Takes us from prehistory, the High Kings of Tara, the Viking invasion, the machinations of Henry II and the greed of Henry VIII to the burning of the saint's relics in front of Christchurch cathedral in 1538. This work closes the story of the 'Irish' Irish: the descendants of Fingall and Cuchulainn,...

Takes us from prehistory, the High Kings of Tara, the Viking invasion, the machinations of Henry II and the greed of Henry VIII to the burning of the saint's relics in front of Christchurch cathedral in 1538. This work closes the story of the 'Irish' Irish: the descendants of Fingall and Cuchulainn, and the princes and Kings of Tara of Brian Boru.