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In Search of Ireland's Heroes: The Story of the Irish from the English Invasion to the Present Day
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by Carmel McCaffrey
Sales Rank: 376846
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Discount: 34 %
$10.44
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 304 pages
Published by: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher October 25, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1566636159
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1566636155
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
McCaffrey (In Search of Ancient Ireland) has penned a "quick," partisan (from the Catholic viewpoint) version of Irish history. The arrival of the English in the 12th century is duly noted and the long melancholy march to the modern age is marked by jumps from King Dermot MacMurrough to Oliver Cromwell, the potato famine and the political turbulence of the late 19th century. Of particular interest is McCaffrey's great portrait of Charles Stewart Parnell and his policies in the 1870s and '80s, such as his involvement in the Land Leagues, his quest for Home Rule, his affair with Kitty O'Shea and subsequent abandonment by both church and state. McCaffrey also views the role of the Catholic Church in Ireland and comes to some interesting conclusions about orthodoxy and traditional Irish resistance to it. The political ferment of the early 20th century is explored by painting portraits of all the familiar names, from Patrick Pearse to Eamon De Valera and Michael Collins. The modern troubles in the North are examined and the Celtic Tiger is praised (somehow without mentioning its father, 1960s' prime minister Sean Lemass). A breezy, somewhat superficial work, this will best appeal to the Irish history neophyte. (Oct. 6)
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Kerby Miller in Professor of History at the University of Missouri-Columbia
Written with verve and passionIn Search of Ireland's Heroes is a welcome challenge to conservative interpretations of Ireland's history.
Reader Reviews
That rare publishing event where the sequel is even better than the original. McCaffrey uses original documents to illustrate Irish history from the English invasion through today.
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