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Roger O’Dwyer December 19, 2012 at 11:04 am # Edit
Hi Arthur,
really enjoyed your book. Congratulations on a great job! I’ve attached a review below which I hope will be of interest.
All the best,
Roger.
Morgallion was a very enjoyable read. It delivered both as a gripping piece of fiction and also as an insight into a tumultuous period in Irish history. The author built up a detailed pictu -
Blog postThe early years of England’s King Edward II reign which began 1n 1307, were dogged by many difficulties. First he had to fight his barons who wanted to increase their own power at the expense of Royal power. More significantly, he had inherited a disastrous war with Robert Bruce in Scotland arising from his father’s claim (Edward I, “Longshanks”) to the throne of Scotland. This was effectively ended with the decisive battle of Bannockburn in 1314 in which the English army was utterly destroye
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Blog postThe recently published historic novel ‘Morgallion’ had a successful launch on Sunday October 7th 2012. It was programmed as part of the 25th O’Carolan Harp, Cultural & Heritage Festival in Nobber, Co Meath.
Following is a short report written by reporter Denis Finegan who was at the event :
Oct 7th 2012 :
The launch of the book ‘Morgallion’ by Arthur Russell; was held at 2.45pm in Nobber Community Hall. The historic fictional novel ‘Morgallion’ is largely set -
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Blog postOn Friday September 21st, the O’Carolan Harp Cultural & Heritage Festival held its press night to announce details of the forthcoming Festival planned for October 5th, 6th and 7th October in Nobber, Co Meath. The launch of the historic novel ‘Morgallion’ is one of the events in the planned programme.
Following is a short report of the event which featured in the Meath Chronicle (dated 6th Oct 2012).
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Blog postThe 25th O’Carolan Harp, Cultural & Heritage Festival will take place in Nobber Co Meath on October 5th, 6th & 7th 2012. This year’s 3 day event celebrates its Silver Jubilee. (The first Harp Festival took place in 1988).
The public launch of my book ‘Morgallion’ is scheduled for Sunday afternoon (7th October at 2.45 pm) in Nobber Community Hall.
The Sunday afternoon programme also includes a short recital from the Celtic Harp Ensemble from Trieste, Italy, Giroto -
Blog postFor millennia, many people in Ireland and Scotland used crannóg or lake dwellings to protect themselves and their property from attack. These were still used in many parts of the country until the early 17th century. Typically they were built on small raised islets surrounded and protected by the water of lakes. These islets were linked to the mainland by raised narrow causeways or bridges. In some locations they were built on wooden piles to raise them over the level of the water.
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Blog postYears of Invasion : The Bruce invasion began on May 26th 1315 when Edward Bruce landed near Larne, Co Antrim, with a large army of war hardened Scottish soldiers who had defeated the English army at Bannockburn the previous year. During the next three years, during which Bruce had defeated every army the English colonists had sent against him, King Edward II of England finally stirred himself and sent Sir Roger Mortimer with a huge army to try to wrest his Lordship of Ireland back from the Sc
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Blog postThe two main Crusading Orders were the Templars and the Hospitallers both of which had Priories in Ireland. The establishment of the orders’ houses (also called preceptories), followed after the occupation by the Norman invaders of former Gaelic territories and were another means for holding down and administering them. While the conquest of the Holy Land was the main objective of the Crusading Orders, they were used in Ireland to provide medical and military services in the newly conquered t
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Blog postThe expression ‘collateral damage’ is something of a euphemism when it is applied to war situations and is often used by perpetrators of violent acts to justify the killing and maiming of innocent bystanders. Be they terrorists, rebel or government forces; they try to somehow take ‘the harm’ out of what they have done. In most cases, the victims have little or no control over what has happened to them, and in due course add to the cold statistics which serve to measure the severity of a parti
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Blog postRobert Bruce – King of Scotland (1306-1329)
King Robert Bruce and Ireland
Robert Bruce was born in 1274. His father was the Lord of Annadale, of French-Norman origin; while his mother was the Irish speaking Countess of Carrick. This lady was a direct descendant of Aoife of Leinster, daughter of Dermot MacMurrough who married Strongbow in the early days of the Norman invasion of Ireland. It was this Irish connection which formed the basis of Robert Bruce’s claim the the vacant
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