A Child's History of Ireland

by Patrick Weston Joyce

A Child's History of Ireland

By P. W. Joyce

Written by one of Ireland’s most noted cultural historians, this beautifully written and illustrated work covers Irish history from the earliest times to the mid-nineteenth century. Although written for children, the author admitted in his introduction that adults had found it equally readable and informative.
Starting with an explanation of the ancient originating legends of the Irish people, the author sorts out fact from fiction in an entertaining story-telling manner, keeping the narrative gripping and eventful through the centuries of tumultuous Irish history.
Read about Irish Paganism, the conversion to Christianity, the Viking and Danish invasions, the history-turning Anglo-Norman invasion, and the long centuries of bloody and violent struggle with the English overlords.
All of the famous characters of Irish history appear in St. Patrick, Silken Thomas, Shane O’Neill, Hugh O’Neill, right up to Daniel O'Connell. Along the way, dramatic events such as the invasion of Oliver Cromwell, the Siege of Derry, the Battle of the Boyne, the infamous Penal Laws, and much, much more, are reviewed in this exciting and highly satisfying overview.
Now completely reset, with original and new illustrations.

About the Patrick Weston Joyce (1827–1914) was one of Ireland’s foremost cultural historians, best known for his research in local place names of Ireland. A teacher by profession, his prominence and ability allowed him to be one of fifteen men selected in 1856 to reorganize the entire national school system in Ireland. He was principal of the Training College, Marlborough Street, in Dublin from 1874 to 1893, and president of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland from 1906 to 1908.

Contents
The Face of the Country in the Olden Time
Literature, Art, and Music
Dwellings, Fortresses, and Tombs
Food, Dress, and Daily Life
Irish Paganism
Government and Law
The Legends
The Dawn of History
St. Patrick—Part I
St. Patrick—Part II
Progress of Religion
Progress of Learning
From Laegaire to the Danes
The Danish Wars
The Battle of Clontarf—Part I
The Battle of Clontarf—Part II
The Eve of the Invasion
The Anglo-Norman Invasion
The Anglo-Irish Lords
John De Courcy
Turmoil
Edward Bruce
The Statute of Kilkenny
Art Mac Murrogh Kavanagh
How Ireland Fared during the Wars of the Roses
Poynings’ Law
The Geraldines
The Rebellion of Silken Thomas
Submission of the Chiefs
New Causes of Strife
The Rebellion of Shane O’Neill
The Geraldine Rebellion
The Plantations
Hugh Roe O’Donnell
The Rebellion of Hugh O’Neill
The Battle of the Yellow Ford
The Earl of Essex
The Turn of the Battle of Kinsale
The Siege of Dunboy
The Retreat of Sullivan Beare
The Flight of the Earls
The Plantation of Ulster
Strafford
The Rebellion of 1641
The Confederation of The Battle of Benburb
Oliver Cromwell
Ireland after the Restoration
The Siege of Derry—Part I
The Siege of Derry—Part II
The Battle of the Boyne
The Siege of Limerick—Part I
The Siege of Limerick—Part II
Athlone and Aughrim
The Second Siege and Treaty of Limerick
The Penal Laws
Laws to Repress Irish Trade and Manufacture
The Beginning of the Parliamentary Struggle
Discontent and Danger
The Volunteers
Legislative Independence
Grattan’s Parliament
Revival of Secret Societies
Catholic Progress towards Emancipation
Catholic Disappointment
Towards the Brink of the Precipice
The Rebellion of 1798
The Union
Catholic Emancipation
From Emancipation to the Death of O’Connell

391 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 8, 2015

About the author

Patrick Weston Joyce, or P.W. Joyce, (born 1827) was an Irish historian, writer and music collector, known particularly for his research in local place names of Ireland.