Century of Endeavour: A Biographical and Autobiographical Father-Son View of the 20th Century in Ireland
This work is the study of a family's century long involvement with Irish self rule and political freedom. Joe Johnston (1890-1972), from a Tyrone Presbyterian small-farm background, had 3 elder brothers who made their careers in the Indian Civil Service. The family were 'Home Rule within the Empire' supporters in the Ulster liberal tradition. After studying classics and ancient history in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and then in Oxford, JJ became a Fellow of Trinity in 1913. He then published his anti-Carson book Civil War in Ulster, attacking the process which culminated in the 1914 Larne gun-running. He contributed significantly to the emer…
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- ISBN: 978-1-930901-76-6
- EAN: 9781930901766
- Produktnummer: 35323017
- Verlag: Academica Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 424 S.
- Reihenbandnummer: 46
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