Shane Hegarty: The Irish (and Other Foreigners) [2009] paperback ZARTC ' Christy Lefteri

' Christy Lefteri

'Beating people up in little rooms

With all bases covered for the big day

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Shane Hegarty: The Irish (and Other Foreigners) [2009] paperback ZARTC ' Christy LefteriHe looks at what we think we know about the first Irish, where they came from and why they seem to have landed here long after they colonised our neighbours. He asks if the Celts ever landed in Ireland at all and could our genes reveal a twist to that story? The Vikings gave Ireland towns, a thriving slave trade, plenty of words and names. So how come they have left behind very little genetic trace? And how did a row over a woman lead to a band of