Publisher's Synopsis
Two formative decades of Irish history come to blazing life in Marjorie Harshaw Robie's gripping Dwelling Place of Dragons. Based on the writings of three very different but connected Irish men, this is an incredible, true saga of a country torn apart by religious differences, devastating poverty, and famine. James Harshaw, an Irish farmer, his nephew John Martin, an Irish political leader, and their friend George Henderson, editor of the local newspaper, are unknown to historians; the memories of their lives long ago fading into oblivion. However, their recently rediscovered journals, letters and editorials provide an account of life in the small cottages, and down the narrow lanes of Ireland they experienced first hand. Their writings detail the hardships, and sad deaths, valor, and kindnesses of ordinary Irish men and women. Their accounts come with the names of real people attached. The legacy of their words provides a totally unique addition to the history of 19th century Ireland, Irish history as it happened.
