Swords Around the Cross: The Nine Years War: Ireland's Defense of Faith and Fatherland, 1594-1603 [Paperback]

Timothy T. O'Donnell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 2001

Swords Around the Cross presents one of the few full-length treatments of the heroic struggle of the Irish clansmen in their effort to defend their faith and country against English encroachment and conquest in the sixteenth century. This book has infuriated establishment academics for its honest and thorough treatment of the Irish past. In so doing, the image of a “golden age” under Elizabeth I is dealt a serious blow.

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"Timothy O'Donnell has written a thorough, careful, yet gripping account of Irish history in the rather obscure period... -- James Hitchcock, Ph.D.

"Your study is an important contribution to the history of a crucial period in Ireland... -- Cahal Cardinal Daly, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh

About the Author

Dr. Timothy T. O'Donnell is the President of Christendom College. He holds advanced degrees in history and theology and received his doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. Dr O'Donnell is a well known lecturer and teacher and has done a number of series on EWTN in both history and theology, and is author of Heart of the Redeemer.

Dr. O'Donnell resides with his wife, Catherine, and their nine children in Stephens City, Virginia, and is a member of the O'Donnell Clan association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 291 pages
• Publisher: Christendom Press; 1 edition (February 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931888786
• ISBN-13: 978-0931888786
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,085,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Review of: Swords Around the Cross, by Timothy T. O'Donnell, March 22, 2004

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This review is from: Swords Around the Cross: The Nine Years War: Ireland's Defense of Faith and Fatherland, 1594-1603 (Paperback)

Excellent History! Excellent Writing! Excellent telling of an intriguing story, with much insight into the meaning and consequences of these tumultuous, trying, desperate years. The Book is supported by much research and liberal use of historical writings. The author takes one through the drama as if one were an eyewitness of the successes and then final heartrending losses of the gallant leaders of young Red Hugh O'Donnell and the noble seasoned patriarch, Hugh O'Neill, and of the many other participants in this heroic struggle.