{"product_id":"the-irish-story","title":"The Irish Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Alice Curtayne\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e The Irish Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e surveys the history and culture of the Emerald Isle, beginning from the Celtic Sagas and the coming of Christianity to the penal years and the Easter Rising of 1916. In these pages, Curtayne uncovers the roots of the Irish experience, traces its evolution from pagan outpost to the heart of Western civilization, and testifies to its trials and tribulations as an English colony and its struggle for independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe history of Ireland opens on a note of mystery…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConscientious and uncompromising, Curtayne focuses on the characters of Ireland: the “Irish story” is drawn from the particular people, the flesh-and-blood men and women, whose faith, fervor, and creativity lent Ireland its shape and its spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1960, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Story\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing and rewarding narrative of Ireland from its earliest documented days to the mid-twentieth century, introducing its key people and places and presenting its \u003ci\u003emythos\u003c\/i\u003e with heartfelt honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Curtayne\u003c\/b\u003e (1898–1981) was an Irish author, critic, journalist, and lecturer. In 1935, she married fellow author Stephen Rynne, with whom she raised four children and tended their family farm. Curtayne’s rich bibliography comprises histories and hagiographies, fiction and biographies, all of which demonstrate her keen intellect and vivid imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826122\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100029837679,"sku":"978-1952826122","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--101.jpg?v=1781124628","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-irish-story","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}