Great Irish Heroes

by Sean McMahon

From Collins to Cú Chulainn and from Dev to Daniel O'Connell, this is a collection of short biographies of some of the most admirable Irishmen and women in history. The heroes range across time and offer an exceptional overview of Irish history, including well-known figures from the worlds of medicine, science, politics, the Arts and education, as well as some of the lesser-known but equally brave and heroic characters from our history.

Designed to inform and entertain both the new reader and those familiar with Irish culture, it Michael Davitt, Constance Markievicz, Charles Stewart Parnell, Mary Aikenhead, Éamon de Valera, Patrick Pearse, Brian Boru, George Boole, James Gandon, Henry Joy McCracken, Patrick Sarsfield, Betsy Gray, St Brendan, Henry Grattan, Nano Nagle, Michael Collins, Douglas Hyde, Daniel O'Connell, James Connolly, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Jonathan Swift, Cú Chulainn, Liam Lynch and Theobald Wolfe Tone, among others.

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2008

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved every page. A great summary of Irish Heroes, will definitely read into some of them in more depth now.

[Eoin O'Callaghan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well written book with short stories on a wide range of Famous Irish people who made an impact on history.