A Traveller's History of Ireland

"This book will be appreciated by visitors who want more historical background than ordinary series guidebooks supply...Highly recommended..." - "Library Journal". "For independent, inquisitive travellers traversing the green roads of Ireland, there is no better guide than "A Traveller's History of Ireland." - "Small Press". Constantly in the news, there are few countries where the background history is so vital to an understanding of its people and culture. "A Traveller's History of Ireland" not only offers the reader a chronological outline of the nation's development right up to the present day but also provides an invaluable introduction to this land of poets, saints, eloquent politicians, illustrious soldiers and inspiring rebels. Political, social and industrial history and economics are also well covered. The book includes a comprehensive description of modern Ireland, both North and South, and of its two separate Catholic Nationalist and Protestant Unionist traditions. There is a Historical Gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text and particular attention is paid to the classic historical sites, which feature on any visitor's itinerary.