IN SEARCH OF ANCIENT IRELAND. Copyright © 2002 by Carmel McCaffrey and Leo Eaton. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form. For information, address: New Amsterdam Books, c/o Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 1332 North Halsted Street, Chicago 60622. Manufactured in the United States of America and printed on acid-free paper.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

McCaffrey, Carmel.

In search of ancient Ireland : the origins of the Irish from neolithic times to the coming of the English / by Carmel McCaffrey & Leo Eaton.

            p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56663-525-X (pbk.)

ISBN 978-1-56663-525-7

1. Ireland—History—To 1172. 2. Ireland—History—English Conquest, 1166-1186. 3. Ireland—Civilization. I. Eaton, Leo. II. Title.

DA930 .M39 2002

941.501—dc21

2002025528