Ranji Maharajah Of Connemara

Indian Prince Ranjitsinghji was the most famous cricket-player of hisgeneration. In 1924, the inhabitants of Connemara, on the west coast of Ireland,were amazed when this exotic stranger fell in love with Ballynahinch Castle anddecided to move in. Using rare documents from government and personal archives,private photographs and personal stories from people who knew or worked for‘The Ranji’ as they called him, biographer Anne Chambers, brings thisintriguing story to light for the first time. She reveals the reasons behindRanji’s strange decision, and looks at the fascinating legacy the Maharajaleft behind.