{"product_id":"9780717165407","title":"A History of County Wexford: A comprehensive study of Wexford's history, culture and people","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrimming with vitality and information, Nicholas Furlong’s comprehensive \u003ci\u003eA History of County Wexford\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable guide to Wexford’s history, culture and people. Furlong starts with Wexford’s first settlement and tells the story of Wexford up to the present day, looking at its Gaelic origins, its turbulence during Cromwellian times and its pivotal role in 1798.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCounty Wexford lies in the south eastern corner of Ireland. It is bounded to the west by the River Barrow and the Blackstairs Mountains, to the north by the Wicklow Mountains and by the sea on the other two sides. The River Slaney flows diagonally through the centre, dividing the county north and south. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst settled seven thousand years ago, the county has hosted a variety of cultures from Celts to Vikings, Flemish and Normans to English. Historically, it maintained a social, confessional and ethnic mix of populations that was more varied than most other parts of the island. Because of its key strategic position, it has always been militarily important and was the focus of the great rebellion of 1798, the most bloody conflict in modern Irish history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Furlong traces the history of the county from its earliest settlements through its Gaelic, Christian, Norse and Norman phases of life to the turbulence of the Elizabethan and Cromwellian regimes. He brings the reader through the great upheaval of 1798 and the institutional revival of Catholicism in the nineteenth century, which was particularly focused on County Wexford. He details the continued prosperity of the county throughout modern times. Driven by the sporting and cultural revival of the 1950s – the birth of the Wexford Opera Festival and the legendary hurling team of that era – Wexford has today built itself into the nation’s holiday playground and a vital European transport hub.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of County Wexford\u003c\/i\u003e: Table of Contents\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounty Wexford’s First Humans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Celts and the Age of Iron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dawn of Christianity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kingdom of Uí Chennselaig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUí Chennselaig Expands, Norsemen Land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vikings in Wexford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYears of Power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDermot, King of Leinster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Market for Swords\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Foreigners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfestation and Restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt Mór MacMurrough Kavanagh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World Changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHavoc and War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Cromwell to William\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Kings, Two Bishops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Final Solution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLess Turbulent Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Technology Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsolidation\u003c\/li\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eOur Homeland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Gill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125437972720,"sku":"9780717165407","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780717165407_p0.jpg?v=1763624990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780717165407","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}