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Author | : Carmel McCaffrey |
Publisher | : Ivan R. Dee |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2003-06-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1461655692 |
Download In Search of Ancient Ireland Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This engaging book traces the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C., when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age to 1167 A.D., when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. So much of what people today accept as ancient Irish history—Celtic invaders from Europe turning Ireland into a Celtic nation; St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland and converting its people to Christianity—is myth and legend with little basis in reality. The truth is more interesting. The Irish, as the authors show, are not even Celtic in an archaeological sense. And there were plenty of bishops in Ireland before a British missionary called Patrick arrived. But In Search of Ancient Ireland is not simply the story of events from long ago. Across Ireland today are festivals, places, and folk customs that provide a tangible link to events thousands of years past. The authors visit and describe many of these places and festivals, talking to a wide variety of historians, scholars, poets, and storytellers in the very settings where history happened. Thus the book is also a journey on the ground to uncover ten thousand years of Irish identity. In Search of Ancient Ireland is the official companion to the three-part PBS documentary series. With 14 black-and-white photos, 6 b&w illustrations, and 1 map.
Author | : Sylvester O'Halloran |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 1772 |
Genre | : Ireland |
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Download An Introduction to the Study of the History and Antiquities of Ireland: in which the Assertions of Mr. Hume and Other Writers are Occasionally Considered. Illustrated with Copper-plates ... Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Thomas Cahill |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2010-04-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0307755134 |
Download How the Irish Saved Civilization Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"—and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.
Author | : Hugh MacCurtin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1717 |
Genre | : Ireland |
ISBN | : |
Download A Brief Discourse in Vindication of the Antiquity of Ireland Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : William B. Kirkpatrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1875 |
Genre | : Ireland |
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Download Chapters in Irish History Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : John Lawless |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1823 |
Genre | : Ireland |
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Download A Compendium of the History of Ireland Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Edward Ledwich |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 1804 |
Genre | : Ireland |
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Download The Antiquities of Ireland Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Sir James Ware |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 896 |
Release | : 1705 |
Genre | : Bishops |
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Download The Antiquities and History of Ireland Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Mary Francis Cusack |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1028 |
Release | : 1876 |
Genre | : Ireland |
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Download A History of the Irish Nation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Charles Vallancey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 1818 |
Genre | : |
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Download An essay on the antiquity of the Irish language [by C. Vallancey. By C. Vallancey. And, Remarks on the Essay [signed Celticus]. Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle