Ireland Before the Famine: 1798-1848

by Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh and Gearoid O. Tuathaigh

Book Overview

This outstanding survey of Irish history between 1798 and the Famine looks at the origins, course and consequences of the changes which swept through Irish life in the period. It traces the rise of modern Irish nationalism and the parallel decline and collapse of the old eighteenth-century social structure. "A well-written and masterly piece of compact description."-Irish Independent." "It explains carefully and clearly the main themes and problems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0717142175
• ISBN13: 9780717142170
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Gill Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"