{"product_id":"2026200013214-secondhand-irish-life-in-the-seventeenth-century","title":"Irish Life In The Seventeenth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work in the study of Gaelic civilisation, Irish Life in the Seventeenth Century presents a richly detailed portrait of Ireland during one of its most turbulent and transformative eras — a century defined by war, dispossession, and the twilight of an ancient Gaelic order. Edward MacLysaght, one of Ireland's foremost historians and genealogists, meticulously reconstructs the textures of everyday life — from the customs of the native Irish gentry and the Catholic clergy to the habits of merchants, farmers, and the rural poor — drawing on a vast range of contemporary sources to illuminate a world on the brink of irreversible change. The result is not a conventional political history but a vivid social panorama, one that chronicles the manners, dress, diet, law, and literature of a people navigating the collision of two civilisations.\n\nMacLysaght's scholarship is distinguished by its warmth and accessibility, bringing academic rigour to a subject that had long been neglected in mainstream historical writing. His prose carries the authority of a man intimately acquainted with Ireland's archival and genealogical heritage, and his scope is impressively wide — balancing the grand sweep of historical forces with the intimate detail of lived experience. This second, revised and enlarged edition deepens the original work's insights, making it an indispensable reference for anyone serious about understanding the roots of modern Irish identity. What emerges is a portrait of a culture both resilient and imperilled — and the question of what was lost, and what survived, lingers long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203305775323,"sku":"2026200013214-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9cb8fba4-28aa-4d6b-8c78-35ac76692aa6.png?v=1788147748","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013214-secondhand-irish-life-in-the-seventeenth-century","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}