Download or read book Two Centuries of Irish History (Routledge Revivals) written by R. Barry O'Brien and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers, first published in 1888, presents the history of Ireland as it unfolded from the Treaty of Limerick in 1691 until the Land Act of 1870 and the Home Rule Movement. Written at a time of great national interest in the ‘Irish Problem’, Two Centuries of Irish History tells the story of Ireland’s troubled relationship with successive British governments since the reign of William III, and charts the development of bitterness between opposing factions within Ireland itself. Whilst not lacking scholarly rigour, each contribution is lucidly written and accessible to the interested reader.