Roy Foster is one of the leaders of the iconoclastic generation of Irish historians. In this opinionated, entertaining book he examines how the Irish have writt

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Investigates the dynamic relationship between experiences of profound social and cultural disruption, and human memory. Critical comparisons are made across a w

And so it was that when he met Aoife, a stranger to those parts, he was struck by her beauty and blind to her evil.

While Irish historical writing has long been in thrall to the perceived sectarian character of the legal system, this collection is the first to concentrate att