"The most concise introductory narrative of the Irish response to the American Revolution."--Andrew O'Shaughnessy, author of An Empire Divided: The American Revolution and the British Caribbean In the midst of great expansion and economic growth in the eighteenth century, Ireland was deeply divided along racial, religious, and economic lines. More than two thirds of the population were Catholic, but nearly all the landowners were Anglican. The minority also comprised practically the entire body of lawyers, officers in the army and navy, and holders of political positions. At the same...