Ulysses Abridged: a Short Journey thru the Masterpiece
Deception
The Ancient Mystery that holds the secret of NewgrangeIt was through the unmatched spiritual and physical prowess of these Celtic bloodlines that Ireland would become an impenetrable fortress and safe haven for the exceptional inheritance of western civilization, a reality which has been marginalized. Buy E-Book Here Buy Book Here
Paraffin Lamp Days
About the Author
This is a work of fiction. The short stories in this collection are based on the same era - before electricity lit up our homes. Expectations were low and people worked hard. But they still had time for love and romance. Dance-halls were plentiful, as well as broken hearts. Buy Book Here The House Remembers
Synopsis
This chronicles growing up on a farm at the foot of the Galty mountains in Tipperary in the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. This was a time when the meitheall was a vital cog in farming life and neighbours helped each other out: a time also when people were under the rule and thumb of the Church. Buy Book Here
But for Ireland, I'd Not Tell Her Name
The Last wish of an unsung Irish Hero
Joe Collins joined the IRA in 1917 and was with them through to the end of the Civil War. In Joe’s own words we hear about his ‘Many arguments with the Tans’. In one episode Joe tells of the night he went up a ladder with cans of petrol tied to his back and set fire to the Lismore Courthouse. He was badly burnt and shot at as he escaped. Joe often risked his life during these troubled times and like so many he is an unsung hero.
The Green Fella
Synopsis
Ireland in 1920 was one country within the British Empire, Sergeant Patrick Joseph Collins of The Royal Irish Constabulary, a native of County Cork, is the Sergeant in charge of a Small isolated Police Barracks in Sixmilecross County Tyrone. Buy E-Book Here
the Actor
Synopsis
Prologue: A young man attends the funeral of actor Jim
Brevin. Many are startled by the young man’s resemblance to the deceased
– as far as everyone knows, Jim never had a son. Part 1: Jim Brevin is born in 1898 to a middle-class Dublin family. He is a headstrong, independent child who has a poor relationship with his father. At Christmas, Jim and his family attend a pantomime and Jim is captivated by the magic of theatre. Buy Book Here
Irish in the American Revolution
Synopsis
America gained her freedom in a nine-year-war by fighting three-dozen battles from Georgia to Canada, and hundreds of engagements on the high seas, occurring along the coastlines of North America, the Caribbean, the British Isles, and Western Europe. Buy the Book!
The O'Donnells of Philadelphia
Synopsis
A year-by-year family saga, told by hard-of-hearing Rory O'Donnell, takes the reader from the close of WWI through Prohibition, the Great Depression to the end of WWII. Buy the Book
Druids, Celts and Romans
Synopsis
Before the dawn of written history, horsemen from the steppes of Russia swept across the European continent settling initially in Germany's Hartz Mountains. Buy the Book
Following their their conversion by priests from the British Isles to the Druid religion and laws, the Celts overran a swath of Europe from the British Isles southeast to Turkey, which they ruled for a thousand years.
In addition to bringing iron to the continent, the Celts invented steel, the spoked wheel with its iron tire, and the iron plow, which enabled European nomads to settle in communities.
In 387 BC, they defeated the Roman Army and invaded the eternal city. This epic battle dramatically changed the course of history. The Celts are truly the Founders of Europe.
This is their story.
Author 
The
grandson of Big John Meehan from Sligo, Mary Ellen McLaughlin-Keane
from Galway, Bridget Munnelly from Mayo, and Matthew Smith from Cavan
ended up with the least recognized Irish name of them all. I can’t begin
to tell you how many times, I’ve been asked, “Smith, huh! English …
right?” When I meet up with my ancestor Mac an Gabhann—the one who
anglicized our family name to Smith—he and I are going to have words.
Even my wife, Elizabeth McCarthy McGinty Smith, would’ve retained her
maiden name if such a thing were fashionable when we were wed.
Before I continue on to the little I’ve accomplished in life, there are a
few items from my family history that need emphasizing. The Smith
homestead in Beagh Upper, Parish of Upper Killenkere, was “situate”
within 200 yards of where General Phil Sheridan was born. And since, my
uncles have stated that their grandmother was a Sheridan, well … you do
the math. If you have an issue with that, there’s no sense going into
the story Big John Meehan told of my Galway-born grandmother being
related to a member of Columbus’s crew.
When I began writing
narrative-history, I didn’t plan to write the complete Irish-American
Story, it just happened, or it will happen when later this year I add,
The Revolutionary War Irish to the series.
Unholy Conspiracies
Synopsis
A political novel covering happenings during the years 1990-2005. Organized evil prevails. Buy the Book
The Irish American Chronicle
Synopsis
The concise, Irish American Chronicle takes the reader down an historical road few know exist. Buy the Book
The Last of the Fenians
Synopsis
Ireland of the early 1900's is not the Ireland portrayed in the Quiet Man. Buy the Book
The Civil War's Valiant Irish
Synopsis
This well-researched story begins in Ireland, in the decade following the Great Famine, setting the stage for why hundreds of thousands emigrated to don the Union blue or the Confederate grey.Buy the Book
Covering Irish-born, Irish-Americans, and Scot-Irish who participated in some 40-campaigns, battles, and major events, The Civil War’s Valiant Irish takes the reader not only onto the battlefield; but also behind the scenes into the likely thoughts and actions of those who served, illuminating people and events often overlooked by conventional historians—a unique approach to America’s most devastating war.
Author
The
grandson of Big John Meehan from Sligo, Mary Ellen McLaughlin-Keane
from Galway, Bridget Munnelly from Mayo, and Matthew Smith from Cavan
ended up with the least recognized Irish name of them all. I can’t begin
to tell you how many times, I’ve been asked, “Smith, huh! English …
right?” When I meet up with my ancestor Mac an Gabhann—the one who
anglicized our family name to Smith—he and I are going to have words.
Even my wife, Elizabeth McCarthy McGinty Smith, would’ve retained her
maiden name if such a thing were fashionable when we were wed.
Before I continue on to the little I’ve accomplished in life, there are a
few items from my family history that need emphasizing. The Smith
homestead in Beagh Upper, Parish of Upper Killenkere, was “situate”
within 200 yards of where General Phil Sheridan was born. And since, my
uncles have stated that their grandmother was a Sheridan, well … you do
the math. If you have an issue with that, there’s no sense going into
the story Big John Meehan told of my Galway-born grandmother being
related to a member of Columbus’s crew.
When I began writing
narrative-history, I didn’t plan to write the complete Irish-American
Story, it just happened, or it will happen when later this year I add,
The Revolutionary War Irish to the series.
Rory ODonnell and the Kenedys
Synopsis
Although a novel, this is a powerful history for it's an all inclusive look at America emerging victorious from WWII only to leave future generations with the current mess resulting from decisions made and actions taken during the period covered by this book. Buy the Book
Short Story by Ian Wilkinson
An Irish tale: from rural Ireland to the Metropolitan opera house to a lifeboat in the North Atlantic – without pay…By Ian Wilkinson, author, Crossing the Water (Paperback) or E-Book
Dancing in the Heather
Set in 1912 during the Irish migration, on the hauntingly beautiful Great Blasket Island off the coast of Ireland, the gilded age of New York City and the streets of San Francisco, Dancing In The Heather is the story of Aeylish O’Kelly, a poor island girl who risks her life to save David Summerland, a wealthy playboy from San Francisco, when his boat capsizes in the wild Atlantic Ocean. Buy Book Here!