tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post5432570425283847592..comments2023-10-14T10:14:51.072+02:00Comments on NOW CLOSED: Discovering Diamonds: A Discovering Diamonds Review of: LORD OF IRELAND by E.M. PowellHelen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-79684989329712040272017-01-21T18:41:25.278+01:002017-01-21T18:41:25.278+01:00Yes, I read it as background and lead-in to the 11...Yes, I read it as background and lead-in to the 1185 expedition. In translation, of course! E.M. Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565716658256251123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-74275373068285099552017-01-21T12:46:18.124+01:002017-01-21T12:46:18.124+01:00Juicy indeed! Have you also studied "The Song...Juicy indeed! Have you also studied "The Song of the Earl"? Believed by some to be Maurice O’Regan’s version of events and, therefore, presenting a more Ireland centred view.Frank Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163631587525727876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-55719535089384294802017-01-20T20:04:01.584+01:002017-01-20T20:04:01.584+01:00Indeed, Frank and thank you for commenting. I read...Indeed, Frank and thank you for commenting. I read Gerald's 'The Conquest of Ireland' and used much of it as the basis for my novel, as well as his 'Topography of Ireland'. Yes, it's widely accepted that Gerald probably often wasn't the most reliable of narrators but he is a very juicy resource for a novelist! E.M. Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565716658256251123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-43686080988397928612017-01-20T18:43:45.826+01:002017-01-20T18:43:45.826+01:00Gerald's own description of John's behavio...Gerald's own description of John's behaviour - and that of his cronies - suggests he behaved like a juvenile delinquent. "the Irish of the better class ... having been hitherto loyal to the English ... receive him with the kiss of peace. But our new-comers and Normans not only treated them with contempt and derision, but even rudely pulled them by their beards. ... They said that they found him to be a mere boy, surrounded by others almost as young as himself; and that the young prince abandoned himself to juvenile pursuits."Frank Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163631587525727876noreply@blogger.com