Bible War in Ireland

Irene Whelan is associate professor of history and director of Irish studies at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.

“The clearest and most comprehensive account yet of this crucial episode in modern Irish history. Its breadth and richness, socially and culturally as well as chronologically and geographically, are striking.”—Niall O’Ciosain, author of Print and Popular Culture in Ireland 1750–1850 “Whelan’s lively and balanced study adds significantly to our understanding of the [Irish evangelical] movement. It is based on extensive research . . . and an impressive knowledge of the personalities and events.”—Stewart J. Brown, The American Historical Review “Persuasive and elegantly written.”—History: Reviews of New Books