Uí Conaill Gabhra

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Uí Conaill Gabhra
A history of West County Limerick
Gearóid Mac Spealáin
Comharchumann ĺde Naofa 2004

Sé atá sa leabhar seo ná cur síos ar an limistéar idir Abhainn an Maighe agus teorainn Cho. Chiarraí. Tá béim ar na teaghlaigh móra, na mainistreacha, na caisleáin, na h-eachtraí míleata agus concas na nGall ach n déantar faillí i seanchas an naomh, ag tosnú le Pádraig é féin, ná san eolas fíor-thábhachtach atá le fáil I saothar na bhfilí.
Tá léarscáileanna agus pictiúr ann chun an téacs a léiriú agus tá leabhar-liosta fairsing ann don té a bheidh ag leanúint don staidéar.

In this book, the author deals with the detailed history of the area and its people from earliest times and includes a good analysis of the trouble 16th and 17th centuries when the fate of modern Ireland was shaped. 12 maps and 14 pictures of high quality illustrate the text.
There is a very extensive bibliography and a treatise on place names. A must for historians generally, and for Limerick people in particular.