Irish History

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Can anyone recommend a good book on Irish History? doesn’t have to necessarily
be about the catholic religion and ireland, but obviously the two would go hand in hand.

I am interested in learning about the potato famine and the typhoid or whatever.

Any titles ?
yes, I have heard of angela’s ashes.
 
I can’t recommend a book but historical articles on the subject on Wikipedia are quite engaging (I’ve read quite a lot of them). They also sometimes include links to external websites. If you’re okay with reading on the Internet, you could have a great time and learn a lot.
 
Here’s a couple
The great hunger by Cecil woodham Smith

The Famine Ships by Edward Laxton
 
If you’re reading up on Irish history, remember to go back to the four kingdoms of Ireland (before the 11th Century) as that will give you some context on how Ireland and England got caught up with each other and puts a lot of the later political strife into a context. It’s necessary to do this because Ireland retains a great folk connection to its past and nothing will make sense without understanding the real roots of modern Ireland.
 
YESSS. How The Irish Saved Civilization. This is an excellent and engaging book as are all of Cahill’s books.
 
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