The Fields Of Athenry: A Journey Through Ireland by James Charles Roy - 2003-06-17

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Avalon Publishing, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Avalon Publishing, 2003. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Boulder, Colorado: Westview Pr. Fine with no dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 0813340667 . Softcover, 331 pages in fine condition, faint rubbing to cover edges. 1st edition, 1st printing. He leads us through the Irish past and present by way of his own personal struggles and misadventures in renovating Moyode Castle, an old tower house that he purchased more than 30 years ago. While he pieces together its four-hundred year old past, the castle becomes a powerful symbol for roy, it is battered by waves of history, yet timeless and reslilent.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

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In The Fields of Athenry , James Charles Roy leads us through the Irish past and present with the central theme of his own personal experience with the renovation of a run-down castle -- really a crumbled tower -- that he purchased more than thirty years ago. Moyode Castle, located near the County Galway market town of Athenry, was built in the sixteenth century by the Dolphins, an Irish-speaking family directly descended from French-speaking Norman adventurers who had invaded Ireland four centuries earlier. This old tower house and the rich agricultural lands it guards has witnessed every strand of Irish history, from the heroic exploits of Celtic warriors long celebrated by Yeats and Lady Gregory, through the Easter Rising of 1916 when IRA insurgents used the building as a lookout. It stands today as a powerful, timeless symbol of the tumultuous ebb and flow of fortune, both good and bad, that characterizes Irish history. Roy weaves his personal story of the purchase and renovation of Moyode into a… Read More

Basic Books, 2003. Trade Paperback. New. reprint edition. 346 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches.

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