The Story of Ireland

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Author

Lawless, Emily, 1845-1913

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Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Language

English

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DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Ireland -- History

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eBook-No.

11917

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11917

Release Date

April 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Story of the Nations
2. 2.THE — STORY OF IRELAND — BY — THE HON. EMILY LAWLESS — WITH SOME ADDITIONS BY
3. 3.MRS. ARTHUR BRONSON — 1896 — To — THE EARL OF DUFFERIN, K.P., G.C.B., F.R.S., &c., — VICEROY OF INDIA.
4. 4.PREFACE.
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.CHAPTER I. — PRIMEVAL IRELAND
7. 7.CHAPTER II. — THE LEGENDS AND LEGEND-MAKERS
8. 8.CHAPTER III. — PRE-CHRISTIAN IRELAND
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. — ST. PATRICK THE MISSIONARY
10. 10.CHAPTER V. — THE FIRST IRISH MONASTERIES
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — COLUMBA AND THE WESTERN CHURCH
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — THE NORTHERN SCOURGE
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. — BRIAN OF THE TRIBUTE
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. — FROM BRIAN TO STRONGBOW
15. 15.CHAPTER X. — THE ANGLO-NORMAN INVASION
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. — HENRY II. IN IRELAND
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. — EFFECTS OF THE ANGLO-NORMAN INVASION
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. — JOHN IN IRELAND
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. — THE LORDS PALATINE
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. — EDWARD BRUCE IN IRELAND
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. — THE STATUTE OF KILKENNY
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. — RICHARD II. IN IRELAND
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. — THE DEEPEST DEPTHS
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. — THE KILDARES IN THE ASCENDANT
25. 25.CHAPTER XX. — FALL OF THE HOUSE OF KILDARE
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. — THE ACT OF SUPREMACY
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. — THE NEW DEPARTURE
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. — THE FIRST PLANTATIONS
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. — WARS AGAINST SHANE O'NEILL
30. 30.CHAPTER XXV. — BETWEEN TWO STORMS
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI. — THE DESMOND REBELLION
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII. — BETWEEN TWO MORE STORMS
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII. — BATTLE OF THE YELLOW FORD
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX. — THE ESSEX FAILURE
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX. — END OF THE TYRONE WAR
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI. — THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII. — THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIII. — OLD AND NEW OWNERS
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIV. — STRAFFORD
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXV. — 'FORTY-ONE
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVI. — THE WATERS SPREAD
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVII. — CIVIL WAR
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — THE CONFUSION DEEPENS
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXIX. — CROMWELL IN IRELAND
45. 45.CHAPTER XL. — CROMWELL'S METHODS
46. 46.CHAPTER XLI. — THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT
47. 47.CHAPTER XLII. — OPPRESSION AND COUNTER OPPRESSION
48. 48.CHAPTER XLIII. — WILLIAM AND JAMES IN IRELAND
49. 49.CHAPTER XLIV. — THE TREATY OF LIMERICK
50. 50.CHAPTER XLV. — THE PENAL CODE
51. 51.CHAPTER XLVI. — THE COMMERCIAL CODE
52. 52.CHAPTER XLVII. — MOLYNEUX AND SWIFT
53. 53.CHAPTER XLVIII. — HENRY FLOOD
54. 54.CHAPTER XLIX. — HENRY GRATTAN
55. 55.CHAPTER L. — THE IRISH VOLUNTEERS
56. 56.CHAPTER LI. — DANGER SIGNALS
57. 57.CHAPTER LII. — THE FITZWILLIAM DISAPPOINTMENT
58. 58.CHAPTER LIII. — 'NINETY-EIGHT
59. 59.CHAPTER LIV. — THE UNION
60. 60.CHAPTER LV. — O'CONNELL AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION
61. 61.CHAPTER LVI. — "YOUNG IRELAND"
62. 62.CHAPTER LVII. — THE FAMINE
63. 63.CHAPTER LVIII. — THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT
64. 64.CHAPTER LIX. — CONCLUSION
65. 65.INDEX
66. 66.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
67. 67.THE STORY OF IRELAND.
68. 68.I. — PRIMEVAL IRELAND.
69. 69.II. — THE LEGENDS AND THE LEGEND MAKERS.
70. 70.III. — PRE-CHRISTIAN IRELAND.
71. 71.IV. — ST. PATRICK THE MISSIONARY.
72. 72.V. — THE FIRST IRISH MONASTERIES.
73. 73.VI. — ST. COLUMBA AND THE WESTERN CHURCH.
74. 74.VII. — THE NORTHERN SCOURGE.
75. 75.VIII. — BRIAN OF THE TRIBUTE.
76. 76.IX. — FROM BRIAN TO STRONGBOW.
77. 77.X. — THE ANGLO-NORMAN INVASION.
78. 78.XI. — HENRY II. IN IRELAND.
79. 79.XII. — EFFECTS OF THE ANGLO-NORMAN INVASION.
80. 80.XIII. — JOHN IN IRELAND.
81. 81.XIV. — THE LORDS PALATINE.
82. 82.XV. — EDWARD BRUCE IN IRELAND.
83. 83.XVI. — THE STATUTE OF KILKENNY.
84. 84.XVII. — RICHARD II. IN IRELAND.
85. 85.XVIII. — THE DEEPEST DEPTHS.
86. 86.XIX. — THE KILDARES IN THE ASCENDANT.
87. 87.XX. — FALL OF THE HOUSE OF KILDARE.
88. 88.XXI. — THE ACT OF SUPREMACY.
89. 89.XXII. — THE NEW DEPARTURE.
90. 90.XXIII. — THE FIRST PLANTATIONS.
91. 91.XXIV. — WARS AGAINST SHANE O'NEILL.
92. 92.XXV. — BETWEEN TWO STORMS.
93. 93.XXVI. — THE DESMOND REBELLION.
94. 94.XXVII. — BETWEEN TWO MORE STORMS.
95. 95.XXVIII. — BATTLE OF THE YELLOW FORD.
96. 96.XXIX. — THE ESSEX FAILURE.
97. 97.XXX. — END OF THE TYRONE REBELLION.
98. 98.XXXI. — THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS.
99. 99.XXXII. — THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION.
100. 100.XXXIII. — OLD AND NEW OWNERS.
101. 101.XXXIV. — STRAFFORD.
102. 102.XXXV. — 'FORTY-ONE.
103. 103.XXXVI. — THE WATERS SPREAD.
104. 104.XXXVII. — CIVIL WAR.
105. 105.XXXVIII. — THE CONFUSION DEEPENS.
106. 106.XXXIX. — CROMWELL IN IRELAND.
107. 107.XL. — CROMWELL'S METHODS.
108. 108.XLI. — THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT.
109. 109.XLII. — OPPRESSION AND COUNTER OPPRESSION.
110. 110.XLIII. — WILLIAM AND JAMES IN IRELAND.
111. 111.XLIV. — THE TREATY OF LIMERICK.
112. 112.XLV. — THE PENAL CODE.
113. 113.XLVI. — THE COMMERCIAL CODE.
114. 114.XLVII. — MOLYNEUX AND SWIFT.
115. 115.XLVIII. — HENRY FLOOD.
116. 116.XLIX. — HENRY GRATTAN.
117. 117.L. — THE IRISH VOLUNTEERS.
118. 118.LI. — DANGER SIGNALS.
119. 119.LII. — THE FITZWILLIAM DISAPPOINTMENT.
120. 120.LIII. — 'NINETY-EIGHT.
121. 121.LIV. — THE UNION.
122. 122.LV. — O'CONNELL AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION.
123. 123.LVI. — "YOUNG IRELAND."
124. 124.LVII. — THE FAMINE.
125. 125.LVIII. — THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT.
126. 126.LIX. — CONCLUSION.
127. 127.AUTHORITIES.
128. 128.INDEX.

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