From Bulls to Bullets: the Course of Irish History

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Offered every other spring. This course surveys the history of Ireland and the Irish, from the enduring myths and legends of the island’s first inhabitants where the potent social and political representation of the Bull was used to demonstrate power, to the bullets and bombs that defined the lives of many in the northern part of the country in the twentieth century. Like any place, Ireland has a complicated and complex history, where many different groups coalesced and divided along social, economic and political grounds.