Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Maps and Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. A Note on Conventions xi
6. Chronology of Key Events xiv
7. Introduction Ireland on the Edge c. 1500 1
8. part 1 The Sixteenth Century 9
9. part 2 The Seventeenth Century 47
10. part 3 The Eighteenth Century 87
11. part 4 The Nineteenth Century 129
12. part 5 The Twentieth Century and Beyond 185
13. Notes 251
14. Further Reading and Online Sources 269
15. Index 273