This portrait of Ireland begins with its prehistory looking at the archaeological remains and moves on through the years describing everything from the High Kings of Tara, the evolution of Christianity and its importance, the Norman invasion under Strongbow and the Tudor conquest in the 16th century to the gains of the 19th century and the current position in the European Community. At the back of the book is an A-Z gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text and useful reference tables.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Travellers Histories .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published 1992 by Orion Publishing Co .

Dr Peter Neville has taught history at the University of the West of England, Queen Mary and Westfield College and Wolverhampton University. He is the author of a major study of Sir Nevile Henderson, and several other texts on modern British and European history.