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William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, 1841–1921
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William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, 1841–1921

This book re-evaluates the career of the man described shortly after his death as 'the greatest archbishop of Dublin since St Laurence O'Toole'. Walsh was endowed with great energy and intellectual ability, wide interests, and the ability to write...This book re-evaluates the career of the man described shortly after his death as 'the greatest archbishop of Dublin since St Laurence...
Author/Editor: Thomas J. Morrissey, SJ
Mister, are you a priest?

Mister, are you a priest?

Edward Daly was Bishop of Derry from 1974 to 1993. Before then he had been a curate in the Bogside during some of the most turbulent and dramatic years of the Northern Troubles. This is the fascinating account...Edward Daly was Bishop of Derry from 1974 to 1993. Before then he had been a curate in the Bogside during...
Author/Editor: Edward Daly
Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947–57

Ireland and the Marshall Plan, 1947–57

Between 1947 and 1957 Ireland received assistance in varying ways under the European Recovery Programme which was more commonly known as the Marshall Plan. The extent of Irish involvement in the Marshall Plan has never been fully explored and...Between 1947 and 1957 Ireland received assistance in varying ways under the European Recovery Programme which was more commonly known as the...
Author/Editor: Bernadette Whelan
Kevin Myers 'An Irishman's diary'

Kevin Myers 'An Irishman's diary'

From the Irish Times column

Since the early 1990s Kevin Myers was the mainstay of the Irish Times ‘Irishman’s Diary’ column. ‘Did you see Myers today?’ Often we meant to and didn’t. Often we did and hoped, in vain, that we’d be able...Since the early 1990s Kevin Myers was the mainstay of the Irish Times ‘Irishman’s Diary’ column. ‘Did you see Myers today?’ Often...
Author/Editor: Kevin Myers
Images, icons and the Irish nationalist imagination, 1870–1925

Images, icons and the Irish nationalist imagination, 1870–1925

This collection of essays from scholars based in Ireland, England, Canada, and the United States addresses the symbolic representation of nationalist history in words, pictures, and the plastic arts. *Lawrence W. McBride* lectured in history at Illinois State University.This collection of essays from scholars based in Ireland, England, Canada, and the United States addresses the symbolic representation of nationalist history...
Author/Editor: Lawrence W. McBride, editors
Kingdoms united?

Kingdoms united?

Great Britain and Ireland since 1500

In recent years there has been growing interest in the contrasts and parallels between the development of Ireland and that of its closest neighbours: England, Scotland and Wales. Discussion, however, has concentrated primarily on political and constitutional issues. This...In recent years there has been growing interest in the contrasts and parallels between the development of Ireland and that of its...
Author/Editor: S.J. Connolly
They shall grow not old

They shall grow not old

Irish soldiers and the Great War

they shall grown no old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them....they shall grown no old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years...
Author/Editor: Myles Dungan
Irish art societies and sketching clubs

Irish art societies and sketching clubs

An index of exhibitors, 1870–1980

From the 1870s to the present day, the work of Irish artists has been frequently presented through the exhibitions of a number of independent art societies, including the Dublin Art Club, Dublin Painters, the Dublin Sketching Club, Independent Artists,...From the 1870s to the present day, the work of Irish artists has been frequently presented through the exhibitions of a number...
Author/Editor: Ann Stewart