HISTORY 270

Ireland Since 1798

Description

Examines the history of Ireland from 1798 to the present. It investigates major developments in the social, cultural, political and economic history of the island from the United Irish Rising at the end of the eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century, including the creation of the state of Northern Ireland and ongoing attempts to secure a lasting peace there. Attention will also be paid to the vast emigration of Irish peoples across the globe, and the influence of the Irish abroad in shaping the contours of the last 200 years of Irish history.

Assessment:

 

Coursework Plus Exam

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Not taught in 2025

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Recommended Reading

Richard Bourke ed, Princeton History of Modern Ireland, Princeton, 2016.

Alvin Jackson, Ireland 1798-1998: War, Peace and Beyond 2^nd ed., Chichester, 2010.

Fearghal McGarry, The Rising: Easter 1916, Oxford 2010.

Points

HISTORY 270: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed

Restrictions

HISTORY 265, 365, 370