Excerpt from Two Centuries of Irish History, 1691-1870: With Introduction When this book was undertaken, in order to meet a wish expressed in many quarters for a concise and impartial narrative Of Irish history, the question arose Whether it should include the whole history of the island from the earliest times. It was perceived that to do this would leave too little space for the treatment Of the later and more important periods; and it has therefore been judged the better course to begin the narrative at a point sufficiently remote to enable the more recent phenomena to be traced back to their causes, yet not so remote as to require many pages to be spent on the elucidation Of Obscure and disputed questions. Such a point presents itself in the year 1691, when the war of the Revolution ended with the Treaty Of Limerick. This treaty, followed by the enactment Of the Penal Code, closes the era of Civil strife which had desolated Ireland for many years, and opens a new era in her relations with England. It has therefore been taken as the point of departure for the present book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.