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From Irish Kings to The I.R.A. ^{© 2006}
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Soft cover Edition, 264 Pages
Maps, Appendices, Index
ISBN-10: 1-889920-12-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-889920-12-2

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Our newest book, From Irish Kings to The I.R.A., sprang from our own search to find our Irish roots. Mike's Dad immigrated to the U.S. shortly before WWI from Co. Westmeath, although the ancestral home of the McShanleys has been Co. Leitrim for many centuries. Gail's grandmother was a Ryan but little is known about Grandma Deller's father, whether Ireland-born or Irish American. Family folklore makes Gail a relative of that great baseball legend from Texas, Nolan Ryan, although not a close enough relation to get free baseball tickets.

As typical authors, we were dissatisfied with most of the books that we read while we researched our roots; some too long, some too scholarly, some too boring and some just not good. So, again as typical authors, we decided to write our own book about Irish history, thus From Irish Kings to The I.R.A. was born.

This highly readable book explores the 8,000+ years of Irish history; from the Stone Age to the arrival of the Celts, and the development of the vibrant Irish civilization that thrived for 15 centuries under the rule of Irish Kings. Then, in 1166, a renegade Irish king, Dermot MacMurrough, issued the invitation that has never been undone, when he invited Henry II of England to come to Ireland. This single act laid the groundwork for the past 830+ years of conflict and struggle against English/British Imperial power in Ireland.

In 1998, the peoples of Northern Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland voted to approve the Good Friday Agreement, an agreement designed to serve as a pathway to peace in Northern Ireland. Since then, there has been a conspicuous failure by the British Parliament and by the British PM, Tony Blair, to provide the effective leadership needed to implement the Good Friday Agreement. Sadly, after eight years, the implementation of the GFA remains an elusive goal but it is our hope that there will be a peaceful resolution of the Northern Ireland conflict soon.

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