Hard Border

by Darach Macdonald

Book Overview

In his travelogue of the abandoned 50-mile route along the Ulster Canal, Darach MacDonald presents a close-up narrative history of Ireland. On his journey through five of Ulster's nine counties, he looks at the confounding realities and identities brought to the boil by history, geography, politics and faith. He traces the region's pivotal role in the story of Ireland; the facts and anomalies of an arbitrary partition, the impact on local communities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848406754
• ISBN13: 9781848406759
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: New Island Books
• Length: 392 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"