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1400s/1500s: What was Ireland like at the time of the time of Henry VIII’s ascension to the throne?
My Lady Judge
What you need to know before your trail
Five hundred years ago, the western seaboard of Ireland was home to an independent kingdom that lived peacefully by the ancient Celtic laws of their forebears. On the first eve of a festive celebration, all the people of the land headed up Mullaghmore Mountain to light a bonfire. But one man–assistant to Mara, the King’s appointed judge and lawgiver–did not return.
For two days he lay in the mountains being picked clean by ravens. Mara O’Davoren is a Brehon, a judge in the kingdom of Burren, and she runs a law school. She investigates the case and realises that all is not what it seems
Locations
Reset- Ireland (Republic of) - County Clare
- A: Mullaghmore Mountain
- B: Burren National Park
- C: Poulnabrone Dolmen
- D: Leamaneh Castle
Travel Guide
Medieval Ireland
The landscape is the star of the show in this novel and it’s some of the most stunning now as it was then. Although not as rural and rustic of course.
Burren National Park
Lunar-like landscape of rock and cliffs with 7 walking trails, woodland, otters, mink and lizards. The landscape of the novel and the land of the Brehon laws which appear before each chapter. These laws help to show why a Brehon judge was so well respected by the people of the time
Mullaghmore Mountain
Mullaghmore is a 180m limestone hill in the Burren in Glenquin, County Clare. It is part of a hiking trail called the Mullaghmore Loop in the Burren National Park
Booktrail Boarding Pass: My Lady Judge
Destination: County Clare Author/Guide: Cora Harrison Departure Time: 1500s
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