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This comprehensive history chronicles the profound transformation of Ireland over a quarter-century, offering insights into the political, social, and cultural changes that shaped the nation. The narrative is enriched by the author’s expertise and deep understanding of Ireland's past, providing readers with a nuanced perspective on key events and figures that influenced its evolution. Through meticulous research and engaging storytelling, the book captures the essence of a country in flux, making it an essential read for anyone interested in modern Irish history.

The history and legacy of the war that shaped the Irish political landscape for decades, by Ireland's most prominent historian.

The first ever really honest account of the reality of Ireland's offshore islands.

The history and possible future of the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland.

BRITISH & IRISH HISTORY. Packed with violence, political drama and social and cultural upheaval, the years 1913-23 saw the emergence in Ireland of the Ulster Volunteer Force to resist Irish home rule and in response, the Irish Volunteers, who would later evolve into the IRA. World War One, the rise of Sinn Fein, intense Ulster unionism and conflict with Britain culminated in the Irish War of Independence, which ended with a compromise Treaty with Britain and then the enmities and drama of the Irish Civil War. Drawing on an abundance of newly released archival material, witness statements and testimony from the ordinary Irish people who lived and fought through extraordinary times, A Nation and not a Rabble explores these revolutions.

"The author gives due weight to the importance of the intelligence gathered by Michael Collins's network of spies and informers, and presents first-hand accounts of the many ambushes and other engagements that occurred across the country during the war, including the little-known Battle of Pettigo. Above all, the witnesses are allowed to speak for themselves about this crucial period in Irish history - which was to be followed by the acrimonious debates on the Treaty and a descent into civil war."--BOOK JACKET.

Eamon de Valera is the most controversial figure in modern Irish history and as this book argues, the most misunderstood. 'Dev' has been characterised as a stern, un-bending, devious and divisive politician, in scholarship and in popular culture. Here, Diarmaid Ferriter investigates the far more complex personal and public identities of the revolutionary fighter, Fianna Fail party founder, taoiseach (prime minister) and president who reimagined the state both literally, in its first constitution, and figuratively, offering a much mocked vision of Ireland as a pre-industrial, pastoral island. Ferriter presents an in-depth analysis of De Valera using previously unpublished letters, government documents and photographs to chronicle his long and remarkable career. One such letter contradicts the conventional wisdom that de Valera escaped execution in 1916 because of his American citizenship, offering the leader's personal account of events. Engagingly written and tactile to hold, Judging Dev won four prestigious Irish book awards and awakened a national conversation through a parallel RTE radio series and RIA exhibition. When an Irish taoiseach launched this book in 2007 it was fittingly said it would be 'equally invaluable in classroom, in college and in the home'.

History did not have to work out the way it actually did. Ferriter looks at twenty events in twentieth-century Irish life and wonders how they might have been different: What if Joyce and Beckett had stayed in Ireland? What if Britain had blocked Irish immigration in the 1950s? What if there had been no 'Late Late Show'?

Presents the history of Ireland (1900-2000). This book examines politics and political parties. It deals with the North in a comprehensive way, focusing on the social and cultural aspects, not just the obvious political and religious divisions.

In 1900, Ireland was a restless, impoverished, neglected corner of the British Empire. By 2000, it had become the "Celtic Tiger" of Europe. How did this happen? [This book] sets out to give a full account of what it was like to grow up and live in twentieth-century Ireland.-Dust jacket