#worldireland — Public Fediverse posts

Interesting books about Ireland that I have read in the last year
My favourites are two autobiographical books by Feargal Cochrane and Malachi O’Doherty.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/interesting-books-about-ireland-that-i-have-read-in-the-last-year/
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The Professor in Erin, by L. McManus [Charlotte Elizabeth McManus]
A German visiting Ireland awakens in a parallel universe where the Irish side won the Battle of Kinsale in 1601.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-professor-in-erin-by-l-mcmanus-charlotte-elizabeth-mcmanus/
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A Brilliant Void, ed. Jack Fennell
An extraordinary collection of science fiction stories from various Irish writers.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/a-brilliant-void-ed-jack-fennell/
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Paddy Machiavelli: How to Get Ahead in Irish Politics, by John Drennan
This witty takedown of the entire Irish political system is also passionate and well-observed.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/paddy-machiavelli-how-to-get-ahead-in-irish-politics-by-john-drennan/
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Ascension of the Cybermen & The Timeless Children, by Ryan Bradley
Much about Ireland and Doctor Who.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/ascension-of-the-cybermen-the-timeless-children-by-ryan-bradley/
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The Geraldines: An Experiment in Irish Government 1169-1601, by Brian Fitzgerald
Although it's partisan, it wears its heart on its jacket and is rather endearing.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-geraldines-an-experiment-in-irish-government-1169-1601-by-brian-fitzgerald/
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Irish Historical Documents, 1172-1922, ed. Edmund Curtis & R.B. McDowell
Exactly what it says on the cover, an assemblage of important Irish historical documents from Laudabiliter to the 1921 Treaty.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/irish-historical-documents-1172-1922-ed-edmund-curtis-r-b-mcdowell/
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Yes, Taoiseach: Irish Politics From Behind Closed Doors, by Frank Dunlop
I am personally sympathetic to the anthropological approach to politics, so I generally enjoyed Dunlop's account
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/yes-taoiseach-irish-politics-from-behind-closed-doors-by-frank-dunlop/
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Church and State in Tudor Ireland: A History of Penal Laws Against Irish Catholics, 1543-1603, by Robert Dudley Edwards
The government of Ireland was weak, and unable to find resources to staff the religious effort.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/church-and-state-in-tudor-ireland-a-history-of-penal-laws-against-irish-catholics-1543-1603-by-robert-dudley-edwards/
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Imagining Ireland’s Independence: The Debates over the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, by Jason K. Knirck
Knirck's most fundamental point is that most of the Irish political leadership in 1921 were politically inexperienced.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/imagining-irelands-independence-the-debates-over-the-anglo-irish-treaty-of-1921-by-jason-k-knirck/
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Archbishop Treanor’s funeral, and Death, Burial and Commemoration in Ireland, 1550-1650, by Clodagh Tait
A very dense and also short book, looking in depth at attitudes to death and the dead in Ireland in the early modern period.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/death-burial-and-commemoration-in-ireland-1550-1650-by-clodagh-tait/
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Memoirs of Mrs Margaret Leeson / Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore, by Julie Peakman
A tremendously interesting account of what it was like to make your living from sex in the Dublin of 250 years ago.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/memoirs-of-mrs-margaret-leeson-peg-plunkett-memoirs-of-a-whore-by-julie-peakman/
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Hallelujah: The Story of a Musical Genius & the City That Brought His Masterpiece to Life, by Jonathan Bardon
A lovely micro-study of the before, during and after of the evening of 13 April 1742, when Handel's Messiah was first performed in Dublin.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/hallelujah-the-story-of-a-musical-genius-the-city-that-brought-his-masterpiece-to-life-by-jonathan-bardon/
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St Patrick’s Day: celebrating in Leuven
The Celticanto trio of singers perform this electrifying rendition of Danny Boy to a spellbound audience.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/st-patricks-day-celebrating-in-leuven/
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Fatal Path: British Government and Irish Revolution 1910-1922
I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I learned from this book.
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/fatal-path-british-government-and-irish-revolution-1910-1922/
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An Atlas of Irish History, by Ruth Dudley Edwards; and in search of W.H. Bromage
A breezy summary. But who was Mr W.H. Bromage?
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/an-atlas-of-irish-history-by-ruth-dudley-edwards-and-in-search-of-w-h-bromage/
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