The Conquest of Ireland - an inconclusive political struggle.

The purpose of this blog is to gain an appreciate of the subject matter of the content of the e-book by the author, John A Coyle entitled " The conquest of Ireland - an inconclusive political struggle". This e-book examines the historic developments in the area of British / Irish social and political history. Moreover, is aimed at enabling an understanding, as to the current constitutional and human rights ramifications, going forward in relation to Anglo- Irish relations. In essence then this E-book, attempts to trace Ireland's journey from an indigenous culture, the external conquest, Norman / English rule, the rule of law and the development of a constitutional jurisprudence, as extended to Ireland, North and South. This book aims, to indirectly sequentially demonstrate, the litany and volume of British legislation, in relation to Ireland. It is an evidence based journey of Ireland’s social and economic and cultural history. In particular, HMG’s political presence in Ireland, North and South. The reader, is invited to extrapolate and interpret this legislation in the context of the political intentions and motivations of successive British governments and appeasement of the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Irish Irish ruling classes. The development of a shared history relates to the north and south of Ireland, Britain and Europe. In essence, which in terms of cause and effect, has revolved around for the most part, the orchestrated externally managed and controlled, Anglo-Saxon, Norman ruling wealth, capital based classes in Britain. Subsequently, thereafter by the Anglo-Irish ruling wealth, capital based classes in Ireland, acting in agency to the former. This is historically identified in the earlier chapters of the book. Indeed, the conquest of Ireland and subsequent inconclusive political struggle, can only be described has being a relentless, externally managed and manipulated process. An interference and exploitation engagement, into the cultural, social and economic development of the island of Ireland and its human geography. This has been continuously, running from the usurpation of the High King Muircheartach Ua Briain (also known as Murtough O'Brien) (c. 1050 – c. 10 March 1119), son of Toirdelbach Ua Briain and great-grandson of Brian Bóruma, was King of Munster and later self-declared High King of Ireland; and therefore before the Magna Charta 1215, onto the 1998 Belfast Agreement to the present day. The conquest of Ireland was in some respects over shortly after the “Flight of the Earls” in 1607. In the following centuries up until the plantation of Ulster, the indigenous earlier European settlers experienced, a number of smaller plantations, the resettlement of some of the Dublin Vikings to the Wirral in Britain, wars, battles, rebellions, suppression, death and disease, confiscations and resettlements of land, repression of culture in terms of language, social discourse and family kinship structure, religion and faith, slavery, cruel, inhuman, degrading and violent punishments, injustice and transportation to slavery in the colonies, famine and more confiscations and resettlement's of land onto English and Scots planters. This process was relentless and runs from the twelfth to seventeenth centuries. During this time the Dublin Pale, became the headquarters for the Anglo- Saxon / English Ruling Class. The development of Dublin port was very important for the transportation of Irish agricultural produce to England. This settlement was supported by the development of a mercantile centre for commerce, housing and educational institutions. The English Settlers, many of whom were old English Roman Catholics evolved, as Anglo-Irish, the English Reformation, brought about the Anglican Church of Ireland. As with the Norman Roman Catholic aristocracy, in England, many retained their Catholicism to become known as the old English Catholics. In the providence of Ulster, although the Anglican Church of Ireland emerged, the majority of English / Scots planters were Calvinist / Knox Presbyterian's. The non-planter earlier European settlers remained Roman Catholic. A degree of religious cultural acceptance of Christian differences permeated downwards. However, these differences acted as a marker for social economic discrimination in relation to land ownership, public office, marriage and voting rights. Forcing many into poverty, ill health, early deaths, high infant mortality rates. Emigration, transportation, owned and purchased by the King.