Amy Hackney Blackwell - The Everything Irish History & Heritage Book: From Brian Boru and St. Patrick to Sinn Fein and the Troubles, All You Need to Know About the Emerald Isle

THE EVERYTHING IRISH HISTORY & HERITAGE BOOK

From Brian Boru and St. Patrick to Sinn Fin and the Troubles, all you need to know about the Emerald Isle

Amy Hackney Blackwell & Ryan Hackney

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ISBN 10: 1-58062-980-6

ISBN 13: 978-1-58062-980-5 (paperback)

ISBN 13: 978-1-60550-510-7 (EPUB)

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J I H G F E D

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hackney Blackwell, Amy.

The everything Irish history & heritage book / Amy Hackney Blackwell and Ryan Hackney.

p. cm.

(An everything series book)

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 1-58062-980-6

ISBN 13: 978-1-60550-510-7 (EPUB)

1. Ireland-History-Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Ireland-Civilization-Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Hackney, Ryan. II. Title. III. Title: Everything Irish history and heritage book. IV. Series: Everything series.

DA911.H33 2003

941.5 dc22 2003014352

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The Irish History & Heritage Book

Dear Reader:

As you might have guessed from our names, we are brother and sister, grown from our days of sibling rivalry to amicable collaboration. We come from New Orleans Catholic stock, Irish supplemented with Italian, French, and German. Our Irish ancestors came to United States fleeing the Great Famine, as did so many unfortunate souls we wish they could see Ireland in its current, happier days.

We are both trained historians with specialties in European and American history. Amy used to be a lawyer and Ryan used to be an e-commerce guru, but now we both earn our bread by our pens (or computers). Ryan has written and edited travel guides to Ireland. Amy has written a book about world mythology and a law dictionary.

Though we have both kissed the Blarney Stone, we hope eloquence hasn't come at the cost of accuracy. We know this book can't cover everything, but we hope it gives a fun introduction to the best parts of Ireland's history and heritage. We encourage you to read more about this fascinating island and its culture. Slinte!