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3.0
I bought this because I’ve always been a little self conscious about my knowledge of history. I have to say it’s a good overview of Irish history but is really lacking in depth. It describes Larkin’s Lockout in ONE sentence.
At times it’s difficult to follow, assuming the reader has some knowledge of the topic already which in older Irish history (at the time of Irish Kingdoms), I had virtually none. That said I feel like it’s a good place to start delving into more Irish history - in that you can kind of understand what topics you’re more interested in and thus research further. It’s also written in a quite accessible, yet interesting manner which makes it a relatively good read overall.
At times it’s difficult to follow, assuming the reader has some knowledge of the topic already which in older Irish history (at the time of Irish Kingdoms), I had virtually none. That said I feel like it’s a good place to start delving into more Irish history - in that you can kind of understand what topics you’re more interested in and thus research further. It’s also written in a quite accessible, yet interesting manner which makes it a relatively good read overall.
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