A Brief Guide to the History of Ireland: From Ancient Times to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921

The text of this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 16 pages, originally appeared in the esteemed multi-volume reference work “World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture.”

Includes supplemental material:

• About St. Patrick
• About Brian (Brian Boru)
• About Robert Emmet and Daniel O’Connell

Sample passage:
When James II, a Catholic, became king of England, he favored the Catholics in Ireland, and as a result found enthusiastic supporters when, after his deposition by William and Mary, he went to the island. In 1690 there took place the Battle of the Boyne, in which James was completely defeated, and by the next year Ireland was again completely subdued. According to the terms of the treaty, Irish Catholics were to regain possession of much of their land and were to be allowed, in a measure at least, religious liberty. But the Parliament of England and that of Ireland, of which the English Protestants were in control, refused to abide by these terms, and the cruel laws that were passed crushed the infant industries of the island and forced many of the better class of the inhabitants to emigrate. This first half of the eighteenth century is the darkest period of Irish history.

About the author:
Eva March Tappan (1854-1930) was a college professor and author from Massachusetts who specialized in writing children’s books about famous characters in history. Other works include “In the Days of Alfred the Great,” “In the Days of William the Conqueror,” and “In the Days of Queen Elizabeth.”