Fire and sword
Subtitle: Sorley Boy MacDonnell and the rise of Clan Ian Mor, 1538-1590
By: J. Michael Hill.
Publisher: Athlone Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: MacDonnell, Sorley Boy, 1505?-1590.; Clans -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 16th century.; Clans -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- History -- 16th century.; Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- Biography.; Scotland -- History -- 16th century -- Biography.; Highlands (Scotland) -- Biography.
Description: "Under the leadership of Sorley Boy MacDonnell, Clan Ian Mor became a major force in the development of the Gaelic heartland -- the Western Highlands, the Isles of Scotland and Ulster. He was able to hold together Clan Ian Mor as an effective political and military force in the Celtic fringe. An important contribution to our understanding of the War of the Three Kingdoms and the political and military force in the Celtic fringe" -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-310) and index.