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Ireland's Pirate Trail: A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past
Des Ekin
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Description for Ireland's Pirate Trail: A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past
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Bloodthirsty buccaneers and buried treasure, fierce sea battles and cold-blooded murders, Barbary ducats and silver pieces of eight.
Des Ekin embarks on a roadtrip around the entire coast of Ireland, in search of our piratical heritage, uncovering an amazing history of swashbuckling bandits, both Irish-born and imported.
Ireland’s Pirate Trail tells stories of freebooters and pirates from every corner of our coast over a thousand years, including famous pirates like Anne Bonny and William Lamport, who set off to ply their trade in the Caribbean. Ekin also debunks many myths about our most well-known sea warrior, Granuaile, the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781788492454
SKU
9781788492454
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Des Ekin
Des Ekin is a retired journalist and the author of four books. Born in County Down, Northern Ireland, he began his career as a reporter. After spending several years covering the Ulster Troubles, he rose to become Deputy Editor of the Belfast Sunday News before moving to his current home in Dublin. He worked as a journalist, columnist, Assistant Editor and ... Read more
Reviews for Ireland's Pirate Trail: A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past
excellent popular studies
Irish Times
a former journalist, Ekin is a concise writer who laces his work with humour but still manages to rigorously source the crucial details. On his trip, which takes in 30 locations, he uncovers new information seeing through the glamorising of these swashbuckling adventurers and revealing stories of lesser-known pirates whose bloodstained careers are ... Read more
Irish Times
a former journalist, Ekin is a concise writer who laces his work with humour but still manages to rigorously source the crucial details. On his trip, which takes in 30 locations, he uncovers new information seeing through the glamorising of these swashbuckling adventurers and revealing stories of lesser-known pirates whose bloodstained careers are ... Read more