ebooks A History of Japanese Buddhism by Kenji Matsuo in History

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In 1816 the author’s great-great grandfather; Thomas Kearey; arrived in England to seek his fortune. He was the latest – but by no means the last – in a line of strong and resourceful men. This book is the story of the Keareys; and of their place in history through the centuries. It relates how the Ciardha (‘Ciar’s people’) in the Ireland of the Dark Ages evolved into the modern Keareys; how holders of that name laboured; loved and fought through the centuries; and how in more recent times they were proud to fight with honour for their adopted country of Britain in two world wars. Terence Kearey has woven the carefully-researched story of what happened to his family over the centuries into the economic and social history of these islands; explaining how his ancestors coped with; and in some cases helped to change; the vicissitudes of poverty; war and economic and social change. The result is a detailed and vivid picture of a past that is quickly fading from memory.