A History Of Modern Ireland 18001969 Author:Edward Norman Political upheaval, bloddshed and voilent guerrilla campaigns were the hallmark of 19th and early 20th century Irish history. From the Brotherhood of the United Irishmen to Sinn Fein, Fiana Fail and the IRA, and from the Phoenix Park murders to the trocities of the Black and Tans, extremeism has been at the center of a tragic struggle without pa... more »rallel in British history. Norman's finely detailed account begins with the Act of Union in 1800 and ends with the start of the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland. He traces the soutsanding work of O'Connel, Parnell, De Valera and other Irish leaders, underling the militant nationalism which forged Northern Ireland and Eire from the ashes of subjection, famine, insurrection and civil war.« less