Böcker av Stephen Finlay Archer

Irish Republican martyrs rise against overpowering British forces to spark the revolution at Easter 1916, while the Clans search for unity and treasure to honor the Clans Pact of their ancestors in the third book, Rising in The Irish Clans historical fiction eight novel series. Follow Tadgh, Morgan, eventually Collin and their compatriots through the brutal Rising and its aftermath.

The Clans battle the British during the War of Independence while seeking to unravel the clues to the O'Donnell treasure crafted by their ancestors. Tadgh, Morgan, and Aidan McCarthy, and Peader O'Donnell fight on for the revolution and their lives in Cork and Donegal. To support his rebel sister, war correspondent Collin O'Donnell is dragged into the search for his Clan's ancient treasure despite his wife's objections. The Templars and Barbary pirate descendants covertly stalk the Clans and each other in search of a greater prize.

The Clans implement a plan to utilize the McCarthy "Gold" for the coming revolution before rebel forces begin hostilities under Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera. Tadgh and Morgan McCarthy suffer brutal consequences from the merciless British oppression before continuing their search for O'Donnell treasure. War correspondent Collin O'Donnell, sent back to Ireland on assignment, reluctantly promises his wife Kathy that he won't risk his life searching for his Clan's treasure, but can he keep that promise? The Templars and Barbary pirate descendants stalk the Clans and each other in search of a greater prize.

The Irish Clans is the first novel in an eight-book saga that begins with a travesty at sea necessitating searches for life's true treasures, both in 1915 Ireland, when the funeral of O'Donovan Rossa affords golden opportunity to fan the flames of revolution, and in America, for transplanted Irish families connected to the world of the Irish Clans. Three characters are guided by Divine synchronicity and grapple with destiny--Claire, a spunky young Irish woman, adrift with amnesia and near death, may unwittingly be the key to unlocking an ancient clans mystery. Tadgh McCarthy, a young Irish rebel sea captain, confronted by a calamity at sea, makes a life and death decision that will reinvent his future--to carry out his predestined mission in the revolution and to validate his birthright as Clan Chieftain. Collin O'Donnell, a beleaguered young Canadian, riddled with guilt over the death of his parents and loss of his sister, must make a crucial decision that may cost him the love of his life.