The true-life adventures of James Freney of Ballyduff and his wife Aine, and their struggles in 1700's Ireland. Our forgotten folk hero gallops the roads of Kilkenny again in this fanciful, betimes amusing, and even mystical tale of derring-do and destiny. This telling of Freney's tale imagines a 1797 edition of his autobiography-an edition where his wife Aine finally has her say, by including excerpts from her secret diary, various letters, and the like. In history she played a crucial role in the trials that ended it all, the details of which have been lost. This book fills the gaps in her...