Burning the Big House: The Story of the Irish Country House in a Time of War and Revolution 9780300265118

The gripping story of the tumultuous destruction of the Irish country house, spanning the revolutionary years of 1912 to

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Burning the Big House: The Story of the Irish Country House in a Time of War and Revolution
9780300265118

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