Traveller's History of Ireland - Softcover

Peter Neville

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905214693 ISBN 13: 9781905214693

Publisher: Interlink Books, 2005

Synopsis

A splendid guidebook to Irelandís spectacular antiquitiesóits passage tombs, ring forts, castles, Neolithic settlements, and monastic sites. With its witty and erudite explorations of Irish mythology, history, literature, archaeology, and architecture, this travel book makes for an excellent companion on a journey to Ireland that is also a journey back in time. Along with fascinating overviews of prehistoric, Celtic, early Christian, and early medieval times, Meagher gives the traveler concrete help in finding the most stunning sites that preserve and breathe that history today (some are surprisingly unknown). After the dayís exploring is done, readers can consult the same volume to find where to stay and eatÖ or entertaining bed-time reading in Meagherís lore about these ancient sites. In Ancient Ireland, Meagher brings both his passionate scholarship and knowledge of the country and its history to a guide that is at once personal, humorous, engaging, scholarly, and still minutely practical.

About this title

Review:

For independent, inquisitive travellers traversing the green roads of Ireland, there is no better guide than A Traveller's History of Ireland. --Small Press

This book will be appreciated by visitors who want more historical background than ordinary series guidebooks supply... Highly recommended... --Library Journal

About the Author:

Dr Peter Neville had three Irish grandparents and is a constant visitor to the country. He has taught history at the University of the West of England, Queen Mary and Westfield College and Wolverhampton University. He is the author of a major study of Sir Nevile Henderson and several other texts on modern British and European history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1905214693
• ISBN 13: 9781905214693
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 384