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Appreciating a good story Ireland, A Novel, by Frank Delaney is a great read. I got so caught up in the story that I was a third of the way through the book before I realized how much Irish history & mythology I was learning. I have always appreciated a good story & Ireland contains some of the best of them. Beginning in the depths of geologic time, journeying through prehistory, mythology, and history I've come to feel an almost intimate relationship with the place and it's people. Although I grew up in a neighborhood with many families of Irish descent I must confess that almost none of it rubbed off on me. I knew very little of Ireland and the Irish aside from the green of Saint Patrick's day. That has changed with my reading of Ireland. If your background is Irish, this is a must read, you'll understand your own story so much better. If you've not a drop of Irish blood in you, you'll feel that you do with this book - and you will be glad of it.