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The Claddagh Mission
by John J. Leary   
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The Claddagh Mission

Category:  Action/Thriller
Publisher: iUniverse. Inc.

ISBN-10:  0595345573

Type: Fiction

Pages: 305

Copyright: 
2005

During World War II, a young American is recruited by the U. S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS)to go to southern Ireland. His mission: thwart any attempt by the Nazis to capture one of the country's ports.

Army Lt. Tommy O'Shaughnessy knows that if he fails in his mission, Hitler's forces will sever Britain's lifeline with America and Canada.
In a briefing before heading overseas, Tommy is warned to keep his eyes open for two potential adversaries: the Irish Blue Shirts, a Fascist organization, and the Danann Brotherhood and Auxiliary. The DB&A is believed to be the political wing of the Faerie World.
Tommy travels to Galway, on Ireland's west coast, where he experiences an extraordinary series of adventures in which he combats Nazi spies, is pursued by a Faerie princess, meets a priest who practices Druidism on the side, and attends a gigantic Faerie rally at Blarney Castle.
The story reaches its climax atop legendary Dun Aengus, and early Celtic fortress guarding Galway Bay. Can Tommy prevent a German invasion that could knock Britain out of the war? Can he overcome the threat of the Faerie World to restore pagan rule to Ireland?



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A good five miles from the castle, the road became clogged with every conceivable form of transportation known in rural Ireland. There were hundred of bikers, men and women riding horses without saddles, horse and donkey-drawn carts loaded with people, and a stream of walkers of all ages, accompanied by their dogs, cats, goats and sheep.
Most remarkable was a parade of marchers that stretched, division after division, for miles through Cork's verdant countryside. Color guards led each division with flags that had flown in many of Ireland's gallant, but usually losing, battles for liberty. Banners represented every county in Ireland, north and south, as well as individual cities and towns.
Behind the color guards marched scores of what, some would say, resembled the Faerie cavalcades described in Ireland's heroic literature.
"This is extraordinary," Clive said. "Do you see how the various divisions are led by their Faerie kings, queens and noble warriors? I remember reading about the cavalcade of the Faerie king, Bodhb Derg, in the 'Tain Bo Cuailgne.' This is exactly how it was described!"


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