Historical Dictionary of Ireland

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

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The Historical Dictionary of Ireland, Second Edition covers important topics and personalities dating back to the earliest times, the principal focus is on modern Ireland since 1750, with special emphasis on those periods closest to the present. The core of the Historical Dictionary is an alphabetical survey of key topics, events, places, political organizations, social and cultural institutions, economic phenomena and trends, social and cultural movements, and leading political, religious, scientific, and cultural personalities.

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Frank A. Biletz has been teaching courses on Modern British and Irish History since 1994 at the Newberry Library in Chicago and the Western Civilizations course since 1997 at Loyola University Chicago, where he is currently Adjunct Instructor.