A Concise History of Ireland by Conor Cruise O'Brien, Maire O'Brien

A Concise History of Ireland

Conor Cruise O'Brien, Maire O'Brien

192 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction historical history challenging informative slow-paced
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There is a tragic inevitability about Irish history: "hatred answering hatred", as Lady Gregory wrote. Four events in particular, Yeats' "four deep, tragic notes", ring through Irish history: the Catholic revolt against Elizabeth; the battle of th...

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