Origins of the Irish

Name: Origins of the Irish
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ISBN: 9780500051757

ISBN-10: 0500051755

ISBN-13: 9780500051757

Edition: 2013

Authors: J. P. Mallory

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About eighty million people today can trace their descent back to the occupants of Ireland. But where did the occupants of the island themselves come from and what do we even mean by “Irish” in the first place? This is the first major attempt to deal with the core issues of how the Irish came into being. J. P. Mallory emphasizes that the Irish did not have a single origin, but are a product of multiple influences that can only be tracked by employing the disciplines of archaeology, genetics, geology, linguistics, and mythology. Beginning with the collision that fused the two halves of Ireland together, the book traces Ireland’s long journey through space and time to become an island. The…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, Limited
Publication date: 1/21/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



The Origins of Ireland



First Colonists



First Farmers



Beakers and Metal



The Rise of the Warriors



The Iron Age



The Native Version



Skulls, Blood and Genes



The Evidence of Language



The Origins of the Irish


Notes


Bibliography


Sources of Illustrations


Index