Dermot Macmurrough or the Conquest of Ireland: An Historical Tales of the Twelfth Century in Four Cantos

by John Quincy Adams, Olivia Hamilton, and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick

Martin J. Burke (Editor)

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Description: The first work written about Ireland by an American was composed by John Quincy Adams, the 6th President of the United States. The work was a long epic poem about the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1170. Edited and annotated by the editors with essays on JQ Adams, material on Adam's Irish sources, a discussion of the actual events of the 12th century.
  • ISBN13 9781930901377
  • Publish Date 26 September 2005
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 24 April 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Academica Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 184
  • Language English