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This accessible reference work provides the essential facts and figures about all major aspects of modern Irish history, from the passing of the Act of Union to the premiership of Bertie Ahern and post-Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland.
This comprehensive guide to modern Irish history includes:
- detailed political information, including parties, politicians and elections
- a wealth of material on population, education, social structure and religion
- economic statistics covering agriculture, trade, prices and wages, transport, unemployment and landownership
- sections on Irish women's history, treaties, law and communications
- a full chronology, a glossary of terms and biographical information
The Handbook is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, journalists, civil servants and the general reader.
N. C. Fleming is Lecturer in Modern History at the Queen's University of Belfast. He is author of The Marquess of Londonderry: Aristocracy, Power and Politics in Britain and Ireland (2005).
Alan ODay is Fellow in Modern History at Greyfriars, University of Oxford. He is author of The English Face of Irish Nationalism (1977, 1994), Parnell and the First Home Rule Episode (1986) and Irish Home Rule, 1867-1921 (1998).
Synopsis
This compact and accessible reference work provides all the essential facts and figures about major aspects of modern Irish history from the passing of the Act of Union to the premiership of Bertie Ahern.
Offering a full chronology , this book gives the reader a full insight on major aspects of modern Irish history. The book explores population, education, social structure and religion; economic statistics covering agriculture, trade, prices and wages, transport and unemployment and a further wealth of material on Irish women's history, treaties, elections, law, communications, a glossary and biographical information.
Synopsis
This is a one-stop reference work for modern Irish history - it covers a long period in just one volume.
- Provides essential facts and figures about major aspects of modern Irish history
- Full chronology
- Extensive social and economic material
Synopsis
This is a one-stop reference work for modern Irish history - it covers a long period in just one volume.
- Provides essential facts and figures about major aspects of modern Irish history
- Full chronology
- Extensive social and economic material
About the Author
N. C. Fleming is a research fellow at the Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University, Belfast. Alan O'Day is a fellow in Modern History, Greyfriars, University of Oxford and has contributed to the subject of Irish history with many books and articles.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: POLITICAL HISTORY Chronology
Elections
Heads of State
The House of Lords
Local Government
Parliament and Government
Political Parties
Principal Ministers
SECTION 2: SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS HISTORY
Communications
Education
Language
Law, Order and Defence
Leaders of Religious Denominations
Members of Religious Denominations
Occupations
Population and Emigration
The Irish Peerage
Trade Unions
Women
SECTION 3: ECONOMIC HISTORY
Cost of Living Index (1698¿1998)
Geography and Transport
Prices and Wages
Trade and Agriculture
Property
Unemployment
SECTION 4: FOREIGN RELATIONS
Irish Overseas Missions and Embassies
Treaties, 1921¿2000
SECTION 5: BIOGRAPHIES
SECTION 6: GLOSSARY