The Irish Admiralty

Historical novel about two Irish naval heroes who won great battle victories for their adopted homelands and helped them achieve national independence. Commodore John Barry from Co. Wexford was a Philadelphia-based merchant ship captain when The Boston Tea Party ignited the American Revolutionary War. He joined the Continental Navy and became their 'Top Gun' commander. President George Washington awarded Navy commission number one to Barry for his trojan work creating the New US Navy. Admiral William Brown from Co. Mayo got embroiled in the Liberation of South America, after Spanish ships harassed his Buenos Aires merchant fleet. He founded the Argentine Navy from scratch and won the decisive naval battles against Spain and Brazil that led to the establishment of the Republic of Argentina.Heartwarming story of the lives and naval careers of these master mariner patriots - sons of Ireland.