The Atlantean Irish Ireland's Oriental and Maritime Heritage

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A revised, expanded and newly illustrated edition of the book that questions the Irish Celtic heritage.

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Foreword	p. 7
Historical origins : Vallancey and Ledwich	p. 19
Sean-nos singing and Conamara's boats	p. 33
Gaels and Arabs : the common ground	p. 48
Seafarers, smugglers and pirates	p. 61
St. Brendan, Sindbad and the Viking connection	p. 75
Wales and Europe	p. 82
Ireland and North Africa	p. 98
Deconstructing the Celtic myth	p. 115
Pre-Celtic place-names	p. 133
Ireland's early maritime history	p. 144
Vikings and trade in the Middle Ages	p. 151
Moorish Spain and Ireland : a golden age	p. 162
Myths and storytelling	p. 175
North African influences on early Irish Christianity	p. 189
Irish and Eastern illuminated art	p. 209
The Sheela-na-Gig	p. 224
La Tene culture	p. 237
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