This course will explore the history of the long nineteenth century Ireland from the 1798 rebellion and the Act of Union through to the 1916 Rising. It will examine the importance of key figures such as Daniel O’Connell and Charles Stewart Parnell and will assess the impact of key social, economic, political and cultural changes. It will also outline vital moments in Irish history such as the Famine, the Land War and the cultural revival of the late nineteenth century. The course will conclude by exploring the residual impact of the nineteenth century and its influence on the Irish revolution and the evolution of modern Ireland.