From Julius Caesar writing on the Celts to evidence of beautiful Celtic art, ringforts, bog bodies, bronze sword hilts, strange wooded idols and the cult of the human head, the author deals with the known facts about the Celts and comes to grips with the arguments about the true extent of Celtic impact on Ireland. The period covered i from the 8th century BC (Later Bronze Age) to the coming of Christianity to Ireland, in the 5th century AD?a period of more than one thousand years. Full-color illustrations. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4. 160 pages.