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In Search of Ireland's Heroes - The Story of the Irish from the English Invasion to the Present Day (Paperback)
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In Search of Ireland's Heroes - The Story of the Irish from the English Invasion to the Present Day (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 690
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In In Search of Ancient Ireland, published by Ivan R. Dee in 2002,
Carmel McCaffrey traced the history, archaeology, and legends of
ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C. to the Norman invasion. Now, in an
engaging sequel, Ms. McCaffrey tells the story of the struggle
between English and Irish aspirations in the centuries since the
first English incursions into Ireland in the twelfth century. This
is a narrative history filled with powerful personalities and
families who fought in battle and through constitutional means to
free Ireland from English control. With an extensive use of
original sources-letters, personal accounts, and parliamentary
documents-Ms. McCaffrey brings these individuals to life and tells
their story. We meet the intrepid O'Neills, the colorful
O'Donnells, the wily Fitzgeralds, and many others whose passion for
freedom and for Ireland could not be conquered. The Irish, as the
book recounts, struggled over many generations to hold on to
ancient lands only to lose their fight in the Elizabethan wars. In
the early 1600s the ancient Irish Brehon laws were extinguished,
and it seemed as if the Gaelic past had been washed from memory.
Yet the story of Irish determination did not end there. Other
generations took up the effort to establish an Irish parliament
free of English control that would answer the needs of all
citizens. To this stirring history Ms. McCaffrey brings the same
adroitness that prompted Terry Golway of the New York Observer to
call her first book "marvelous...fine storytelling and analysis."
With 25 black-and-white photographs and a map.
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