Traveller's History of Ireland

A Travellers History of Ireland gives a full and accurate portrait of Ireland from prehistory right up to the present. The story opens with mysterious early Celtic Ireland where no Roman stood, through Saint Patricks mission to Ireland which began the process of making it an island of saints, to the [...]
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A Travellers History of Ireland gives a full and accurate portrait of Ireland from prehistory right up to the present. The story opens with mysterious early Celtic Ireland where no Roman stood, through Saint Patricks mission to Ireland which began the process of making it an island of saints, to the legendary High King Brian Boru and his struggle with Viking and Irish enemies alike. It moves on through the arrival of the Norman Strongbow in the twelfth century, and the beginnings of the difficult and tragic Anglo-Irish relationship. Great historical figures like Hugh ONeill, Cromwell, and Jonathan Swift figure as well as ordinary