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Helen Walsh Folsom is an author of both fiction and non-fiction books about Ireland. Her followers regard her books, not only adventurous and action-packed, but full of historical facts.
Helen's books speak truths about Ireland Brehon Laws, the tyrannical nature of the British, and the suffering of the Irish people who underwent starvation, famine and torture.
Color Me Green: Ways the Irish Influenced America
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THE IRISH BROUGHT IT ALL TO AMERICA
Irish contributions to the American life from
Corned Beef and Cabbage to Submarines.
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Typically American:
Moonshine and Square Dancing. Murphy’s Law and Mickey Finn.
McGuffey's Readers and Good ol‘ Pat and Mike jokes.
These are just a few of the wonderful things that make America the warm-hearted, good humored, flag-waving country that it has been for two hundred and fifty years, and they all came from the grand green land of Ireland.
It was and has been, since Patrick Maguire stepped off the decks of Columbus’ Santa Maria ship to drag his dinghy onto the shores of San Salvador.that the Irish have had one foot in the muddy black soil and brilliant green grass of Ireland and one on the mountains and lakes and prairies of the Land of the Free.
The Irish and Americans have been indubitably interconnected by heritage, convictions, and spirit since the beginning.
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An Irish Christmas and the Storyteller
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Through the centuries, the good folk in Ireland have grown pleasant traditions and habits to celebrate the birth of the Christ Child during Christmas. However, Christmas in Ireland does not just celebrate one or two special days; Christmas lasts 12 days .. and perhaps even a little bit longer. In "An Irish Christmas and the Storyteller," set in 1894, introduces one of the many country villages in Ireland and the eager villagers' preparations to get ready days and weeks ahead.
Delicious edibles were prepared like the barm brack, a yeasty nut bread with secret surprises. Other tasty treats would be made and set aside, and the little stone houses would be decorated with fresh strewn holly tree branches and laurel. Some traditions were copied practices of their American cousins like roast turkeys and secrets on Christmas morning, and the good folk of the Irish villages shared their feasts and music, dancing and legends with those less fortunate neighbors and friends. This is the story of the O'Farrell family's Christmas, and most especially of their daughter, Kathleen … who just might believe in Christmas miracles.
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Kells, The Risin' of the Rebellion
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Caitleen McNeill’s goal was to escape the poverty and starvation of her childhood. Kells Fitzmichael’s mission was to own his own sailing ships. However, within minutes of meeting, they were forced into a marriage of inconvenience from which the binds grew as tangled as a Celtic knot. Each had to survive as they traveled across a nation filled with torture, intrigue, betrayal and death as the Rebellion of 1798 broke out and trusted friends became, sometimes, a worse danger than the enemy.
Who could they trust as they traveled across Ireland’s war-torn nation in search of Kells’ family? Who would not betray them to the dreaded Orangemen for a few palsley coins? What secret did Kells harbor that would help him miraculously achieve his goal? Kells and Cait learned quickly that they had to trust each other in order to survive and reach a combined goal made of mutual trust and love.
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Brandeen, In the Shadow of Captain Moonlight
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Brandeen lived with her tender-hearted mother, Peig, in the town of Cullymor, Ireland, however, it was not at all pleasant. She was considered illegitimate and treated horribly by the town folk. When she learns of her father's return, she burns with anger and resentment. Brandeen resents this estranged father who forces her away from her secure little cottage home into an uncomfortable manor house and dangerous circumstances that repeatedly threaten her life.
Although she grows to enjoy her training to become a shipping company magnate, she still resents her father until slowly and surely she realizes the man she hates is the man she would risk anything to defend, even to revealing the identify of Captain Moonlight.
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Fianna, The Dark Web of the Brotherhood
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Fianna Fitzmichael is hopelessly in love with Jamie Rooney. So when he mysteriously vanishes, she’s beside herself. Hoping a visit to her sister in London will put her broken heart on the mend, Fianna catches a train—and the unwelcome attention of a lecherous man. Though a kind university student named Neill McBride comes to her rescue, the headstrong Fianna still falls prey to a mob of Gypsies who steal her luggage and abandon her by the cave of Crazy Nan, a self-professed witch.
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But the strangest leg of her journey comes when Fianna overhears Crazy Nan talking to members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood—including her Jamie. The brotherhood doesn’t take kindly to interlopers, though, and suspect Fianna is an undercover agent for the British. To prove her loyalty to Ireland, Fianna embarks on a perilous mission that plunges her deep into political conspiracies and treacherous secrets. She seems to have a guardian angel in the dashing, enigmatic Neill, but can even he keep her safe as the danger mounts?
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Ah, Those Irish Colleens!
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While women in modern Western society have spent the last century fighting for equal rights, women in ancient Ireland were accorded legal equality with men. Under the Brehon Laws women had the right to own property, rule territories, seek an education, and sue for divorce. Celtic women were also warriors, frequently taking up arms and marching into battle with their brothers and husbands.
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Non-fiction historical book
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St. Patrick's Secrets
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Well now, have you heard about how the Irish fought for Alexander the Great? Or did you know that at one time the Irish were forbidden to wear trousers? Perhaps you don't know why the Irish revere John Paul Jones or how Jack the Ripper influenced Irish 'Invincibles'.
Ah then, there's many a strange tale and capricious truth hidden in the history and lore of the Green Isle that will surprise and quicken your Irish blood, whether it's a pint or only a drop! This book, with 101 curious, delightful, ironic and even outrageous tales from the Emerald Isle, is a must-have for every Irish-interest library. Illustrated throughout.
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Non-fiction historical book
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