Ireland
Wild and Furious
Ireland: Wild and Furious is a lively account of Akhil Bakshi’s journey through Ireland’s bubbly cities, windswept coast and eroded badlands. With his easy resort to jocular banter, the author recounts the political and religious history of the nation that has never been a model for stability and tranquillity. From Saint Patrick onwards the clergy is held responsible for spawning armies of belligerent disciples who embroiled the country in civil wars and separatist conflicts along religious lines. He goes hammer-and-tongs after the Irish priests for child abuse. His pilgrimage is to the Guinness Brewery where, swept by the occasion, he raises a toast for Mr Arthur Guinness and proposes that the church consider him for sainthood as “Guinness has soothed more spirits than the Bible, inspired more songs than the gospel, delivered more people from evil than the Holy Ghost, and has helped millions endure the hardships of life.” Visits to Bunratty Castle, “a corpse that had been dusted, scrubbed and revived”, and Blarney Castle, recall the perpetual tussle between the Irish and the English. The book is full of anecdotes that make the reader laugh and ponder. It is witty, wise writing.
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