Peg O' My Heart by J. Hartley Manners is an in-depth and sympathetic look at Ireland's struggle for independence against English colonial rule. Manners writes passionately about the life and adventures of Peg and her father. Excerpt: "Father Cahill breathed hard. He was a splendid type of the Irish Parish-Priest of the old school. Gifted with a vivid power of eloquence as a preacher, and a heart as tender as a woman's toward the poor and the wretched, he had been for many years idolized by the whole community of the village of M—in County Clare. But of late there was a growing feeling of discontent among the younger generation."