Written by
Frank Columb, ''The Lough Gowna Valley'' is the story of an
Irish Midlands
The Midland Region (coded IE063) is a NUTS Level III statistical region of Ireland. It consists of the territory of the counties of Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford. The Midland Region spans 6,524 km2, 9.5% of the total area of the st ...
region, from its geological formation to the present.
This regional history includes chapters on paleontology, geology, zoology, violence, religion, gentry, the effect and aftermath of the
Irish Rebellion of 1798
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 ( ga, Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster-Scots: ''The Hurries'') was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary group influence ...
, the
Great Famine of Ireland, emigration and immigration, industry and enterprise, place names and ballads.
This book provoked a local outcry upon its release in 2002 due to its somewhat brutal appraisal of country life.
Irish literature
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