Shadow of a Year: The 1641 Rebellion in Irish History and Memory

by John Gibney

Book Overview

In October 1641 a rebellion broke out in Ireland. Dispossessed Irish Catholics rose up against British Protestant settlers whom they held responsible for their plight. This uprising, the first significant sectarian rebellion in Irish history, gave rise to a decade of war that would culminate in the brutal re-conquest of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell. It also set in motion one of the most enduring and acrimonious debates in Irish history.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299289540
• ISBN13: 9780299289546
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"