Carmel McCaffrey lectures on Irish history, literature, culture, and language at Johns Hopkins University. A native of Dublin, she founded the literary review Wild About Wilde. She has also written In Search of Ireland's Heroes. She is a Gaelic speaker and frequently travels back to Ireland. She lives in Mt. Airy, Maryland. Leo Eaton has produced, written, and directed television and film in Europe and the United States for thirty years and has received many of television's major awards. London-born, he lives in New Windsor, Maryland.
Well-written...informative...new and fascinating material
challenging many myths.
*Lawrence J. McCaffrey, Emeritus Professor of History, Loyola
University of Chicago*
Your search for the roots of Irish history and culture begins here,
with this marvelous book.
*The New York Observer*
Journeys across the centuries to explore fabled Erin's remarkable
past and uncover the real story behind the island nation's rich
global legacy.
*Irish Connections*
In bite-sized morsels that accommodate the busy lives of modern
readers Search tells us about both the major figures central to
momentous events and the daily lives of commoners.
*Richmond Times-Dispatch*
As much as can be excavated or deduced of ancient history is
superbly featured with a wealth of fine detail in this fascinating
and highly readable resource.
*Library Bookwatch*
...A clearly recommended pick for anyone interested in an updated,
scholarly research tool covering the latest truths about Irish
history.... Provides an important gateway to understanding early
Irish roots.
*The Bookwatch*
...An illuminating look at the new finds and scholarship and their
place in Ireland's past.... The deft and meticulously researched
prose...brings ancient Ireland to vivid life.
*Bostonirish.Com*
A great story, interesting to read and appealing to anyone with an
interest in Ireland...A readable history...poignant, not
pedantic.
*Carroll County Times*
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