The Origins of the Irish by J.P. Mallory

The Origins of the Irish by J.P. MalloryWritten as an engrossing detective story by the leading authority on the subject, this is the first major account in nearly a century to deal with the core issues of how the Irish people came into being. Bringing together the evidence of archaeology, culture, tradition, genetics and linguistics to shed welcome new light on the age old riddle of Irish origins, and illustrated with numerous informative line drawings and maps, this brilliantly argued

a gifted artist and a brilliant older brother to 12-year-old Finn

Mark Sperring has created a riotously funny and fabulous text that is a joy to read aloud

In a series of dramatic set pieces

and their children

From Southeast Asia where 'comfort women' were enslaved by the Japanese during World War Two to the Rwandan genocide

understanding and respect for all living things

and the Roman temperament

these stories have become modern classics and are now for the first time collected in one volume

A fierce and fascinating manifesto in McBride's persuasive prose' Sinead Gleeson

with anecdotes

pet theories

An astounding literary accomplishment