Book Review. The Irish Assassins.

 Hello you,


Today's post is another book review. This one was The Irish Assassins by Julie Kavanagh. If I'm honest I was unsure what to make of this book. I have an interest in history but know almost nothing of Irish history. I've been to Ireland once (I went to Cork as a teenager, lovely place and I kissed the Blarney Stone in nearby Blarney Castle). I have a desire to visit Dublin in the future, fingers crossed I can arrange that at some point ! The reasons for that desire will have to wait for another blog post. Anyway, I'm rambling, back to the review.

The synopsis of this book appealed to me, I like reading about true crime and am always interested to read on cases that I am unfamiliar with. I had assumed this book would simply walk me through the murders that took place in Dublin in the 1880's. However, this book, which is part true crime and part Irish history lesson, which, while I liked, at times I found the socio-political landscape a little hard going and difficult to wrap my head around. It is very clear that Ms Kavanagh has put a huge amount of research into this book and that is to be commended …however, I think my knowledge of Irish history is far too little in order to fully appreciate this book. Overall, I did enjoy this book, but did find I had to go back a few pages at times in order to reread or refresh my memory. 


Until the next time, take care out there.

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