Ireland's Huguenots and Their Refuge, 1662-1745: An Unlikely Haven - Hardcover

Raymond Hylton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1902210794 ISBN 13: 9781902210797

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 2013

This book explores this question and attempts to reveal precisely who these Huguenots were, what they contributed to and received from their adopted land, and why Huguenot ancestry is so respected and prized even among devout Irish Catholics. The true chronicle of Irelands Huguenots is, in opposition to the narrow misrepresentations of the past, one of extraordinary richness and variety, as befits an ethnic group whose influence permeated into every nook of Irish life and society. Here are some of the towering personalities that left such an imprint on Ireland's history, character and heritage: Henri, Earl of Galway; warrior turned financial tycoon David Digues Latouche; the scholar/librarian Elie Bouhereau; and many other greater and lesser luminaries.

Product Description:

Unusual book

Review:

"Hylton highlights the key issues that hindered the development of a cohesive Huguenot community in Ireland. . . . He renders a valuable service by situating Ireland's Huguenot refugees within a wider context. . . . Hylton's care in recounting these incidents along with his detailing of the Huguenot role in the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland ensure that both specialist and nonspecialist readers can glean important insight from the text. Hylton's work also demonstrates that genealogical interests can coexist with the concerns of professional historians." --Journal of British Studies

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1902210794
• ISBN 13: 9781902210797
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240