Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan: Letters and Memoirs from Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1675-1815
Editors: Kerby A. Miller, Arnold Schrier, Bruce D. Boling, David N. Doyle
$83.00
A study of early Irish Protestant and Catholic migration to America. Through exhaustive research and sensitive analyses of the letters, memoirs, and other writings, the authors describe the variety and vitality of early Irish immigrant experiences, ranging from those of frontier farmers and seaport workers to revolutionaries and loyalists. Largely through the migrants own words, it brings to life the networks, work, and experiences of these immigrants who shaped the formative stages of American society and its Irish communities. The authors explore why Irishmen and women left home and how they adapted to colonial and revolutionary America.
Winner of the James S. Donnelly, Sr., Prize for Books on History and Social Sciences, American Council on Irish Studies.

Morgan Llywelyn
Morgan Llywelyn’s novels of Ireland are extremely well researched, so much so that a scholarly friend commented on “Druids,” by noting that Llywelyn’s telling of a specific battle in that book was historically accurate. To the question, “How do you know that?” he responded, “Because I translated Caesar’s writings of that battle from Latin into English.”

My favorite method of learning is through well-researched historical fiction. Anything written by Morgan Llywelyn qualifies as such. Her novel of Grania, tells the story of a a female pirate and a legend. Grania, called "Grace O’Malley" by the English; is portrayed in this book as strong, fierce, intelligent, and entirely human.

Rosetta Stone Version 3: Irish Level 1, 2 & 3 Set with Audio Companion

More on Ireland and other world ports at: The Port of Ireland at The Maritime Heritage Project

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