Dermot Bolger’s novel deals with the decline of the landed Anglo-Irish class, the rise and fall of Soviet-style Socialism in Ireland after the establishment of the Free State Continue reading
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Socialist Countess
Meg McNena’s new play about Constance Markievicz constitutes an epic story of women’s engagement in politics. Continue reading
Constance Markiewicz
She was the first woman elected to the House of Commons. Her funeral was one of the biggest Dublin has seen. Continue reading
John Clarke, and a link to the Easter Rising
John Clarke had an extraordinary knowledge of and enthusiasm about his Irish family tree. Continue reading
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