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A Traveller's History of Ireland

Traveller's History series

"'A Traveller's History of Ireland' gives a full and accurate portrait of Ireland from prehistory right up to the present. The story opens with mysterious early Celtic Ireland where no Roman stood, through Saint Patrick's mission to Ireland which began the process of making it "an island of saints," to the legendary High King Brian Boru and his struggle with Viking and Irish enemies alike"—Page 4 of cover.

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