That might seem an odd question, since the Proclamation of the Irish Republic is probably Irelandโs best-known historical document: and anyway, isnโt there only one? The answer is both yes, and no. Letโs start with the story behind the Proclamation, which is quite well known, but hereโs a quick summary: In the years since it …
My narrative has gone on paper hot from memory
This next instalment of our Decade of Centenaries series comes from the unpublished draft of Mรกire Comerfordโs memoirs. Mรกire Comerford was born on 29 June 1893 in Rathdrum, County Wicklow. She was educated privately at home but with a downturn in the familyโs fortune, she was sent to London to receive an education as a …
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