A Chronology of Irish History to 1976 is volume VIII of "A New History of Ireland", a ten-volume series on all aspects of Irish history and culture, published between 1977 and 2006.

Subtitled "A Companion to Irish History Part I", the introduction describes it as:

"We have here attempted to provide what has hitherto been almost entirely lacking, a chart of events in the history of Ireland from the earliest times to 1976 ... in addition to scientific dating on archaeological evidence, we have inserted a few pseudo-historical dates to illustrate the view medieval Irishmen had of their prehistory."

The Chronology is divided into the following sections:

• Prehistoric and early Ireland:
  • (A) to 431
    431
    Year 431 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Bassus and Antiochus...
    
    , by Francis John Byrne
    Francis John Byrne
    Francis John Byrne is an Irish historian.Born in Shanghai where his father, a Dundalk man, captained a ship on the Yellow River, Byrne was evacuated with his mother to Australia on the outbreak of World War II...
    
    , Charles Doherty and M.J. O'Kelly, pp. 12-16.
  • (B) 432
    432
    Year 432 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aetius and Valerius...
    
     to 1169, by F.J. Byrne and Charles Doherty, pp.16-71.

• Medieval Ireland 1169 to 1534, by F.J. Byrne, F.X. Martin and Darach Mac Fhionnbhair, pp.76-194.

• Early Modern Ireland 1534 to 1603, by Darach Mac Fhionnbhair and J. G. Simms, pp.196-221.
  • 1603 to 1691, T.W. Moody, J.G. Simms and C. J. Woods, pp. 222-253.

• Eighteenth Century Ireland 1691-1800, by Moody, Simms, Woods, pp. 254-292.

• Ireland Under the Union 1801-1921, by Moody and Woods, pp. 295-400.

• Ireland 1921-1976, by Moody, Simms and Woods, pp.401-472.

• Index, pp.473-591.