Monthly Archives: May 1992

Review: Paddy’s Lament (Gallagher, Thomas)

In 1845, the first signs of potato blight appeared in Ireland. Extensive enough to cause alarm but not starvation, the disease foreshadowed the disaster that followed in the next few years. The potato crops throughout Ireland (and the rest of … Continue reading

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Review: Bally Murphy and the Irish War (de Baróid, Ciarán)

Written after years of experience in the community of Bally Murphy, Bally Murphy and the Irish War was intended by De BarĂ³id as an illustration of the Anglo-Irish conflict and its effect on a single nationalist community in Belfast. De … Continue reading

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