| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
History of Ireland and the Irish diaspora |
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History of Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
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| Contents |
"The sad story of our miseries" : Protestant interpretations of the rebellion, c. 1641-c.1840 -- "The naked truth of this tragical history" : Catholic interpretations of the rising, c. 1641-c. 1865 -- "Historical facts" and "stupendous falsehoods" : an Irish insurrection at the limits of scholarship, c. 1865-c. 1965 -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
In October 1641, a rebellion broke out in Ireland. Dispossessed Irish Catholics rose up against British Protestant settlers whom they held responsible for their plight. This uprising, the first significant sectarian rebellion in Irish history, gave rise to a decade of war that would culminate in the brutal re-conquest of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell. It also set in motion one of the most enduring and acrimonious debates in Irish history. Was the 1641 rebellion a justified response to dispossession and repression? Or was it an unprovoked attempt at sectarian genocide? In this book, the author examines three centuries of this debate |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY.
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General.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Ireland.
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Historiography
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Regions & Countries - Europe.
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History & Archaeology.
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Ireland.
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| SUBJECT |
Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641 -- Historiography
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Ireland -- Historiography
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| Subject |
Ireland
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012010169 |
| ISBN |
9780299289539 |
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0299289532 |
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