Review of ClanDonnell

Clan Donald Heritage is the first internet site to publish a book review of ClanDonnell: A Storied History of Ireland. The review is in the Antrim section of the web site.

The entire review:

“David K. McDonnell recently published ClanDonnell: A Storied History of Ireland that is a beautiful compilation of the history of those of our clan who lived in Ireland.  I recently purchased a copy from Amazo.com and anticipated a small paperback similar to other historical novels I have enjoyed.  I was delighted to receive a voluminous work with his sources identified in a very unique manner.  I am just commencing my read, and have already found it hard to set down.   I recognize several of the concepts expressed in his work came from the ancient sources I used for this web site.  Though I agree with the author that the absence  of footnotes (well he does have one footnote) makes for smoother reading,  I will confess some occasional frustration with not being able to verify an exact source for a specific idea.  He listed all his sources in the last chapter in an easy to read paragraph format.  Neither the author nor I are historians by profession, but we share a common desire to present our family history in a way that non-historians will find entertaining as well as informative.  I find his work very entertaining and informative and highly recommend ClanDonnell: A Storied History of Ireland. I am one of those in the clan whose roots go through Ireland to Scotland so David McDonnell’s work really intrigues me.”