Books

A Rich Chorus of Voices: Fascinating record of Irish women’s causes and creativity

A follow-on from Voices that Rocked the System, Sonja Tiernan has collated an enriching oratory of Mná na hÉireann’s influence on Irish culture, language and literature

Maud Gonne, republican activist, suffragette and actress, is featured in this second volume of historic women’s speeches

HISTORY

Irish Women’s Speeches Volume II: A Rich Chorus of Voices

Edited by Sonja Tiernan

UCD Press, €25

Recently I found myself mooching around president.ie, looking for the address Michael D Higgins gave on International Women’s Day. I ended up staying for ages, dipping into his thoughts at random from the consequences of the Civil War to the National Ploughing Championships and the restoration of the wartime neutrality “Eire 6” sign in Howth.

I also ...