High Praise to Morgan Llywelyn!
This wonderful work of historical fiction is based on the 1916 Irish Rebellion, known as the Easter Rising.
Were introduced to the main character Ned Holloran, a 15-year-old survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. Neither of his parents survive. He is given the choice to stay in the United States with his sister Kathleen and her new husband. He chooses to go back to Ireland, where he attends an Irish school lead by Padraic Pearse, who is a scholar, poet, and rebel for the Irish cause. Ned gains a new appreciation for Ireland and it’s culture and gets involved in the rebellion.
Llywelyn weaves the true facts and real life historical people of the rebellion with her fictional character Ned Halloran seamlessly. She introduces us to the amazing Irish history and people of the time in an informative and entertaining way.
This is the first book in an Irish Century Series. I can hardly wait to read the next one, 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War! 4.5/5
I have been looking for a work of fiction that contains factual information on the history of Ireland, as my family hails from there, and I thought this could be a more interesting way to learn about it, rather than the non-fiction route. I’m glad I came across this post, since I think this is the series that I’ve been searching for. Thanks. 😉
I’m so glad I could be of assistance. I recently highlighted this book for the ABC Historical Book Challenge as well.
I’m not an expert, but I have heard that this series is quite historically accurate. I hope you enjoy it!
Another series for my TBR list.
Have you read any other books in the series? I added them to my TBR list.
No, this is the only one I have read. I rarely keep up with series, there are just too many books I want to read in my lifetime.
I say that too, but when I read one book by an author, I end up trying to find everything, that they wrote, unless they are an absolutely author.