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Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 11:19:40 EDT

GREAT IRISH REBELLION OF 1798
YEAR OF LIBERTY, The Great Irish Rebellion of 1798. Illustrated Edition,
Thomas Pakenham, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London. (c) 1997. A beautiful book in
vivid color, plus text. Hardback, 120 large pages (9 1/2" x 12"), dustjacket
(in color, The Battle of Ballinahinch, 1798), index, maps, a chronology of
the significant events. Robert Emmet's execution 1803, many historic
paintings and prints. 4 Parts:Conspiracy, Rebellion, Revolution, Olive
Branch. In 1798, 100,000 people rose in revolt against the British Gov't in
Ireland. In 4 months, 30,000 were killed--many were peasants armed with only
pikes & pitchforks, as well as defenseless women & children. It was the most
violent & tragic event in Irish History between the Jacobite Wars & the Great
famine of the 1840s, and lines were drawn between Catholic Nationalists and
Protestant Loyalists that have hounded Ireland for 2 centuries. $18 postpaid.

CASTLES OF IRELAND, Brian de Breffny. Photographs by George Mott. 165
beautiful illustrations, 15 in colour. (c)1977 Thames & Hudson Ltd. London.
1992 edition. Index of castles by counties, maps showing locations, 97
castles, Iron Age, Medieval, Norman, Celtic, Floor plans, history and history
of families who built and occupied them. And how they descended to heirs or
other families. Some are open for tours, some are being restored. Soft
cover, 208 large pages. $18 postpaid.

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