Essentially ohlmeyers contention is that the seventeenth century witnessed the anglicization of the irish aristocracy which was in turn a key element in the anglicization of the country the titled nobility were instruments of english imperialism who profoundly shaped the face of modern ireland p 475 in order for this to happen the ethos of the irish aristocracy itself had to change with notions of honor refocused from traditional pride in lineage toward loyalty to the . Jane h ohlmeyer making ireland english the irish aristocracy in the seventeenth century new haven yale university press 2012 xxii 668 pp 65 isbn 978 0 300 11834 6 thepublicationofthisbookissomethingofaneventontheonehanditwas eagerly anticipated the product of many years of deep archival research on the. Making ireland english the irish aristocracy in the seventeenth century ohlmeyer jane isbn 9780300118346 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive study of the remaking of irelands aristocracy during the seventeenth century it is a study of the irish peerage and its role in the