[PDF] Ireland And The Ulster Legend Or The Truth About Ulster eBook

Author : William A. McKnight
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 33,36 MB
Release : 2012-01
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ISBN : 9781290146425

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Author : William A McKnight
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,77 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781022038189

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This fascinating work by journalist William A. McKnight delves into the complex history of Ireland and the myth of Ulster. Using statistics compiled from parliamentary papers, McKnight challenges the prevailing wisdom of his time and sheds new light on the political and social forces that shaped Ireland in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A must-read for anyone interested in Irish history or the politics of identity. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : W. A. McKnight
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 15,52 MB
Release : 2016-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781333486334

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Excerpt from Ireland and the Ulster Legend, or the Truth About Ulster: Statistical Tables Compiled From Parliamentary Blue Books and White Papers, Etc HE information contained in this book should dispel the illusion that Unionist Ulster is superior in things moral and material to the rest of Ireland. For the claim of Unionist Ulster over all, the only foundation is the vaunted boast of the leaders of the movement against Irish Rule, repeated from genera tion to generation, without any authority being given in its support, until by the mere power of reiteration it had come to be accepted as true in England generally. All the time the repudia tion of the legend lay in official publications issued by the highest authorities - by the Command of His Majesty the King, and the orders of Parliament. Speaking generally, I think it is deeply to be regretted that the information contained in Parliamentary Blue Books and White Papers - information of the greatest interest and import ance in its bearing upon the social conditions of the Common wealth - is not made, more easily accessible to the public. It was only by accident, I might say, that I came upon the true facts in regard to Ulster in the course of my investigations as a student of affairs in Ireland. I had set out upon a general examination of the social state of Ireland, and as I proceeded with my inquiries the Ulster Legend disclosed itself. It was then I decided to bring the Northern Province well under the searchlights of Parliamentary Blue Books and White Papers. Many books have been written on Ulster, but this, I think, 18 the first to treat the subject statistically. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Kenneth Dawson
Publisher : Irish Academic Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 22,68 MB
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1911024892

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The Belfast Jacobin is the first-ever biography of Samuel Neilson, a founding member of the Society of United Irishmen whose profound influence on this radical movement was to alter the course of Irish history. Samuel Neilson joined Wolfe Tone and Thomas Russell at the inaugural meeting of the United Irishmen in 1791, forming a radical front that would challenge the political realities of the day in increasingly strident ways. As editor of the Northern Star, Neilson was to be a principal figure in shaping the United Irishmen’s ideology before the newspaper was suppressed by the military. He brought the excitement caused by the French Revolution into Irish focus, putting public dissatisfaction into words and, later, gathering the forces necessary for revolt. Kenneth Dawson, conducting original research and drawing upon innumerable archive sources, reveals Neilson’s formidable strength as an organiser of radical politics, his incessant run-ins with the authorities, and his central role in planning the United Irish Rebellion of 1798. Samuel Neilson brought talk of revolution to the street – The Belfast Jacobin is a pivotal history that illuminates the true import of his deeds and writing, sorely obscured in many accounts of the 1790s.

Author : Peter Heaney
Publisher : O'Brien Press
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 27,73 MB
Release : 2020-10-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781788492171

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Where did the Red Hand, the famous symbol of Ulster, originate? It's the hand of Heremon, a chief so keen to be first to lay claim to the land that he cut his own hand off the threw it from a ship! Not all legends from Ulster are so gory, of course, and in this collection we meet The Great Brown Bull, The Horsemen of Aileach, Paiste, The Great Black Pig, Maeve MacQuillan, Fintán, Febor and Fia and, of course, Colmcille and the Book of Movilla. Evocatively illustrated by Conor Busuttil, this collection of myths from Ireland's northern province will enthrall readers young and old.