Ireland's Napoleonic-era signal towers
There was one of these overlooking my family farm in Donegal. I remember the walk up to the tower. My father associated it wrongly with the Spanish Armada. At the time, Donegal, was beyond the reach of the crown. However Sir William Docwra by building a small fort, in between the Irish lines managed to divide and disrupt the Irish in the 9 years war
For an AH about the French Republic invading Ireland in the 1790s..
http://www.uchronia.net/bib.cgi/label.html?id=grifthatmo
I would recommend
http://www.amazon.com/Year-Liberty-History-Great-Rebellion/dp/0349112525 For the depressing reality of the 1798 rebellion.
There was one of these overlooking my family farm in Donegal. I remember the walk up to the tower. My father associated it wrongly with the Spanish Armada. At the time, Donegal, was beyond the reach of the crown. However Sir William Docwra by building a small fort, in between the Irish lines managed to divide and disrupt the Irish in the 9 years war
For an AH about the French Republic invading Ireland in the 1790s..
http://www.uchronia.net/bib.cgi/label.html?id=grifthatmo
I would recommend
http://www.amazon.com/Year-Liberty-History-Great-Rebellion/dp/0349112525 For the depressing reality of the 1798 rebellion.
