Really - she's been insisting for close to a year.

She read Ireland on her own and then insisted I read it. I've been recommending books to my mom to read since she retired. It is a book that will stay with you for quite a while and give you a bigger picture of what Ireland is. Along the way he learns much about Ireland's history, his passion and the secrets behind that fatefull night. Ronan's search and growing into an adult and the many paths he travels in his search, is the main thread of this story. When the Storyteller is abruptly told to leave the house for some unknown reason, Ronan is devastated and swears to eventually fine and reconnect with the Storyteller.

In return he is given bed and board for a couple of nights and then moves on, walking the roads of Ireland. This gentleman makes his living telling stories of Ireland and its rich history in a manner that brings the events to life and enthralls the listeners. That did the trick and I was captivated.Ī young Irish boy, Ronan O'Mara, is captivated by an itinerant Storyteller who visits his home in the 1950s. I then came back and started to read in smaller sections. It started out and was very interesting, to the point I wanted to sit and read for hours. But these nights change young Ronan forever, setting him on a years-long pursuit of the elusive, itinerant storyteller and the glorious tales that are no less than the saga of his tenacious and extraordinary isle. For three wonderful evenings, the old gentleman enthralls his assembled local audience with narratives of foolish kings, fabled saints, and Ireland's enduring accomplishments before moving on. In the winter of 1951, a storyteller, the last practitioner of an honored, centuries-old tradition, arrives at the home of nine-year-old Ronan O'Mara in the Irish countryside. Storyteller extraordinaire Frank Delaney takes his readers on a journey through the history of Ireland, stopping along the way to evoke the dramatic events and personalities so critical to shaping the Irish experience. This New York Times bestselling epic is an unforgettable tour de force that marries the intimate, passionate texture of the Irish spirit with a historical scope that is sweeping and resplendent. these historical chronicles, legends, myths, tall tales and fables, featuring warriors, kings, monks, explorers and clever common folk, imaginatively tell the history of Ireland.” - Philadelphia Inquirer “Dramatic, adventurous, heroic, romantic.

Ireland by frank delaney summary