TWO CENTURIES OF

IRISH HISTORY

TWO CENTURIES

OF IRISH HISTORY

1691-1870

BEING A SERIES OF PAPERS BY

W. K. SULLIVAN, LL.D.; GEORGE SIGERSON, M.R.I.A.;
J. H. BRIDGES; LORD FITZMAURICE;

JAMES R. THURSFIELD;

AND

G. P. MACDONELL

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

THE RIGHT HON. JAMES BRYCE

EDITED BY

R. BARRY O'BRIEN

SECOND EDITION

LONDON
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The First Edition of this book appeared in
1888. Since then three of the Contributors
have unhappily passed away—Dr. W. K.
Sullivan, Dr. Bridges, and Mr. G. P.
MacDonell.
It
may

be stated that each writer is solely responsible for the correctness of the facts and soundness of the views contained in the part to which his name is prefixed.

The Editor is only responsible for the subject, the title, the plan, and (jointly with Mr. Bryce) for selecting the authors of the book.