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The Year of the French
Thomas Flanagan · 1979 · 642 pages
The arrival in Ireland's remote Country Mayo in 1798 of a shipload of French troops to assist the Irish in their rebellion against the England raises hopes which are soon buried in Irish soil.
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Hilary Mantel
“A novel on the grand scale, combining multiple narratives to chronicle the failed and tragic Irish Rebellion of 1798. Inspiring and almost heart-breaking.”↗