A Lethal Legacy
a history of ireland in 18 murders
$24.64
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2025
Summary
A Lethal Legacy: Murder and the Making of Modern Ireland
From the creator of The Irish History Podcast comes a fascinating look at Irish history through the lens of murder.
In A Lethal Legacy, Fin Dwyer charts 200 years of Irish history, opening up our past as never before, by observing the grand societal changes of our times through the intimate lens of eighteen murders and the lives and communities they altered forever.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008556020 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008556024 |
| Author: | Fin Dwyer |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperNorth |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
‘interesting and readable.’ Irish Times
‘Superbly researched, cogently written and shows an empathy for the dead that similar books often lack.’ Business Post
‘Intriguing. Dwyer examines very broad subjects [The Famine, the Land Wars, the Rising, mass emigration, the Troubles] through the prism of something much more personal, domestic, even intimate — though equally violent — the killing of individuals. … Packed full of fascinating stories.’ Irish Independent
‘A reminder of how far Ireland has come. Read it so that we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past.’ Dr Marie Cassidy
‘Multi-faceted, nuanced, and supremely sensitive to context, A fresh and compelling perspective on 200 years of Irish life.’ Neil Hegarty, author of The Story of Ireland
About The Author
Fin Dwyer
Fin Dwyer is an Irish historian and creator of the popular Irish History Podcast, boasting millions of downloads and a global listenership. He has worked on projects for RTE and his first book, Witches, Spies and Stockholm Syndrome: Life in Medieval Ireland, was published to critical acclaim in 2013.
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