A history of modern Ireland which covers the political, social, economic, intellectual and cultural dimensions of the country's development, from the origins of the Irish question to the present day. A new introductory chapter covers the period prior to Union and a new concluding chapter takes Ireland into the twenty-first century.

Completely revised and updated, this rich and readable history of modern Ireland covers the political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural dimensions of the country's development from the origins of the Irish Question to the present day. A new introductory chapter covers the period prior to Union, a new concluding chapter takes Ireland into the twenty-first century, and three other new chapters have also been added.