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Irish History for Dummies

By: Mike Cronin
Narrated by: Patrick Moy
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Putting history into a perspective, Irish History for Dummies is an engaging, entertaining and educational trip through time, packing in equal parts fun and facts, providing listeners with a riveting history of this ancient land. The history of Ireland has shaped the world far beyond its borders. And few stories have a greater need for a balanced and light-hearted telling than the complex and often controversial saga of Ireland and her people.

With more than 250 million books in print and more than 1,800 titles, For Dummies is the most widely recognized and highly regarded reference series in the world. Since 1991, For Dummies has helped millions make everything easier. For Dummies audiobooks offer listeners proven experts presenting even the most complex subjects in plain English.

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Such an enjoyable listen, learned lots even as an Irish man - lots I must have skipped over in school!

Brilliant!

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It’s a book that gets more interesting as history gets more recent.
Story of Ireland told in a very balanced way.

Great listen, some amazing sections

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This is an unexpectedly comprehensive and informative book on the history of Ireland. I was apprehensive that the author is non native, but this allowed for a broad sweeping view which is neutral on the inevitably sensitive aspects of Irish history. The over-involvement of Britain in Ireland's affairs is explained without the heavy weight of moral implications being explored. There is no shortage of other books which cover those territories. Rather, the author presents the events and culture in a series of light brush strokes. Modern history, from 2010, is only touched upon. Again, this is better covered elsewhere. For me, the author has achieved the aim of an introduction suitable for anyone looking to get a bird's eye view of how modern Ireland has come into being.
I enjoyed the reader's interpretation of the text, which makes for easy listening.

A balance between an easy listen and informative history

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The craic’s fierce and pure, sure, it’s mighty, but it’s a long, bloody history, lads.

Great for those times, lads

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As someone of Irish descent I found this a fascinating book. Up until now my history had been limited to anecdote and patchy dates.

Excellent Summary

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