Preface
PART I:
The Manners, Customs and Institutions of the Ancient Irish
Chapters:-
| I. | The Irish Language |
| II. | Irish Literature |
| III. | Ecclesiastical Writings |
| IV. | Annals, Histories, Genealogies |
| V. | Historical and Romantic Tales |
| VI. | The Brehon Law |
| VII. | The Law of Compensation |
| VIII. | Grades and Groups of Society |
| IX. | The Tenure of Land |
| X. | Irish Music |
| XI. | Irish Art |
| XII. | Dwellings, Fortresses, Ecclesiastical Buildings |
| XIII. | Various Customs |
PART II.
Ireland under Native Rulers
Chapters:-
| I. | Legends of the Early Colonies |
| II. | The Kings of Pagan Ireland |
| III. | Saint Patrick |
| IV. | Early Christian Ireland |
| V. | Religion and Learning |
| VI. | The Danish Wars |
| VII. | Brian Boru |
| VIII. | The Battle of Clontarf |
| IX. | Preparing the Way for the Invader | |
PART III.
The Period of the Invasion, 1172-1547
Chapters:-
| I. | Dermot MacMurrogh |
| II. | The First Anglo-Norman Adventurers |
| III. | King Henry in Ireland |
| IV. | Raymond le Gros |
| V. | John de Courcy |
| VI. | King John in Ireland |
| VII. | A Century of Turmoil |
| VIII. | Edward Bruce |
| IX. | The Statute of Kilkenny |
| X. | Art Mac Murrogh Kavanagh |
| XI. | During the War of the Roses |
| XII. | Poynings' Law |
| XIII. | Garrett, the Great Earl of Kildare |
| XIV. | Garrett, Ninth Earl of Kildare |
| XV. | The Rebellion of Silken Thomas |
| XVI. | General Submission |
PART IV.
The Period of Insurrection, Confiscation and Plantation
Chapters:-
| I. | New Causes of Strife |
| II. | The State Religion |
| III. | Shane O'Neill |
| IV. | The Geraldine Rebellion |
| V. | The Plantations |
| VI. | Hugh Roe O'Donnell |
| VII. | Hugh O'Neill Earl of Tyrone |
| VIII. | The Rebellion of Hugh O'Neill |
| IX. | The Battle of the Yellow Ford |
| X. | The Earl of Essex |
| XI. | Lord Mountjoy and Sir George Carew |
| XII. | The Siege and Battle of Kinsale |
| XIII. | The Siege of Dunboy |
| XIV. | The Retreat of O'Sullivan Beare |
| XV. | The Flight of the Earls |
| XVI. | The Plantation of Ulster |
| XVII. | The "Graces" |
| XVIII. | The Rebellion of 1641 |
| XIX. | The Confederation of Kilkenny |
| XX. | Cromwell |
| XXI. | The Cromwellian Plantation |
| XXII. | Restoration and Compromises |
| XXIII. | Religious Troubles after the Restoration |
| XXIV. | James the Second |
| XXV. | The Siege of Derry |
| XXVI. | The Battle of the Boyne |
| XXVII. | The Siege of Limerick |
| XXVIII. | The Siege of Athlone and the Battle of Aughrim |
| XXIX. | The Second Siege and Treaty of Limerick |
PART V.
The Period of the Penal Laws
Chapters:-
| I. | The Penal Code |
| II. | Restrictions on Irish Trade and Manufacture |
| III. | "The Sixth of George I. " |
| IV. | Struggles for Parliamentary Independence |
| V. | The Expedition of Thurot |
| VI. | Secret Societies |
| VII. | Progress towards Parliamentary Independence |
| VIII. | The American War and Its Effects on Ireland |
| IX. | The Volunteers |
| X. | The Dawn |
| XI. | Legislative Independence |
| XII. | Parliamentary and Commercial Reform |
| XIII. | More Secret Societies |
| XIV. | An Instalment of Emancipation |
| XV. | Disappointed Hopes |
| XVI. | Drifting towards Rebellion |
| XVII. | The Rebellion of 1798 |
| XVIII. | The Union |
| XIX. | Robert Emmet's Insurrection |
| XX. | Daniel O'Connell |
| XXI. | Catholic Emancipation |
| XXII. | The Tithe War |
PART VI.
The Modern Period
Chapters:-
| I. | To the Death of O'Connell |
| II. | Parnell |
| III. | To the Death of Parnell |
| IV. | Industrial Progress |
NOTE ON THE FORMATION OF COUNTIES
