Betsy Gray or, Hearts of Down: A Tale of Ninety-Eight

by W.G. Lyttle

The reprinting of "Betsy Gray or Hearts of Down" will be welcomed by those who have been seeking this thrilling story of events in Counties Antrim and Down in the troublous days of the 1798 Rebellion.The central figure is a beautiful Co. Down lass who inspired the Insurgents and fought side by side with her brother and lover at the Battle of Ballynahinch.This historical novel captures the tenseness which gripped the North East in the struggle against oppression and the stirring events which led to the famous Rising.The original story is supplemented with 40 pages of research into local history and folklore of the Rebellion, and of its aftermath in Co. Down. There are more than thirty illustrations and photographs, many of them unique.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1896