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Cromwell in Ireland is a two-part RTÉ docudrama [1] broadcast in September 2008. It is produced by Irish television production company Tile Films [2] and is described as an examination of "that great nemesis of Irish history: Oliver Cromwell". [3]
Chronicles Irish history from 1890s-1918, including the 1916 Easter Rising. It was the first feature length Irish language film. Shake Hands with the Devil: Michael Anderson: James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter and Glynis Johns: historical drama: Portrays the Irish War of Independence Broth of a Boy: George Pollock
"The writing of Irish economic and social history since 1968." Economic History Review 33.1 (1980): 100–111. DOI: 10.2307/2595549 online; Elton, G.R. Modern Historians on British History 1485–1945: A Critical Bibliography 1945–1969 (1969), annotated guide to 1000 history books on every major topic, plus book reviews and major scholarly ...
Drama, History, Romance. Based on a novel The Last September. Irish War of Independence: 2006 Ireland United Kingdom Germany Italy Spain France Switzerland The Wind That Shakes the Barley: Ken Loach: Drama, War. Irish War of Independence, Irish Civil War. 2014 Ireland A Nightingale Falling: Garret Daly Martina McGlynn Drama, History, War.
Recorded Irish history begins with the introduction of Christianity and Latin literacy, beginning in the 5th century or possibly slightly before. When compared to neighbouring Insular societies, early Christian Ireland is well documented, at least for later periods, but these sources are not easy to interpret.
This is a timeline of Irish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Ireland. To read about the background to these events, see History of Ireland . See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland , alongside Irish heads of state , and the list of years in Ireland .
RTÉ - (2017) A three documentary series about the history and culture of Irish travellers which won the 2018 IFTA for best documentary series. Blood of the Travellers , a 2011 RTÉ broadcast documentary of Francis Barrett interviewing Travellers and social historians and using DNA to find out the origin of the Travellers as a group.
The transition from paganism to Christianity is examined along with its ramifications. The power of writing allowed the Catholic Church to control history in its zeal to transform the pagan Irish. Episode 3, “Warlords”: Centuries of war, including that perpetuated by the power-hungry Vikings, led up to the Norman invasion of Ireland (1169 AD).