The Shadow of a Year

"Gibney provides exactly the over-arching examination of the 'history wars' that we have been waiting for and, in the context of the Northern Ireland Peace Process and the recent mass digitization of the 1641 loyalist depositions, it is exceptionally timely."--David Dickson, Trinity College Dublin "This is the best account to date of how continuing English-language disputations concerning the nature of the insurrection that occurred in Ireland in 1641 influenced present politics for three centuries, in three countries and in two continents. Scholars in the U.S. will benefit especially from John Gibney's discussion of how the subject was re-opened in a new environment by Matthew Carey, who was responding in part to the inclusion of the extreme Protestant interpretation of the subject in the Amerian editions of Foxe's Book of Martyrs"--Nicholas Canny, National University of Ireland, Galway "Gibney's work is deeply researched, well documented, and extremely well written. It will be a valuable resource for lay readers, scholars, and students. Highly recommended."--Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

John Gibney earned his doctorate in history at Trinity College Dublin and is author of Ireland and the Popish Plot. A guide for the popular Historical Walking Tours of Dublin offered by Historical Insights Ireland, he is a frequent contributor to History Ireland magazine and scholarly journals. He has been a research fellow at the University of Notre Dame and the National University of Ireland Galway.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1-The Sad Story of our Miseries: Protestant Interpretations of the Rebellion, c. 1641-c. 1840 2-The Naked Truth of this Tragical History: Catholic Interpretations of the Rising, c. 1641-c. 1865 3-Historical Facts and Stupendous Falsehoods: An Irish Insurrection at the Limits of Scholarship, c. 1865-c. 1965 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index