Tag Archives: Ireland

White Paper: The Political and Military History of Dál Riata

Posted on September 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Dál Riata (also Dalriada or Dál Riata) was a Gaelic overkingdom spanning northeast Antrim (Ireland) and the western seaboard of Scotland (Argyll, Kintyre, Islay, Jura, Mull, and adjacent isles). Between the sixth and eighth centuries it pioneered a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Eye Of The Law

Posted on March 11, 2021 by nathanalbright

Eye Of The Law, by Cora Harrison This book is one of the author’s mysteries set in sixteenth century Ireland [1], and it features her beloved Mara, Brehon of the Burren, and wife of the King of Thromond, solving another … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Struggle For Mastery

Posted on December 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Struggle For Mastery: The Penguin History Of Britain 1066-1284, by David Carpenter Between 1066 and 1284 there was a great deal of conflict within the British Isles over mastery. Through England had long been more powerful than the other … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: The Corrs

Posted on December 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

What makes someone influential?  The Corrs are a group that has sold a lot of albums all over the world and been massively successful everywhere other than the United States, where they have a loyal if hardly massive fanbase.  Their … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Death Of A Prominent Citizen

Posted on November 9, 2020 by nathanalbright

Death Of A Prominent Citizen (A Reverend Mother Mystery), by Cora Harrison If you like your historical murder mysteries mixed with politics and some ferocious social commentary, this is a book that delivers and provides a look at the complexities … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Beyond Absolution (A Reverend Mother Mystery)

Posted on November 9, 2020 by nathanalbright

Beyond Absolution (A Reverend Mother Mystery), by Cora Harrison This book demonstrates what I have long considered to be one of the most essential aspects of the mystery novel, and that is the ambivalence that the sleuth as solver of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Erin’s Blood Royal

Posted on November 3, 2020 by nathanalbright

Erin’s Blood Royal: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties Of Ireland, by Peter Berresford Ellis This is a fascinating book for several reasons. Among the reasons is that the place of the Irish nobility within Irish society has been a contentious one, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Course Of Irish History

Posted on October 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Course Of Irish History, edited by T.W. Moody & F.X. Martin One of the interesting aspects of this particular book is that it began life as a television show that featured various episodes on Irish history in a somewhat … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Brief History Of Ireland

Posted on October 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Brief History Of Ireland, by Paul F. State This book is one that lives up to its name. To be sure, any one volume book of a nation that has been historically known for 2000 years and has a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The History Of Ireland (The Greenwood Histories Of The Modern Nations)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by nathanalbright

The History Of Ireland (Greenwood Histories Of The Modern Nations), by Daniel Webster Hollis III This particular book has a few biases that are irritating and that prevent this from being as enjoyable a book as it could have been. … Continue reading →

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