Patrick Skene-Catling

The Knights of Glin

In this splendid, monumental slab of a book, Desmond Fitzgerald, the 29th Knight of Glin, has made the chronicle of his family epitomise the whole turbulent history of Ireland since the arrival of the Normans.

issue 23 January 2010

  • The Knights of Glin: Seven Centuries of Change

    Tom Donovan (editor)

    Glin Historical Society, pp. 464

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