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A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland

Chapter 37: IRELAND
By Mary Platt Parmele
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A concise national narrative traces development from prehistoric Britain through Roman occupation, Anglo‑Saxon and Norman eras, medieval monarchy, Reformation, civil war, and the Victorian age, treating religion and money as central forces shaping institutions and constitutional change. It surveys key milestones such as Magna Carta, the origins of Parliament, Tudor and imperial expansion, and industrial and social reforms, while summarizing how Ireland and Scotland became linked to England. Chapters proceed chronologically, emphasizing legal, religious, and economic currents that underpin political evolution and offering brief illustrative episodes for general readers.


Canmore, 254

Catholic Church, 267, 287, 293, 296

Comyn, 266

Covenanters, 295

Crichtons, 277, 278

Cromwell, 296


Danes, 251

Darnley, 288

David I, King, 258, 264

David II, 271

Donegal, 250

Douglas, Earl of, 273, 278, 280

Duncan, 251, 254

Dundee, 262

Dunsinnane, 254


Edgar the Atheling, 255

Edward I of England, 258, 261

Edward III of England, 271

Elizabeth, Queen, 285, 290, 295


Falkirk, 262

Fergus, 250, 252

Flodden, 287


Glasgow, 262, 279, 290

Grampians, 260

Guise, Mary of, 282, 284


Henry II of England, 257

Henry IV, 273, 274

Henry V, 277

Henry VII, 280

Henry VIII, 280, 282

Henryson, 279

Holyrood, 280, 288


Iona, Monastery at, 250


Jacobites, 297

James, Prince, 273, 274

James I, 276, 277

James II, 278

James III, 278, 280

James IV, 280

James V, 282

James VI, 290

James I of England, 295

John I, 259-261


Knox, John, 284, 286


Lamberton, Bishop of, 266

Lennox, Earl of, 288

Lionel, Prince, 272

Livingston, 278, 284

Lochleven Castle, 290

Lothian, 251

Luther, 282


Macbeth, 252, 254

Maid of Norway, 258

Malcolm II, 251

Malcolm III, 254, 256

M'Alpin, Kenneth, 251

Margaret, 255

Margaret, Princess, 280

Mary, Princess, 282

Moray, 291


National Covenanters, 295

Normans, 256, 296


Parliament, Scottish, 260, 269, 279, 283, 291, 296

Pembroke, Earl of, 268

Picts, 249, 251

Presbyterian Church, 293, 296

Pretender, The, 296

Protestantism, 286

Puritans, 295


Reformation, 282, 291

Reformed Church, 281, 285, 288, 291

Richard I, 257

Rizzio, 289

Robert II, 272

Robert III, 273

Rothesay, 273, 274

Ruthven Raid, 292


Scone, 251, 254, 259, 274

Scots, 249

Solway Moss, 283

St. Andrew's University, 279

St. Columba, 250

St. Nimian, 250

Steward, High, of Scotland, 272

Stewart, Robert, 272

Stirling, 262, 268, 275

Stone of Destiny, 250, 261, 295

Stuart, Mary, 283, 286, 288, 295

Stuarts, 272, 276, 296


Tay, River, 251

Tweed, 251, 281


William the Lion, 257

William Wallace, 261, 265, 296

Wishart, 284



IRELAND

Act of Settlement, 221

Act of Uniformity, 210

Act of Union, 238, 241

Ard Reagh, 201

Armagh, 214


Bard, 202

Bowes, Lord Chancellor, 226

Boyne, Battle of, 223

Brefny, Lord of, 204

Brehon Law, 202, 205

Brehons, 202

Brian Boru, 204


Cæsair, Lady, 199

Catholic Church, 210, 221-227, 233, 239-241, 244

Cavendish, Lord Frederick, 245

Celts, 201

Charles I, 213, 215

Charles II, 216, 218-221, 228

Christianity, 202-203

Church of England, 213

Clan, 201

Connaught, 201, 212, 216

Crécy, 208

Cromlechs, 201

Cromwell, 216

Crosby, Sir Francis, 212

Curran, Sarah, 239


Danes, 204, 205

Declaration of Rights, 234

Dermot, 204

Desmond, House of, 207, 211, 212

Desmond Rebellion, 211

Dillon, 242

Dublin, 205, 209


Edward III, 208

Elizabeth, Queen, 210

Emmet, Robert, 239

Enniskillen, 222

Eric, 202

Erin, 200


Famine in Ireland, 241

Fenians, 244

Fenius, 200

Fitzgerald, 237

Flood, Henry, 232, 237


Gael, 199

Gaelic, 200

Geraldines, 207, 209, 237

Geraldine League, 211

Ginkel, 223

Gladstone, 244, 245

Godfrey, Sir Edward Bery, 219

Grattan, Henry, 232, 237

Great Rebellion, The, of 1690, 224


Heber, 199, 200

Henry II, 204-206

Henry VII, 209

Henry VIII, 209

Heremon, 200

Hibernia, 200

Home Rule, 244

Home Rule Act, 245


Irish Parliament, 209, 213, 221, 234, 235, 238


James II, 221-222


Kildare, Earl of, 210

Kildare, House of, 207, 212

Kilkenny, Statutes of, 208, 210, 232


Laud, Archbishop, 213, 215

Leinster, 201, 204

Liberals, 244

Limerick, 223

Limerick, Articles of, 223

Locke, 230

London, 210

Londonderry, 222

Long Parliament, 214

Louis XIV, 222


Meagher, 242, 247

Meath, 201, 227

Milesius, 199

Mitchell, 242

Molyneux, William, 230, 234

Mountjoy, 213

Mullaghmast, 212

Munster, 201, 212


National Land League, 244

Nemehd, 199

New Land Act, 246

Normans, 206, 209


Oates, Titus, 219

O'Brien, 204, 206

O'Brien, Smith, 242

O'Connell, Daniel, 240

O'Connells, 206

O'Moore, Clan of, 212

O'Neill, Shane the Proud, 211

O'Neills, 206, 209, 210

Ormond, House of, 207, 219, 221


Palatines, 206

Pale, Lords of the, 207, 209, 214

Parnell, Charles, 244

Penal Code, 225

Picts, 200

Pitt, 237

Plunkett, Dr., 220

Popish Plot, 221

Poyning, Sir Edward, 209

Poynings Act, 209, 210, 221, 224, 235

Presbyterians, 214

Protestantism, 210, 214, 215, 219-227, 232