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

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

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