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Malachy McCourt's history of Ireland
by McCourt, Malachy
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0762419652
- ISBN 13
- 9780762419654
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Running Press, 2004. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 400 pages. Illustrations. Map. List of Works. Index. Previous owner's stamp on half-title page. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Malachy Gerard McCourt (born 20 September 1931) is an Irish-American actor, writer, one-time pub owner, and politician. He was the 2006 Green Party of New York candidate for governor in New York State, losing to the Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer. He is the younger brother of author Frank McCourt. In the successful tradition of Thomas Cahill's modern-day classic, How the Irish Saved Civilization, here is an authoritative and completely engaging one-volume account of Irish history by County Limerick native, gifted storyteller, and bestselling author Malachy McCourt. Its pages are populated with figures from myth, legend, ancient history, and current events, from Cu Chulainn and Brian Boru to Oliver Cromwell, James Joyce, Lady Gregory, Gerry Adams, and Sinead O'Connor some beloved, some controversial, but all with an undeniable influence on the course of Irish history and in turn, the history of the modern world. McCourt proves an irresistible guide on this vivid tour through the colorful and turbulent history of the Emerald Isle, from the Celtic settlements, through Viking and British occupations, modern troubles and struggle for independence. He also offers fresh insights on the country's cultural contributions to folklore, literature, art, music, and cuisine. Derived from a Publishers Weekly article: McCourt breaks down Ireland's history into 16 sections and, through biographical vignettes, uses famous Irish men and woman to define each epoch. For example, he explores ancient Ireland by profiling the three most prominent Irish saints: Patrick, Brigid and Columcille. Each brief, colloquial sketch provides not only historical background but also colorful conjectures. Moving through history, readers encounter Brian Ború, the Irish king credited with expelling the Vikings and unifying Ireland; Strongbow, who led the Norman invasion of Ireland; and Hugh O'Neill, who battled Elizabeth for Irish freedom before succumbing in the Battle of Kinsale in 1601. Modern Ireland is represented by the likes of Theobald Wolfe Tone, a member of the (Presbyterian) United Irishmen, who led the unsuccessful revolution of 1798; and Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator, who brought religious freedom to Ireland's Catholics. Of course, modern revolutionary Ireland is represented by Michael Collins and Eamon De Valera, and there are also looks at writers W.B. Yeats and Samuel Beckett. McCourt takes us up to the present with portraits of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and rock star Bono.
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- Title
- Malachy McCourt's history of Ireland
- Author
- McCourt, Malachy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing [Stated]
- ISBN 10
- 0762419652
- ISBN 13
- 9780762419654
- Publisher
- Running Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Ireland, Peig Sayers, Cuchulainn, Saint Patrick, Viking, Brain Boru, Richard de Clard, Kildare, Hugh O'Neill, Kinsale, Grace O'Malley, Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmet, Daniel O;Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell, Michael Collins, Eamon de Valera, Gerry Adams
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