Peter Carr

An illuminating and enjoyably lop-sided, 'worm's eye view' of the great sweep of Irish history, as experienced by one small County Down village, 'in the middle of nowhere en route to somewhere else'.

'One word could suffice to describe this book, magnificent! ...I cannot praise it too highly. Well illustrated with photographs, studiously annotated without overloading the text, a questioning of sources, a good index and the courage to express opinions of a controversial nature. This is what local history is all about.' Irish News

Original, quirky... You may never have heard of Dundonald, but that will not prevent you from enjoying this book. This could be the story of any small town or village in Ireland.' Archaeology Ireland

'Sparkles with compelling detail... one of the most impressive local histories available for any locality on this island, north or south'

Linenhall Review