title: Blood on the Shamrock: A Novel of Ireland's Civil War
author:  Cathal Liam 
description: "Cathal Liam has created such realistic and believable fictional characters that they seamlessly interact with the historical ones."<strong> -- Frank West, Irish American News (Chicago, IL), August, 2006<br /><br /></strong>"Interweaving actual characters with fictional companions throws an interesting light on the events and emotions [of Michael Collins and others]."<strong> -- Pauline Ferrie, The Irish Emigrant (Galway, Ireland), July, 2006<br /></strong><br />"Mr. Liam sticks closely to historic fact in dealing with major events and includes a glossary and a good bibliography."<strong> -- Mary O'Sullivan, Ireland of the Welcomes, September/October, 2006<br /></strong><br />Blood On The Shamrock: A Novel of Ireland's Civil War is selected as a finalist for the 2006 Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) general fiction book award.<strong> --Midwest Independent Publishers Association<br /></strong><br />Facts, dates and the names are important, but can be rough on the eyes [Cathal] Liam mixed it to perfection -- from a review by Scott Powers,<strong> --Irish American News; (Chicago, IL), July, 2006</strong>
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