go from the prehistoric legends of Finn Mac Cool and others. These tend to be in the fantasy genre. She continues the saga with Brian Boru who unified Ireland as Ard Ri (high king) but was assassinated after the battle of Clontorf. The 20th century series begins with 1916 and the Easter Rising, I am not sure how the major actors in the Rising were portrayed in Trinity but you really get to know them in this book. Certainly all of the signers of the proclamation as seen through the eyes of Ned Halloran.
I recommend the Irish Century series to anyone who want's to understand Ireland. I think the seeds of the overwhelming vote YES! on gay marriage was planted in 1916. It took the clerical pedophilia scandal to allow that seed to germinate and flower.
This is just my unfounded theory- I got a million of 'em!
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