The Kirwans of Castlehacket, Co. Galway: History, Folklore and Mythology in an Irish Horseracing Family

by Ronan Lynch

This book is a revealing study of the cultural boundaries between the Kirwan family of Castlehacket, Co. Galway, and their tenants. The Kirwans, the only family among the merchant tribes of Galway to lay claim to Irish ancestry, were atypical landlords whose generosity and sense of justice was recorded in song and story. This study, drawing on local history, folklore and literature, charts the rise of the family from their 16th-century merchant origins...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846820286
• ISBN13: 9781846820281
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Four Courts Press
• Length: 200 Pages