Strong cultural commercial literary and intellectual links have existed for many centuries
between the Celtic cousins France and Ireland and continue to flourish today. This book
explores some of the connections that have been forged over space and time by groups and
individuals travelling between the two countries. Covering subjects as varied as travel
literature music philosophy wine production photography and consumer culture and spanning
the seventeenth through to the twenty-first centuries the collection draws attention to the
rich tapestry of interconnections and associations which confirm this unique and mutually
beneficial friendship. The book examines the role of figures such as Boullaye-le-Gouz
Coquebert de Montbret Sydney Owenson Alain de Lille Augusta Holmes Alain Badiou Wolfe Tone
Jacques Rancière the 'Wine Geese' the O'Kelly family Marguerite Mespoulet Madeleine Mignon
Jules Verne Hector Malot Harry Clifton John McGahern Maurice Merleau-Ponty Kate O'Brien
John Broderick Brian Moore and François Mauriac. The essays will appeal to both academic and
general readers and to anyone with an interest in Franco-Irish relations.
