In Search of Ireland's Heroes: The Story of the Irish from the English Invasion to the Present Day"The struggle between English and Irish aspirations for Ireland began with the first English incursions into the country in the twelfth century and have persisted to the present day. Carmel McCaffrey's narrative history of these times is filled with powerful personalities and families who fought - in battle and through constitutional means - to free Ireland from English control. Her book is a sequel to In Search of Ancient Ireland, which traced the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C. to the Norman invasion." --Book Jacket. |
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Page 23
... major problem . They were described as attacking the borders of the lands held by the Normans to " perpetrate robberies , homicides , and other mischiefs upon the English and return through them without arrest , hue and cry , or ...
... major problem . They were described as attacking the borders of the lands held by the Normans to " perpetrate robberies , homicides , and other mischiefs upon the English and return through them without arrest , hue and cry , or ...
Page 71
... major bewildering aspects of the battle was the lack of Spanish contribution . Communication be- tween the Irish and the Spanish was apparently appalling . Incredi- bly the Spanish missed the signal ( a musket shot ) to enter the battle ...
... major bewildering aspects of the battle was the lack of Spanish contribution . Communication be- tween the Irish and the Spanish was apparently appalling . Incredi- bly the Spanish missed the signal ( a musket shot ) to enter the battle ...
Page 240
... major re- versal for Lloyd George who had been against granting this in the 1920 Ireland Act . On the down side for the Irish , each member of the Free State parliament was required to take an oath to the British monarch . This ...
... major re- versal for Lloyd George who had been against granting this in the 1920 Ireland Act . On the down side for the Irish , each member of the Free State parliament was required to take an oath to the British monarch . This ...
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