Irish Continent - A Ramble in South America

Travelogue exploring Irish roots and connections in South America - travels through Buenos Aires, Valparaíso, Santiago, Asunción and Santa Cruz. Reveals a lesser-known aspect of Irish history.

About the author

Michael Lynch was born and brought up in County Tipperary, Ireland. In his mid-twenties, he left to travel around Australia, but stopped off in London on the way and took a while to get any further (he has since made it to Australia, although London remains his base). Always interested in Irish history, his time living away from his home country resulted in an interest in the history of the Irish abroad. In 2011, in between I.T. contracts, Lynch decided on a two-month to visit South America. This turned into a seven-month trip, as he was bitten by the travel bug. While there , he uncovered links to Ireland previously unknown to him. This provided a theme for his journey and guided, intermittently, his direction of travel.

Summary

Travelogue exploring Irish roots and connections in South America - travels through Buenos Aires, Valparaíso, Santiago, Asunción and Santa Cruz. Reveals a lesser-known aspect of Irish history.

Foreword

. An entertaining travelogue which will appeal to anyone with an interest in South America or the Irish diaspora
. Read about Che Guevara's Irish roots, the Argentine presidential candidate called Murphy, and the Paraguayan president who fathered 90 children out of wedlock

Product details

• Authors: Michael Lynch
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781784778330
• ISBN: 978-1-78477-833-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature)
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Chile, Buenos Aires, Santiago, South America, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Argentina, Che Guevara, Paraguay, Travel writing, Irish History, Bernardo O'Higgins, Ambrose O'Higgins, South America travelogue, Eliza Lynch, Asuncion to Santa Cruz, Irish diaspora