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Article: McCaffrey, Carmel. In search of Ireland's heroes.(Young adult review)(Book review)
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McCAFFREY, Carmel. In search of Ireland's heroes. Ivan R. Dee. 290p. illus. bibliog. index. c2006. 978-1-56663-756-5. $16.95. SA
A native of Ireland, McCaffrey is currently a lecturer at Johns Hopkins and the Smithsonian. Her previous book, In Search of Ancient Ireland, was a companion to the PBS series. Ireland's Heroes begins with the English invasion in 1167 and ends with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 that brought peace to Ulster. The book covers religious disputes, political power, poets, intermarriage between early Norman settlers and the indigenous Gaels, the ancient Brehon Laws that were community based, and the influence of families such ...