Exploration of a nationalist narrative that lost its way
Non-fiction: Young Ireland and the Writing of Irish History. By James Quinn. UCD Press, €34. Reviewed by Diarmuid Francis Bolger
As the Easter Rising centenary approaches, it is unsurprising to see a multitude of new books emerging from leading historians which seek to explore the genesis of this revolutionary generation.
Studies such as Diarmaid Ferriter’s A Nation And Not A Rabble show how this decade of revolution has been reinterpreted by each successive generation. As the various claims to ownership ...
