Download or read book Eighteenth-century Ireland written by Ian McBride and published by Gill Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighteenth century is in many ways the most problematic era in Irish history. The years from 1700 to 1775 have been short-changed by historians, who have concentrated on the last quarter of the period. Ian McBrides new survey seeks to correct that balance.