We Are The Land is an exploration of Ireland—its ancient history, DNA, and culture through the adventurous search of four sisters for their Irish ancestry. The author’s interest in how ancient languages evolved and migrated leads readers through the heart of Ireland to the modern revolution of the ancestral DNA of the Irish people.
The author investigates the parallels between mythology, anthropology, DNA, and climate to lead the reader to a broader understanding of Ireland, its people, and the western world.
This is a must read for travelers to Ireland who want to know…Who are the Celts? Who are the Scotch-Irish or Ulster Scots? Where did red hair come from? What was the land like at the dawn of modern humans? What were the origins of Irish hospitality, music, and scintillating wit? Who built the megaliths such as Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth? What was the ‘potato famine’?
The book explores these and other questions for those of us with Irish heritage, and others, who wish to understand before we visit Ireland.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
In Search of Who We Are
The Journey Home Begins
Origins
Early Ireland
On the Road
Just Enough Early History of Ireland County Cork
Return of the Bull
The Search for Our Irish Mother County Westmeath
The Boyne Valley Megaliths Newgrange
Knowth
The Hill of Tara
Loughcrew
Finding Our Father’s Line
William Lee of Carrickfergus Cousins
The Cliffs of Sliabh Liag
Delphi Lodge
Turin Castle
Spanish Bog People
The Spirit of Ireland
The Circle Closes
ILLUSTRATIONS
The Barn at The Flax Cottage
The Cliffs of Moher
Loop Head
Overheard at the Atlantic Hotel
The Natural Rock Stack at the Cliffs of Moher Looking to America
The Blue Door of Longueville House
Josie and Jenni at Dinner in the Conservatory
Glouthane Standing Stone
Glouthane Standing Stone/West Outside of Mill Street
Fireplace Mount Detail
Ladbroke’s Jacket at The Speakeasy Pub in Killarney
E.J. Morrisey Box
Loch Derravaragh at Mornington House in Westmeath
Ann and Liz Looking Over the Map of Wales
The Entrance to Newgrange
Left Chamber at Newgrange
Central Chamber at Newgrange
Right Chamber at Newgrange
Calendar Stones at Knowth
Northwest Knowth Stone
Two Hawthorns on the Hill of Tara
The Lia Fail on the Hill of Tara
The Fireplace at Bushmills Inn Hotel
Harry’s Bar in Dublin, an Excerpt from My Journal on 23 April
Lamps at the Inn in Castlewellan
The Door at Delphi Lodge
Yearling Salmon Release at Delphi Lodge
Turin Castle
Fiddler’s Traditional Irish Music Shop in Ballyvaughan
Christy Berry and Michael Kelleher at O’Connor’s Pub in Doolin
Christy Berry, Michael Kelleher, Colin Nea, Fellow Musicians Thomas, Dave
Colin Nea, Christy Berry’s Hands, and Patrick on the Violin
Swan on Lake Michigan
MAPS AND CHARTS
Provinces of Ireland
Full Route Driving Map
Early Roads
Tomb Types
The Steppes Grassland and Ice Age Refuges
Principal Male and Female DNA Lines of Ireland
Territories, Population Groups, and DNA Circa AD 1000
Prehistoric Timeline
Driving Map 11 April
Driving Times and Tips
Driving Map 13 April
Southwest Cork and the Blackwater River Valley
Driving Map 15 April, Around the Beara Peninsula
Driving Map 18 April
Map of Boyne Valley Megaliths
Driving Map 22 April
Driving Map 23 April
Driving Map 26 April
Driving Map, The Complete Trip
Counties of Ireland
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