Irish History

A Nation Is Born celebrates a formative period in the history of the Irish state: the fifteen years during which we emerged from the rubble of wars and violence and set up as a fledgling country while establishing a diplomatic presence on the world stage.

The Fight for Irish Freedom : An Illustrated History of the War of Independence is a lavishly illustrated book which brings the War of Independence to life. Contains an unprecedented 650 images, many never published before. This volume completes the trilogy of acclaimed books by Michael B. Barry which tell the story of the Irish Revolution in illustrated form over the period from 1916 to 1923.

This book revisits the history of industry and industrial and economic policy in independent Ireland from the birth of the state to the eve of EEC accession.

The extraordinary story of the fight between two unequal forces, which ended in the withdrawal of the British from twenty-six counties. Before the Truce of July 1921, the British presence in County Cork consisted of over 12,500 men. Against these stood the Irish Republican Army whose flying columns never exceeded 310 riflemen in the county.

This authoritative and engaging four-volume history vividly presents the Irish story - or stories - from c.600 to the present.

Acclaimed political, social, cultural and economic history of Ireland from prehistory to the present by one of Ireland's leading historians.

Copiously illustrated, this volume situates the Irish story, or stories - for much of these decades two Irelands are in play - in a variety of contexts, Irish and Anglo-Irish, of course, but also European, Atlantic and, latterly, global. A landmark publication by the most recent generation of historians of Ireland.

This authoritative and engaging four-volume history vividly presents the Irish story - or stories - from c.600 to the present, within its broader Atlantic, European, imperial and global contexts. Written by an international team of experts, this landmark history reflects recent developments in the field and sets the agenda for future study.

Offers fresh perspectives on the political, military, religious, social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and environmental history of modern Ireland.