Ireland: Past and Present

Not designed as a tourist guide, this book discusses the fabric of historical and modern Ireland. The work of six Irish commentators, this book charts the impact of Celts, Christians, Vikings, Normans, Cromwell and Lloyd George on Ireland as well as exploring the sporting obsessions of the Irish, the priests of Ireland and Irish membership of the EEC, and muses on the possibility of an undivided Irish consciousness. The six writers are Terence Brown, Sean White, Sean Kilfeather, David Hanly, Brendan O'Eithir and Liam de Paor.