Fontenoy

An t-ursceal is deireanai le Liam Mac Coil, agus buaiteoir Ghradam Ui Shuilleabhain 2007.In Chartres na Fraince fuarthas leathanaigh chlbhuailte n 18 haois, agus tagairt d'dar mistireach na bprofa seo, an Captaen Sen Raghallaigh. bhar an leabhair: Tuarasgbhil ar an gCath clmhail ris a ridhtear Fontenoy fearadh i bhFlndras san Tr ochtair san mbliadhain d'aois an Tighearna 1745.

Sna leathanaigh seo dantar cur sos ar bhua is ar dhomua, ar thine ghealin is ar phaisean is ar ghlir na cogaochta."The recreation of the world of the Irish soldiers of 250 years ago in their own language is a work of artistry of the first order.

There is no other novelist in Irish today who writes with the same care, precision and clarity.

The novel is a pleasure to read, and is a work of art." -Alan Titley, The Irish Times"Ceann des na hrscalta is fearr agus is cumhachta d bhfuil lite agamsa le fada.

Cuimhnig ar Luimneach! Ceannaig Fontenoy!" -Tadhg Dubh Crinn, The Limerick LeaderThe latest novel by Liam Mac Cil, and winner of Gradam Ui Shilleabhin 2007.In the archives of the French town of Chartres some printed pages from the 18th Century were discovered, and a reference to the mysterious author of these printers' proofs, Captain Sen Raghallaigh.

Set in and around the battle of Fontenoy 1745, Liam Mac Cil's masterful novel explores the writing of history, and the points of view of the writer. "The recreation of the world of the Irish soldiers of 250 years ago in their own language is a work of artistry of the first order.

There is no other novelist in Irish today who writes with the same care, precision and clarity.

The novel is a pleasure to read, and is a work of art." -Alan Titley, The Irish Times"One of the finest and most powerful novels I have read in a long time. " -Tadhg Dubh Crinn, The Limerick Leader