A Boy From Ireland.

A Boy From Ireland. A Boy From Ireland Ireland,Irish Eire (âr`ə)[to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. Marie Raphael Raphael(răf`ēəl, rā`–), archangel. He is prominent in the book of Tobit, as the companion of Tobias, as the healer of Tobit, and as the rescuer of Sara from Asmodeus. Milton made him a featured character of Paradise Lost. Persea Noun 1. Persea - avocadogenus Perseamagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsfamily Lauraceae, Lauraceae, laurel family - a family of Lauraceae Books 853 Broadway, New York New York, state, United StatesNew York,Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10003 9780892553310, $19.95 www.perseabooks.com Set in Connemara Ireland in 1901, history is recreated in thisstory of Liam, whose English father has long vanished and whose Irishmother has just died. Sent to live with an uncle who is a fierce patriotagainst England and who despises Liam for his English blood, Liam findshimself involved in no end of conflict, until a letter from Americainvites the family to leave conflict behind for a new world. Will theyfind their father in America--and can the two leave prejudices behindalso? A BOY FROM IRELAND is an excellent, moving story of Irish historyand social changes.