Irish Century: 1845-1945, from the Famine to World War II

Irish Century: 1845-1945, from the Famine to World War II While the history of Ireland may legitimately be defined in terms of national struggle, that struggle has never been as exclusively political as some historians would have us believe. Particularly in the century covered in this book, the harsh realities of poverty, hunger, and emigration often posed more pressing problems for the Irish people than the country's relationship with England or the issue of self-determination. Certainly, this book pays due attention to the important political events, movements, and personalities of the time--from the Fenians, the Easter Uprising, and Charles Parnell to the Irish Republican Army, the Home Rule Party, and Michael Collins. But it also explores the private world of family, work, leisure, and religion that flavored ordinary Irish life. Filled with wonderfully expressive archival photographs, this carefully researched, well-balanced account depicts the real Ireland in a glorious and beleaguered era.

How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to

How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne - the "dark ages" - learning, scholarship, and culture disappeared from the European continent. The great heritage of western civilization - from the Greek and Roman classics to Jewish and Christian works - would have been utterly lost were it not for the holy men and women of unconquered Ireland. In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the "island of saints and scholars," the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells. Here, far from the barbarian despoliation of the continent, monks and scribes laboriously, lovingly, even playfully preserved the west's written treasures. With the return of stability in Europe, these Irish scholars were instrumental in spreading learning. Thus the Irish not only were conservators of civilization, but became shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on western culture.

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