The Story of Ireland - Softcover

Lawless, Emily

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ISBN 10: 1537412604 ISBN 13: 9781537412603

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"An invaluable addition to the library of every thoughtful boy and girl." -Chautauguan

"Told from the very beginning - when the island was covered with Arctic glaciers - and is brought down to the present year, and the agitation for 'home rule.' The reader is not wearied or confused with details. Attention is directed only to the more important events, and these are described briefly and clearly, so that a distinct impression can be obtained with regard to each one....Will soon satisfy the reader as to the reasons of the present wretched condition of Ireland, and will perhaps draw out warm sympathy for its people; but the question of Home Rule is a larger and more difficult one." -New Englander and Yale Review

"The Hon. Emily Lawless has brought together enough historic material to establish the claim of the Emerald isle to a place among the nations of the earth. There were days when, as in England, noble lords and fair ladies lived in splendor and were the pride of their country, and when Ireland's sons believed in her future. The story of these days, of the early English invasions, and of the causes which have led to the present condition of the country, are briefly but conscientiously sketched by Miss Lawless." -The North American Review

"Most delightful, most stimulating. Its racy humor, its original imaginings, make it one of the freshest, breeziest volumes." -Methodist Times

CHAPTER I. PRIMEVAL IRELAND CHAPTER II. THE LEGENDS AND LEGEND-MAKERS CHAPTER III. PRE-CHRISTIAN IRELAND CHAPTER IV. ST. PATRICK THE MISSIONARY CHAPTER V. THE FIRST IRISH MONASTERIES CHAPTER VI. COLUMBA AND THE WESTERN CHURCH CHAPTER VII. THE NORTHERN SCOURGE CHAPTER VIII. BRIAN OF THE TRIBUTE CHAPTER IX. FROM BRIAN TO STRONGBOW CHAPTER X. THE ANGLO-NORMAN INVASION CHAPTER XI. HENRY II. IN IRELAND CHAPTER XII. EFFECTS OF THE ANGLO-NORMAN INVASION CHAPTER XIII. JOHN IN IRELAND CHAPTER XIV. THE LORDS PALATINE CHAPTER XV. EDWARD BRUCE IN IRELAND CHAPTER XVI. THE STATUTE OF KILKENNY CHAPTER XVII. RICHARD II. IN IRELAND CHAPTER XVIII. THE DEEPEST DEPTHS CHAPTER XIX. THE KILDARES IN THE ASCENDANT CHAPTER XX. FALL OF THE HOUSE OF KILDARE CHAPTER XXI. THE ACT OF SUPREMACY CHAPTER XXII. THE NEW DEPARTURE CHAPTER XXIII. THE FIRST PLANTATIONS CHAPTER XXIV. WARS AGAINST SHANE O'NEILL CHAPTER XXV. BETWEEN TWO STORMS CHAPTER XXVI. THE DESMOND REBELLION CHAPTER XXVII. BETWEEN TWO MORE STORMS CHAPTER XXVIII. BATTLE OF THE YELLOW FORD CHAPTER XXIX. THE ESSEX FAILURE CHAPTER XXX. END OF THE TYRONE WAR CHAPTER XXXI. THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS CHAPTER XXXII. THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION CHAPTER XXXIII. OLD AND NEW OWNERS CHAPTER XXXIV. STRAFFORD CHAPTER XXXV. 'FORTY-ONE CHAPTER XXXVI. THE WATERS SPREAD CHAPTER XXXVII. CIVIL WAR CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE CONFUSION DEEPENS CHAPTER XXXIX. CROMWELL IN IRELAND CHAPTER XL. CROMWELL'S METHODS CHAPTER XLI. THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT CHAPTER XLII. OPPRESSION AND COUNTER OPPRESSION CHAPTER XLIII. WILLIAM AND JAMES IN IRELAND CHAPTER XLIV. THE TREATY OF LIMERICK CHAPTER XLV. THE PENAL CODE CHAPTER XLVI. ,THE COMMERCIAL CODE CHAPTER XLVII. MOLYNEUX AND SWIFT CHAPTER XLVIII. HENRY FLOOD CHAPTER XLIX. HENRY GRATTAN CHAPTER L. THE IRISH VOLUNTEERS CHAPTER LI. DANGER SIGNALS CHAPTER LII. THE FITZWILLIAM DISAPPOINTMENT CHAPTER LIII. 'NINETY-EIGHT CHAPTER LIV. THE UNION CHAPTER LV. O'CONNELL AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION CHAPTER LVI. "YOUNG IRELAND" CHAPTER LVII. THE FAMINE CHAPTER LVIII. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER LIX. CONCLUSION

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About the Author

The Hon. Emily Lawless (17 June 1845 – 19 October 1913) was an Irish novelist and poet from County Kildare. According to Betty Webb Brewer, writing in 1983 for the journal of the Irish American Cultural Institute, �ire/Ireland: "An unflagging unionist, she recognized the rich literary potential in the native tradition and wrote novels with peasant heroes and heroines, Lawless depicted with equal sympathy the Anglo-Irish landholders." (Wikipedia)

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