The Oxford History of Ireland

• Written by a distinguished team of Irish scholars
• Roy Foster is one of the best-known writers of Irish History
• Huge general interest in Irish history, politics and literature
• An authoritative and balanced account of over two thousand years of Irish history
• Covers events from prehistoric communities and Christian settlements to the Troubles of the present day

Readership: Students of Irish history of any period; Irish literature and language; general reader interested in Irish history; travellers to Ireland

Edited by R. F. Foster, University of Oxford

Review(s) from previous edition

"`Both the findings and the angles of attack on Irish political history are truly up to date.' - Times Literary Supplement

1.: Donnchadh O Corrain: Prehistoric and Early Christian Ireland
2.: Katharine Simms: The Norman Invasion and the Gaelic Recovery
3.: Nicholas Canny: Early Modern Ireland, c. 1500-1700
4.: R. F. Foster: Ascendancy and Union
5.: David Fitzpatrick: Ireland Since 1870
6.: Declan Kiberd: Irish Literature and Irish History
Further Reading
Chronology
Index