The Knights of Glin. A Geraldine Family. Dublin: Kingdom Books, 1978. First Edition. Pp, 222. Green buckram boards, in pictorial dust jacket. Jacket faded & worn, otherwise a nice bright copy.

lustrated throughout & with folded family tree plate, loosely inserted.

The Fitz-Geralds, the knights of Glin, are a branch of the Desmond Geraldienes who held sway over much of Munster up the late 16th century. They have been associated with the same corner of Limerick from 1260 to the present day.

The story of the family told in this book, affords fascinating side-lights on Irish history.