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| Travels
in County Clare 1534 - 1911 (extracts from The Strangers Gaze, edited by Brían Ó Dálaigh) |
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This anthology brings together over four
centuries of superb accounts of County Clare by visitors to the county.
While their accounts enlighten and entertain, they also provide fascinating
insights into the social, religious, and cultural traditions of County
Clare. Historical landmarks such as the Cromwellian conquest, the Great
Famine and the Land War are described by individuals who either participated
in or witnessed these great events. Soldiers of fortune, mapmakers, shipwrecked
clergymen, itinerant judges, social reformers, newspaper reporters, all
inhabit these accounts. They present a view of Clare that is compelling
and unique and evoke the atmosphere and character of the county’s
past. The travellers’ accounts have been selected and edited by
Brían Ó Dálaigh, who also wrote the introduction
and the biographical pieces on each author which precede each account. |
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