Sweeping, magisterial and elegantly written ... hugely impressive -- Andrew Lynch * Irish Independent *
Myles Dungan is an accomplished writer ... This is his most ambitious book yet ... a lively introduction to a huge topic -- Brian Hanley * Irish Times *
Vivid ... worldly and brightly written history * Literary Review *
Writing with a sardonic and stylish wit, Myles Dungan gets to the heart of the Irish obsession with land. * Paul Bew *
Myles Dungan has undertaken a monumental task in attempting to survey the history of land and land questions in Ireland... He has done it marvellous justice, placing land questions where they deserve to be, to the forefront in Irish historiography. Splendidly researched and written in an easy, erudite style, this is a most informative survey history that deserves to be widely read. * Professor Terence Dooley, author of Burning the Big House *
Land Is All That Matters is a concise, comprehensive, stylishly written and accessible history of one of the most significant issues in Irish history and historiography... Essential reading for all who want to understand how we really got to where we are. * Catriona Crowe *
Praise for Four Killings:
'Dungan knows his history; he also knows how to tell a story... A gem of a book' David McCullagh, RTE Culture
'A vivid and chilling narrative... Confronts uncomfortable questions that still need answering' Roy Foster
'Sober and intelligent... Dungan does a fine job of showing that little people can make history too' Andrew Lynch, Business Post
'Narrative history, told through a unique prism'
* Irish Sunday Independent *