· Synopsis. It is As the English soldiers trample the Irish homesteads, leaving behind them a trail of barbarity and destruction, a few brave men set out to seek a 'fair land' over the brow of the hill. Among them is Dominick MacMahon, whose wife has been killed in the bloody massacre of Drogheda, and whose son and daughter, and a wounded priest, Father Sebastian, accompany him. · Overview. It is As the English soldiers trample the Irish homesteads, leaving behind them a trail of barbarity and destruction, a few brave men set out to seek a 'fair land' over the brow of the hill. Among them is Dominick MacMahon, whose wife has been killed in the bloody massacre of Drogheda, and whose son and daughter, and a wounded priest, Father Sebastian, accompany www.doorway.ru: Pan Macmillan. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy of Irish historical novels Seek the Fair Land, The Silent People and The Scorching Wind. [4] His son Ultan Macken is a well-known journalist in the print and broadcast media of Ireland, and wrote a biography of his father, 'Walter Macken: Dreams on Paper'.
Seek The Fair Land (The Irish Trilogy) Author Macken, Walter Format/binding Paperback Book condition Used - Very Good Quantity available 7 Binding Paperback ISBN 10 ISBN 13 Publisher Britain Books Place of Publication London This edition first published December Seek the Fair Land. Seek the Fair Land is a novel by Irish author Walter Macken, first published by Macmillan and Company in It is the first book in his trilogy of Irish historical novels, and was followed by The Silent People and The Scorching Wind. The Irish Trilogy of Seek the Fair Land, The Scorching Wind, and The Silent People may be my favorite books. Not just of Walter Macken's, but my all time favorites. I've lost track of the number of times I have read them. These books inspired my first trip to Ireland and my subsequent return trips.
Seek the Fair Land by MacKen, Walter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Walter Macken. · Rating details · ratings · 40 reviews. The first book in a trilogy examining the adventures of several generations of one Irish family. Set amidst the Cromwellian Invasions, "Seek the Fair Wind" begins in Dominick McMahon, a merchant by trade, has little appetite for fighting, yet is forced to defend his town against Cromwell's army. Seek the Fair Land (Paperback) Published June 10th by MacMillan General Books. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Walter Macken. ISBN: (ISBN ).
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