Review (PDF) The Ancient Ireland Guide
Personal, humorous, engaging, scholarly, and minutely practicalA splendid guidebook to Ireland's spectacular antiquities-its passage tombs, ring forts, castles, Neolithic settlements, and monastic sites. With its witty and erudite explorations of Irish mythology, history, literature, archaeology, and architecture, this travel book makes for an excellent companion on a journey to Ireland that is also a journey back in time.Along with fascinating overviews of prehistoric, Celtic, early Christian, and early medieval times, Meagher gives the traveler concrete help in finding the most stunning sites that preserve and breathe that history today (some are surprisingly unknown). After the day's exploring is done, readers can consult the same volume to find where to stay and eat... or entertaining bed-time reading in Meagher's lore about these ancient sites.Though there is many a guidebook to Ireland - after all, it's said the country gets 8 million visitors annually - no guide is so informative and useful in combining inquiry with exploration. In The Ancient Ireland Guide, Meagher brings both his passionate scholarship and knowledge of the country and its history to this exceptionally well-written and practical guide.
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Interlink Pub Group; 2nd updated edition (May 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1566569141
ISBN-13: 978-1566569149
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,203,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #349 in Books > History > Ancient Civilizations > Prehistory #428 in Books > Travel > Europe > Ireland > General #1790 in Books > Travel > Specialty Travel > Tourist Destinations & Museums
This book covers 14 of the ancient sites I will be visiting on my tour, and I am very pleased w/the amount of information that is provided..
Brilliantly written and researched. This book is history imprinted on a current landscape. Full of great facts cleverly presented. A must read to understand that he history of Erin.
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