Great Irish Heroes

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From Collins to Cú Chulainn and from Dev to Daniel O’Connell, this is a collection of short biographies of some of the most admirable Irishmen and women in history. The heroes range across time and offer an exceptional overview of Irish history, including well-known figures from the worlds of medicine, science, politics, the Arts and education, as well as some of the lesser-known but equally brave and heroic characters from our history. Designed to inform and entertain both the new reader and those familiar with Irish culture, it features: Michael Davitt, Constance Markievicz, Charles Stewart Parnell, Mary Aikenhead, Éamon de Valera, Patrick Pearse, Brian Boru, George Boole, James Gandon, Henry Joy McCracken, Patrick Sarsfield, Betsy Gray, St Brendan, Henry Grattan, Nano Nagle, Michael Collins, Douglas Hyde, Daniel O’Connell, James Connolly, Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, Jonathan Swift, Cú Chulainn, Liam Lynch and Theobald Wolfe Tone, among others.

ISBN: 9781781175798

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A collection of short biographies of some of the most admirable Irishmen and women in history. Designed to inform and entertain it includes, among others, Constance Markievicz, Patrick Pearse, Brian Boru, Michael Collins, Daniel O’Connell, Cú Chulainn, Liam Lynch and Theobald Wolfe Tone, Éamon de Valera, Douglas Hyde and Nano Nagle.

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Weight0.222 kg
Dimensions13.9 × 10.8 × 2.3 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

255

Language

English

Edition

Revised Edition

Dewey

920.0415 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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