Ranji, Maharaja Of Connemara

Indian Prince Ranjit Singhji was the most famous cricket-player of his generation. In 1924, the inhabitants of Connemara, on the west coast of Ireland, were amazed when this exotic stranger fell in love with Ballynahinch Castle and decided 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 this intriguing story to light for the first time. She reveals the reasons behind Ranji’s strange decision, and looks at the fascinating legacy the maharaja left behind.