OF HENRY VIII
90END OF CHAPTER XIV
23END OF CHAPTER X
91XV.—REVOLUTION AND REBELLION
24XI.—THE CHANGE IN RELIGION
92END OF CHAPTER XV
25END OF CHAPTER XI
93XVI.—THE UNION
26XII.—SIR HENRY SIDNEY
94END OF CHAPTER XVI
27END OF CHAPTER XII
95XVII.—O'CONNELL AND EMANCIPATION
28XIII.—SHANE O'NEILL AND THE SCOTS IN ULSTER
96END OF CHAPTER XVII
29END OF CHAPTER XIII
97XVIII.—THE FAMINE
30XIV.—THE FIRST PLANTATIONS
98END OF CHAPTER XVIII
31END OF CHAPTER XIV
99XIX.—YOUNG IRELAND AND THE FENIANS
32XV.—THE DESMOND REBELLION
100END OF CHAPTER XIX
33END OF CHAPTER XV
101XX.—REMEDIAL LEGISLATION
34XVI.—HUGH O'NEILL, EARL OF TYRONE
102END OF CHAPTER XX
35END OF CHAPTER XVI
103XXI.—PARNELL AND THE LAND LEAGUE
36XVII.—ESSEX IN IRELAND AND THE ULSTER CAMPAIGN
104END OF CHAPTER XXI
37END OF CHAPTER XVII
105XXII.—JOHN REDMOND AND HOME RULE
38XVIII.—THE MUNSTER PLANTERS
106END OF CHAPTER XXII
39END OF CHAPTER XVIII
107XXIII.—SINN FEIN AND THE RISING OF EASTER WEEK, 1916
40XIX.—FINEEN (FLORENCE) MACCARTHY REAGH
108END OF CHAPTER XXIII
41END OF CHAPTER XIX
109XXIV.—WAR AND CONCILIATION
42XX.—THE BATTLE OF KINSALE
110END OF CHAPTER XXIV
43END OF CHAPTER XX
111XXV.—THE TREATY
44XXI.—THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS AND THE END OF MEDIAEVAL IRELAND
112END OF CHAPTER XXV
45END OF CHAPTER XXI
113EPILOGUE.—(1922-1930)
46END OF APPENDIX I
114END OF EPILOGUE
47APPENDIX II.—LETTER FROM CATHAL "CROVDEARG" O'CONOR, KING OF. CONNACHT, TO HENRY III, circa 1224
115APPENDIX I.—PHELIM O'NEILL'S COMMISSION FROM KING CHARLES I
48END OF APPENDIX II
116END OF APPENDIX I
49APPENDIX III.—EXTRACT FROM A LETTER WRITTEN BY RICHARD II TO HIS. UNCLE, THE DUKE OF YORK ON HIS ARRIVAL IN DUBLIN, FEBRUARY 1, 1395
117APPENDIX II.—ORATION OF P. H. PEARSE OVER THE GRAVE OF O'DONOVAN. "ROSSA"
50END OF APPENDIX III
118END OF APPENDIX II
51APPENDIX IV.—"INFORMACION DE CREDENCE PUR LE MESSAGE ENVOIEZ A. ENGLETERRE" ADDRESSED TO THE NEWLY CROWNED KING HENRY IV BY ALEXANDER DE. BALSCOT, GUARDIAN OF IRELAND AND THE COUNCIL IN THE YEAR 1399
119APPENDIX III.—PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC, APRIL 24TH,. 1916
52END OF APPENDIX IV
120END OF APPENDIX III
53APPENDIX V.—LIST OF BOOKS BELONGING TO THE LIBRARY OF GERALD, NINTH. EARL OF KILDARE, 1526
121APPENDIX IV.—ENVOYS PLENIPOTENTIARY FROM THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
54END OF APPENDIX V
122END OF APPENDIX IV
55APPENDIX VI.—LETTER OF CONN O'NEILL DURING HIS IMPRISONMENT IN DUBLIN. CASTLE, 1552
123APPENDIX V.—THE THREE OATHS
56END OF APPENDIX VI
124END OF APPENDIX V
57APPENDIX VII.—Letter of Shane O'Neill to the Earl of Sussex, Viceroy. of Ireland, 1561
125APPENDIX VI.—THE BOUNDARY QUESTION
58END OF APPENDIX VII
126END OF APPENDIX VI
59APPENDIX VIII.—HISTORICAL WORK DONE BY SIR GEORGE CAREW RELATING TO. IRELAND
127APPENDIX VII.—SPEECH OF ARTHUR GRIFFITH IN DAIL EIREANN ON DECEMBER. 19, 1921, IN MOVING THE APPROVAL OF THE TREATY
60END OF APPENDIX VIII
128END OF APPENDIX VII
61END OF VOLUME I
129APPENDIX VIII.—RENUNCIATION
62VOLUME II
130END OF APPENDIX VIII
63I.—JAMES I AND IRELAND
131APPENDIX IX.—MORAL FORCE
64END OF CHAPTER I
132END OF APPENDIX IX
65II.—THE PLANTATION OF ULSTER
133END OF VOLUME II
66END OF CHAPTER II
134THE END
67III.—WENTWORTH IN IRELAND
135Memorable Quotes
68END OF CHAPTER III
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