The Damnable Question: A History of Anglo-Irish RelationsIreland holds fiercely to her identity. Starting with the Act of Union in the 1800s, historian George Dangerfield dives into the "Irish Question." Dealing with such events as the Easter Rising and the famine, The Damnable Question explains Ireland's intense patriotism even after so many people immigrated to the United States. - Publisher |
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... speech had been received in Irish - America with genuine horror . In a letter of 19 September , he attempted to justify himself to Michael Ryan , President of the United Irish League : but Mr. Ryan was married to a German - American ...
... speech had been received in Irish - America with genuine horror . In a letter of 19 September , he attempted to justify himself to Michael Ryan , President of the United Irish League : but Mr. Ryan was married to a German - American ...
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... speech " and wishing that it had been " censored in the press in England and certainly in Ireland . " 24 Indeed , from that day onward Dillon was held to be an implacable enemy . On the night of 11-12 May , with this speech still ...
... speech " and wishing that it had been " censored in the press in England and certainly in Ireland . " 24 Indeed , from that day onward Dillon was held to be an implacable enemy . On the night of 11-12 May , with this speech still ...
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... speech in the Lords , the Southern Unionists triumphed , and Lloyd George was spared any further embarrassment . His abuse of Lord Lansdowne's speech was said to have been unmeasured : and why not ? It was the only way in which he could ...
... speech in the Lords , the Southern Unionists triumphed , and Lloyd George was spared any further embarrassment . His abuse of Lord Lansdowne's speech was said to have been unmeasured : and why not ? It was the only way in which he could ...
Contents
Famine | 3 |
Disturbance | 15 |
The Troubling of the Waters | 28 |
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