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The Oxford Companion to Irish History
 
 

The Oxford Companion to Irish History (Hardcover)

by S.J. Connolly (Editor)
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  • Hardcover: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (1 Mar 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192116959
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192116956
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 931,903 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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This text offers a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the history of Ireland. Written by a team of more than 80 distinguished historians, its 1800 entries explore every aspect of Irish society from the earliest times to the late 20th-century. Key figures and events are re-evaluated in the light of recent research, while emerging areas of scholarship, such as women's history and public health, are discussed in depth. Many entries focus on enduring themes of Irish history, including nationalism, unionism, and Catholicism, breaking away from a purely chronological approach to examine the contexts and traditions that underpin Irish identity. Entries therefore vary in length from short definitions or explanations to substantial analytical essays. The book attempts to illustrate the ways in which interpretations of issues and events have changed over time, and aims to serve as a balanced point of reference.

About the Author
Professor Sean Connolly is currently Professor of Irish History at the School of Modern History, Queen's University, Belfast. His previous posts have included Archivist at the Public Record Office of Ireland, Lecturer at St Patrick's College, Dublin, and Lecturer and later Reader in History at the University of Ulster. He is the author and editor of a number of titles (see 'Books by the same author' below). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A set of tiny, perfectly-formed scholarly essays on Ireland, 12 Jun 2000
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For the general reader - especially an expatriate - this book provides an excellent summary of the key people, places, events, movements and ideas in Irish history. Each entry is tightly written, providing all the reader needs to know without (so far as I can see) falling foul of any of the political traps with which Irish history is beset. While names and places with a place in "modern" history (say from 1600) appear both in their Irish form and in an English transliteration, my only criticism is that there is little guidance to the non-Irish-speaker on the pronunciation of the ancient Irish names of places and people. But if that was included the resulting book would be too big to read in bed!
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5.0 out of 5 stars yes, it's a dictionary, 26 April 2005
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I can't believe someone would read a reference book that is obviously an encyclopedia/dictionary then complain that it's "really a dictionary." There are plenty of other introductory books on Irish history out there.

This reference book is a real treat. The passages are authoritative, succinct, and easy to read. They direct you to other related entries, so it's possible to look up one word or phrase, and then find yourself spending the next few hours following a thread of thought. I'm a historian, and I use this all the time for areas of history I'm less familiar with. I trust it completely.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable, 17 Jan 2006
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Authoritative? Yes. Scholarly? Yes. Informative? Yes. Best thing to Buy? Yes.

As a student of Irish history this has been utterly dependable. The sections are manageable, concise, well-written, and outline aspects of traditional and revisionist historiography on each topic, something which very few reference guides can claim to offer. It goes beyond the normal demands of reference works, through the Early Medieval, Gaelic, Medieval and Modern Periods of Irish history, outlining the most important events, movements, and leaders of a turbulent national history. It is both sensitive to the Irish struggle of many centuries, and highly objective, a task difficult for any expert on Irish history, let alone a number of contributors. Highly recommended are the sections on O¡¦Connell and Robert Emmet, Fenianism, and the rebellion of 1848, but all of it is good stuff, as it were.

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