New book from Patrick Lavin on Gaelic Clans

[Mary Lee Dunn]

Patrick Lavin's latest book is entitled Celtic Ireland West of the River Shannon / A Look Back at the Rich Heritage and Dynastic Structure of the Gaelic Clans.<p>A press release describes it as "a concise yet insightful survey of Celtic history, focusing on the origin, genealogy, and expansion of western Ireland's leading clans and tributary septs."<p>Among the tribal communities on which he focuses are the O'Hanlys, MacBrennans, and O'Beirnes. He presents them as "microcosms of what Gaelic tribal life throughout the Middle Ages was like."<p>Patrick is a native of Roscommon who now lives in Arizona and he has written several other books. His Lavin history is posted elsewhere on this site.<p>The new book (ISBN 0-595-26477-8)is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iUniverse Inc., etc. It is 196 pages, a paperback. <p>Enjoy. And congratulations and thanks to Patrick.<p><p>
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: Patrick Lavin's latest book is entitled Celtic Ireland West of the River Shannon / A Look Back at the Rich Heritage and Dynastic Structure of the Gaelic Clans.<p>: A press release describes it as "a concise yet insightful survey of Celtic history, focusing on the origin, genealogy, and expansion of western Ireland's leading clans and tributary septs."<p>: Among the tribal communities on which he focuses are the O'Hanlys, MacBrennans, and O'Beirnes. He presents them as "microcosms of what Gaelic tribal life throughout the Middle Ages was like."<p>: Patrick is a native of Roscommon who now lives in Arizona and he has written several other books. His Lavin history is posted elsewhere on this site.<p>: The new book (ISBN 0-595-26477-8)is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iUniverse Inc., etc. It is 196 pages, a paperback. <p>: Enjoy. And congratulations and thanks to Patrick.<p>Mary Lee,<p>Thanks for the heads up!<br>I have placed my order with Barnes and Noble. The book was not currently available at Amazon.com.<br>The book is very reasonable, and the fact that it has information on the O'Beirne Clan is a huge plus for me. <br>I wish Patrick the best of luck with his new book.<br>Thanks Patrick!<p>Mary Beirne.

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