Wars of the Irish Kings

A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I

By: David W. McCullough

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Paperback | 26 February 2002 | Edition Number 1

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The riveting true story of how Ireland came to be, told through eyewitness accounts from a thousand years of struggle

"A fascinating mixture of mythology and actual historical events. . . . Lovers of Irish and medieval literature will relish this book."-Booklist

For the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Beginning with the legends of ancient battles and warriors, Wars of the Irish Kings moves through a time when history and storytelling were equally prized, into the age when history was as much propaganda as fact. This remarkable book tells of tribal battles, foreign invasions, Viking raids, family feuds, wars between rival Irish kingdoms, and wars of rebellion against the English. While the battles formed the legends of the land, it was the people fighting the battles-Cuchulain, Finn MacCool, Brian Boru, Robert the Bruce, Elizabeth I, and Hugh O'Donnell-who shaped the destiny and identity of the Irish nation.

Brought together for the first time in one volume, Wars of the Irish Kings is a surprisingly immediate and stunning portrait of an all-but-forgotten time that forged the Ireland of today.

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"A fascinating mixture of mythology and actual historical events. . . . Lovers of Irish and medieval literature will relish this book."--Booklist

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Introduction: Nothing but Trouble	p. xvii
Mythical Wars and Warriors
Introduction	p. 3
The Second Battle of Moytura	p. 5
The Cattle Raid of Cooley: Cuchulain	p. 21
The Palace of the Quicken Trees: Finn MacCool	p. 29
The Frenzy of Sweeney	p. 55
Kings and Battles
Introduction	p. 67
Brief Sketches of Three Irish Kings	p. 69
The Annals of the Four Masters: Ninth- and Tenth-Century Entries	p. 79
The Vikings
Introduction	p. 85
The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill: The Early Viking Raids	p. 87
The Freeing of Cellachain, King of Munster	p. 91
Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf
Introduction	p. 105
Njal's Saga: A Viking Account	p. 107
The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill: An Irish Account	p. 115
The Norman Invasion
Introduction	p. 137
The Normans Arrive, 1169	p. 139
The Song of Dermot and the Earl: Another Version of the Invasion	p. 155
Henry II Comes to Ireland	p. 175
John De Courcy and the Conquest of Ulster
Introduction	p. 183
The Book of Howth: The Northern Conquest Begins, 1177	p. 185
The Scots
Introduction	p. 195
Edward Bruce Invades Ireland	p. 197
Ireland During the Bruce Invasion From Holinshed's Chronicles of Ireland	p. 213
Warfare in the Kingdom of Thomond
Introduction	p. 223
The Triumphs of Thurlough: The Battle of Dysert O'Dea	p. 225
The Battle of Axe Hill
Introduction	p. 237
The Book of Howth: Battle of Knockdoe	p. 239
Hugh O'Neill Triumphant
Introduction	p. 247
The Annals of the Four Masters: The Battles of Clontibret and Yellow Ford	p. 249
O'Neill's Victories	p. 255
The Papers of Sir John Harington: Essex and Elizabeth	p. 269
The Battle of Kinsale
Introduction	p. 279
The Annals of the Four Masters: O'Donnell and O'Neill Head South to Kinsale	p. 281
An Englishman's Siege and Battle Diary	p. 287
The Annals of the Four Masters: The Battle of Kinsale, An Irish View	p. 315
Afterword: The Flight of the Earls	p. 319
Glossary of Common Irish Words Used in Place-Names	p. 321
A Guide to Pronunciation	p. 323
Sources	p. 325
Additional Bibliography	p. 329
Index	p. 331
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