Irish History for Dummies

OK, this book is written in a fun, engaging way which was fine. That being said, I specialise in the history of the Late Stuarts and I was concerned when I read about the Glorious Revolution. Oh dear. The book repeatedly refers to Mary II as James II's 'sister' when she was, in fact, his daughter! (......more

These titles really do humble you, solid read though. Wanted a good breakdown of Irish history from ancient times all the way up to the present so I could fill in some gaps and dig into the interesting topics. Learning about the High Kings and the Vikings was badass. My last name McLaughlin is of Vi......more

A massive amount of information. Great prep work for a trip to Ireland. 🇮🇪......more

3.5 Stars ; comprehensive and easy to read but obviously not written by someone irish,,, no care given to the 1916 rising at all......more

I learned a lot about Irish history, and need to re-read it to actually learn the names of significant people and dates. I appreciated the last chapter that went into the top ten places to visit, ten people you never heard of from Ireland, but should have, and ten significant books.......more