The Hidden Annals: A Thousand Years of The Kingdom of Connaught 366-1385 [Paperback]

Vincent Byrne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2003

This acccount chronicles fifty O'Conor kings of Connaught, among whom are the last two High Kings: Turlough Mor and his son, Roderick. Hundreds of still extant family names associated with them are also included.

These early Irish annals 366-1385 AD. span a most significant era in the history of Ireland, whose consequences are all too apparent today.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Vincent Byrne has a witty, entertaining turn of phrase and from the available archival material brings our ancient past alive." -- Roscommon Herald, 9th February, 2000.

About the Author

Vincent Byrne is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. His grandfather, Joseph O'Reilly, a native of Frenchpark, Co.Roscommon, kept the local hotel which was the venue of Douglas Hyde, Lord de Freyn of Frenchpark, and Charles Owen, The O'Conor Don, all of whom had a common interest in Irish antiquities.

Years later, Vincent and his brother, Francis, spent their summer holidays in Frenchpark and found their grandfather's library a source of never-failing interest.

The "Hidden Annals" first appeared as a weekly series in the Roscommon Herald in 1994 under the title: "A Thousand Years of the O'Conor kings of Connaught".

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Universal Publishers (September 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581125682
• ISBN-13: 978-1581125689
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,232,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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