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Why did the Romans never try to conquer Ireland? Why did the King of Spain give his name to an Irish county? And how did brandy change the course of Irish history? Turtle Bunbury explores unexpected corners of the past to offer an informative and entertaining glimpse into 36 lesser-known tales from Irish history, from the eruption of a massive volcano in County Armagh sixty million years ago to more recent events that have made Ireland the vibrant place it is today. In his inimitable sparkly style, Bunbury explores the people and events from high to low that played major roles in Ireland's fascinating past but have since been overlooked. These alternative annals include tales of spymasters and scientists, battlefields and brothels, tailors and traitors. Ireland's Forgotten Past paints a surprising, witty and engaging new portrait of an Ireland you thought you knew. 'Witty and irreverent' - Family Tree 'Will delight anyone interested in the untold history of Ireland' - Timeless Travels 'A rare and cherishable thing ... Bunbury's great skill is to illuminate the past through the picaresque activities of significant contemporary individuals. The approach is profoundly effective' - Yorkshire Times 'A quirky collection, well illustrated with woodcuts by Joe McLaren in a handsome hardback that will make absorbing reading or a thoughtful gift' - The Tuam Herald 'Fascinating' - Offaly Express 'Fascinating and informative' - Wexford Today 'A great read' - Carlow Live 'A series of fascinating and engaging tales' - Current Archaeology 'Bunbury's voice ... is warm and engaging. He draws the reader in for a bit of a chat and a bit of a laugh about the eccentricities of his Irish antecedents' - Irish Examiner 'Corking great tales' - The Corkman 'Marvellous ... a magnificently eclectic collection ' - BBC History Magazine 'Wonderful' - Irish Central 'Full of interesting stories and very beautifully written' - RTE Radio One: The Ryan Tubridy Show

Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered

Introduction - It Starts with a Bear * 1. Of Tetrapods and Volcanic Rings * 2. The Bear from Clare * 3. Neolithic Stargazers * 4. The Bell-Beakers * 5. Bog Toghers * 6. Roman Hibernia * 7. Pagan Christianity * 8. The Kingdom of Ossory * 9. The Ui Dunlainge Kings of Leinster * 10. Sitric Silkbeard & Queen Gormflaith * 11. The Knights Templar of Ireland * 12. Rohesia's Castle * 13. Great Scot: Edward the Bruce's Invasion of Ireland * 14. Prince Lionel Comes to Carlow * 15. Great Pretenders & Warring Roses * 16. The Midland Shires * 17. Sir William Stanley, Public Enemy No. 1 * 18. Rise & Fall: The Maguires of Fermanagh * 19. Cromwell's Tailor * 20. The Byerley Turk: A Warhorse on the Boyne * 21. The Lixnaw Project * 22. Joshua Dawson, Spymaster * 23. Lord Rosse & the Hell-Fire Club * 24. The Butcher's Column * 25. Peg Plunkett, Queen of Vice * 26. The Cherokee Club * 27. The Avoca Gold Rush * 28. The Lucan Spa * 29. The Night of the Big Wind * 30. The Crimean Banquet * 31. The Prince of Wales & the Curragh Wren * 32. John Henry Foley - Sculptor of an Empire * 33. Bloody Balfour's Kindly Deeds * 34. Queen Victoria's Dublin Visit, 1900 * 35. Killer Gas in the Great War * 36. Operation Shamrock