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Referenced when discussing how Norman/English settlers in medieval Ireland referred to themselves as English, cited as a historical authority on the period

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Book about ancient Irish games (Talchin Games), which claimed these games were the inspiration for the Greek Olympics. Author noted as a playwright who had a play scheduled at the Abbey Theatre on Easter Monday 1916

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Referenced in discussion of Irish cultural contributions and the idea of Irish monks preserving learning during the early medieval period

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Praised as an outstanding piece of work that helped the speaker understand Cromwellian Ireland and the interconnected nature of the wars in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Specifically noted for its analysis of English press reportage of the 1641 massacre

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Described as a brilliant book about the 1798 rebellion, specifically the French expedition that landed in Killala Bay, County Mayo