God's Irishmen

by Crawford Gribben

Conflicts between protestants and Catholics intensified as the Cromwellian invasion of 1649 inflamed the blood-soaked antagonism between the English and Irish. In the ensuing decade, half of Ireland's landmass was confiscated while thousands of natives were shipped overseas - all in a bid to provide safety for English protestants and bring revenge upon the Irish for their rebellion in 1641. Centuries later, these old wounds linger in Irish political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195325311
• ISBN13: 9780195325317
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 296 Pages