The Stranded Tribe

This Is A Book With A Different Perspective From Many Others In The Period Of Turbulent Irish History 1895-1923.. The Vances Are Working-Class Presbyterian Loyalists Living In The Predominantly Catholic County Donegal. The Parents Try To Keep Their Family Safe During A Period Of Increasing Political And Sectarian Trouble. . The Elder SonWilliam Joins The Ulster Volunteers And Later Fights In The British Army On The Somme In 1916. His Younger Brother Jamie Also Joins The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers And Is Badly Wounded And Hospitalized A Year Later.. On Jamie'S Return Home He Takes The Job Of Security Officer For The Local Railway Company And Becomes Increasingly Involved In The Conflicts Of 1919-22. This Is Made All The More Difficult For Him As He Has Fallen In Love With A Catholic Girl Whose Brother Brian Is A Leading Light In The Ira And Then In The Irregulars During The Irish Civil War.. Jamie Has Ultimately To Face Brian In A Desperate Plot To Destroy The Relationship Between Britain And The New Irish Free State. . Whilst The Book Is Fiction It Is Firmly Set In The Real Events Which Took Place In Ireland And Especially The North West Of Ireland In This Period.