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For the Cause of Liberty: A Thousand Years of Ireland's Heroes
by
Terry Golway
Ireland's struggle for freedom reaches back much further into the annals of history than most of us can imagine. Since the eleventh century, when legendary king Brian Boru united the chieftains of Ireland to resist Viking invasion, countless individual leaders have fought to preserve and protect Ireland's political and cul-tural autonomy. In a chronicle of unprecedented br...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
March 5th 2001
by Simon & Schuster
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A cursory look at Irish history from the tribes of the early first millenium up through the Troubles to the year 2000. Having known very little about Irish history, this was a good overview but I have to stress that it is very, very broad. With such a large span of time to cover in just over 300 pages, you're bound to miss out on a lot of important details. The fact that the portion of the book dedicated to the Irish Civil War pot-independence was only given about 8 pages, however, seemed a bit...more
I have long been interested in Irish history but could never quite grasp the centuries of convoluted struggle with Great Britain. This book was invaluable in deepening my understanding of some of the bigger events and figures and I happened to read it shortly before viewing the film The Wind That Shakes The Barley so that I was able to enjoy it with greater sympathy and understanding.Good supplements to this are How The Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill and Ireland:A Novel by Frank Delan...more
saoirse! tiocfaidh ar la!
Average at best.
Honestly, not that great a book. By trying to tell Irish history biographically instead of chronologically, Golway doesn't build up the tension around climatic events, and often ends up telling a just plain confusing narrative. The one exception, though, was the section on the IRA and Orangemen in Northern Ireland; it is a little partisan towards the Republicans, but well told.
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My father would poke around at the Strand and buy dollar books. This one in 370 breezy pages recounts the heros in Ireland's struggle for freedom. It is suprisingly good. A treat I offer to one and all for St. Patrick's day.
Jun 06, 2007
Brent
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
folks interested in Irish history
Shelves:
alreadyread
it'll make you hate the british, and with good reason
Jan 26, 2013
Eddy Allen
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
arts-and-historical
Aug 14, 2012
caitlin
marked it as to-read
Jun 05, 2012
Robert Heins
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
history,
irish-history
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