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Come take a walk with a noble Frenchman as he traverses Ireland by foot just before the 1798 rebellion. Jacques-Louis Bougrenet de Latocnaye is an amiable companion full of wit, humour, and intriguing ideas.

In this extract from "A Frenchman's Walk Through Ireland 1796-1797" Jacques-Louis tells some anecdotes about Dublin barristers, gives a description of Whipping The Herring, and details the Irish peasants deep love for the pig.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jacques-Louis was born to a noble Breton family. He fled France during the revolution. Then moved to London where he mixed with other emigres such as François-René de Chateaubriand, he soon became bored and started hiking north until he reached Scotland, and wrote a book about his travels in that country. It was well received and he decided to write another one about Ireland. Jacques-Louis tramps the entire circumference of Ireland visiting all the key sites along the way. He has letters of introduction to many famous, and infamous, personage’s like Richard Martin ‘Humanity Dick’ with whom he spends a few days at Ballynahinch. Jacques doesn’t just rub shoulders with the well-heeled, he’s not above sleeping on the floor of a peasant’s cottage amongst the pigs, and the dogs.

Jacques travelogue is one of the most interesting ever written about Ireland, and his unique perspective and interactions with both the peasants and the upperclass of the era offers a truly illuminating record of the era.

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