"This Companion provides an authoritative introduction to the historical, social and stylistic complexities of modern Irish culture. Readers will be introduced to Irish culture in its widest sense and helped to find their way through the cultural and theoretical debates that inform our understanding of modern Ireland. The range of topics covered will enable a comprehensive understanding of Irish culture, and the new essays by acknowledged experts, together with the chronology and guides to further reading, make this an invaluable guide to the shaping of modern Ireland."--BOOK JACKET.