The Triumphs of Turlough. Irish Texts Society (1929)
Book ID: 70858
Price: €95.00
Caithréim Thoirdhealbhaigh (The Triumphs of Turlough) by Seán Mac Ruaidhrí Mac Craith. Edited by Standish Hayes O’Grady. With Introduction & Index by Robin Flower. London: Published for the Irish Texts Society by Simpkin, 1929. Two Volumes. Green cloth boards, lettered in gilt. A fine set.
An historical narrative of the wars fought between two branches of the Uí Bhriain kings in Thomond (North Munster) during the 13th and 14th centuries, culminating in the defeat of the Anglo-Normans at the Battle of Dysert O’Dea in 1318.
It is also notable for containing one of the earliest references to the Banshee in Irish literature.
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