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In Turlough Park & The Fitzgeralds, author Patrick Butler provides an immersive account of the complex dynamics surrounding one of Mayo’s most notable landlord estates. The narrative tracks the Fitzgerald family line—most famously including the notorious duelist and rebel “Fighting Fitzgerald”—exploring their political entanglements, localized conflicts, and social standing. Butler meticulously connects the family’s fortunes to the physical evolution of the Turlough Park estate, which today houses the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life. Drawing from private estate archives, legal deeds, and personal diaries, the volume offers a brilliant window into the lifestyle of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy, making it a critical reference for local historians and genealogists.