Wars of the Irish Kings A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth Through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I

Name: Wars of the Irish Kings A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth Through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I
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ISBN: 9780609809075

ISBN-10: 0609809075

ISBN-13: 9780609809075

Edition: 2002

Authors: David W. McCullough

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Told through first-hand accounts from a thousand years of struggle, this is the story of how Ireland came to be. The author also provides maps, a detailed timeline, dozens of illustrations, and a guide to Irish pronunciation.

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/26/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.93" wide x 9.88" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.584

David Willis McCullough is the editor of several anthologies, including "Chronicles of the Barbarians" & "Great Detectives." He lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.



Introduction: Nothing but Trouble



Mythical Wars and Warriors


Introduction


The Second Battle of Moytura


The Cattle Raid of Cooley: Cuchulain


The Palace of the Quicken Trees: Finn MacCool


The Frenzy of Sweeney



Kings and Battles


Introduction


Brief Sketches of Three Irish Kings



The Annals of the Four Masters: Ninth- and Tenth-Century Entries



The Vikings


Introduction


The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill: The Early Viking Raids


The Freeing of Cellachain, King of Munster



Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf


Introduction


Njal's Saga: A Viking Account


The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill: An Irish Account



The Norman Invasion


Introduction


The Normans Arrive, 1169



The Song of Dermot and the Earl: Another Version of the Invasion


Henry II Comes to Ireland




John De Courcy and the Conquest of Ulster


Introduction


The Book of Howth: The Northern Conquest Begins, 1177



The Scots


Introduction


Edward Bruce Invades Ireland



Ireland During the Bruce Invasion From Holinshed's Chronicles of Ireland



Warfare in the Kingdom of Thomond


Introduction


The Triumphs of Thurlough: The Battle of Dysert O'Dea




The Battle of Axe Hill


Introduction


The Book of Howth: Battle of Knockdoe



Hugh O'Neill Triumphant


Introduction


The Annals of the Four Masters: The Battles of Clontibret and Yellow Ford


O'Neill's Victories



The Papers of Sir John Harington: Essex and Elizabeth



The Battle of Kinsale


Introduction


The Annals of the Four Masters: O'Donnell and O'Neill Head South to Kinsale


An Englishman's Siege and Battle Diary



The Annals of the Four Masters: The Battle of Kinsale, An Irish View


Afterword: The Flight of the Earls


Glossary of Common Irish Words Used in Place-Names


A Guide to Pronunciation


Sources


Additional Bibliography


Index