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The Story of Ireland

by Emily Lawless

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  1. 1Title page
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Chapter I — Primeval Ireland
  4. 4Chapter II — The Legends and Legend-Makers · Chapter III — Pre-Chri…
  5. 5Chapter VII — The Northern Scourge — Chapter VIII — Brian of the Tr…
  6. 6Chapter IX — From Brian to Strongbow — Chapter X — The Anglo-Norman…
  7. 7Chapter XI — Henry II. in Ireland · Chapter XII — Effects of the An…
  8. 8Chapter XVI — The Statute of Kilkenny — Chapter XVII — Richard II.…
  9. 9Chapter XVIII — The Deepest Depths
  10. 10Chapter XIX — The Kildares in the Ascendant
  11. 11Chapter XX — Fall of the House of Kildare
  12. 12Chapter XXI — The Act of Supremacy
  13. 13Chapter XXII — The New Departure
  14. 14Chapter XXIII — The First Plantations — Chapter XXIV — Wars Against…
  15. 15Chapter XXV — Between Two Storms
  16. 16Chapter XXVI — The Desmond Rebellion
  17. 17Chapter XXVII — Between Two More Storms
  18. 18Chapter XXVIII — Battle of the Yellow Ford
  19. 19Chapter XXIX — The Essex Failure
  20. 20Chapter XXX — End of the Tyrone War
  21. 21Chapter XXXI — The Flight of the Earls
  22. 22Chapter XXXII — The First Contested Election
  23. 23Chapter XXXIII — Old and New Owners · Chapter XXXIV — Strafford · C…
  24. 24Chapter XXXVII — Civil War
  25. 25Chapter XXXVIII — The Confusion Deepens
  26. 26Chapter XXXIX — Cromwell in Ireland
  27. 27Chapter XL — Cromwell’s Methods
  28. 28Chapter XLI — The Act of Settlement
  29. 29Chapter XLII — Oppression and Counter Oppression
  30. 30Chapter XLIII — William and James in Ireland
  31. 31Chapter XLIV — The Treaty of Limerick — Chapter XLV — The Penal Code
  32. 32Chapter XLVI — The Commercial Code
  33. 33Chapter XLVII — Molyneux and Swift
  34. 34Chapter XLVIII — Henry Flood
  35. 35Chapter XLIX — Henry Grattan
  36. 36Chapter L — The Irish Volunteers
  37. 37Chapter LI — Danger Signals
  38. 38Chapter LII — The Fitzwilliam Disappointment — Chapter LIII — ‘Nine…
  39. 39Chapter LIV — The Union
  40. 40Chapter LV — O’Connell and Catholic Emancipation
  41. 41Chapter LVI — “Young Ireland”
  42. 42Chapter LVII — The Famine
  43. 43Chapter LVIII — The Latest Development
  44. 44Chapter LIX — Conclusion — I — Primeval Ireland
  45. 45II — The Legends and the Legend Makers
  46. 46III — Pre-Christian Ireland
  47. 47IV — St. Patrick the Missionary
  48. 48V — The First Irish Monasteries
  49. 49VI — St. Columba and the Western Church
  50. 50VII — The Northern Scourge
  51. 51VIII — Brian of the Tribute
  52. 52IX — From Brian to Strongbow
  53. 53X — The Anglo-Norman Invasion
  54. 54XI — Henry II. in Ireland
  55. 55XII — Effects of the Anglo-Norman Invasion
  56. 56XIII — John in Ireland
  57. 57XIV — The Lords Palatine
  58. 58XV — Edward Bruce in Ireland
  59. 59XVI — The Statute of Kilkenny
  60. 60XVII — Richard II. in Ireland
  61. 61XVIII — The Deepest Depths
  62. 62XIX — The Kildares in the Ascendant
  63. 63XX — Fall of the House of Kildare
  64. 64XXI — The Act of Supremacy
  65. 65XXII — The New Departure
  66. 66XXIII — The First Plantations
  67. 67XXIV — Wars Against Shane O’Neill
  68. 68XXV — Between Two Storms
  69. 69XXVI — The Desmond Rebellion
  70. 70XXVII — Between Two More Storms
  71. 71XXVIII — Battle of the Yellow Ford
  72. 72XXIX — The Essex Failure
  73. 73XXX — End of the Tyrone Rebellion
  74. 74XXXI — The Flight of the Earls
  75. 75XXXII — The First Contested Election
  76. 76XXXIII — Old and New Owners
  77. 77XXXIV — Strafford
  78. 78XXXV — ‘Forty-One
  79. 79XXXVI — The Waters Spread
  80. 80XXXVII — Civil War
  81. 81XXXVIII — The Confusion Deepens
  82. 82XXXIX — Cromwell in Ireland
  83. 83XL — Cromwell’s Methods
  84. 84XLI — The Act of Settlement
  85. 85XLII — Oppression and Counter Oppression
  86. 86XLIII — William and James in Ireland
  87. 87XLIV — The Treaty of Limerick
  88. 88XLV — The Penal Code
  89. 89XLVI — The Commercial Code
  90. 90XLVII — Molyneux and Swift
  91. 91XLVIII — Henry Flood
  92. 92XLIX — Henry Grattan
  93. 93L — The Irish Volunteers
  94. 94Li — Danger Signals
  95. 95LII — The Fitzwilliam Disappointment
  96. 96LIII — ‘Ninety-Eight
  97. 97LIV — The Union
  98. 98LV — O’Connell and Catholic Emancipation
  99. 99LVI — “Young Ireland”
  100. 100LVII — The Famine
  101. 101LVIII — The Latest Development
  102. 102LIX — Conclusion
  103. 103Authorities

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