The amnesia of our age: the lonely passion of Brian Moore
When I became aware of “serious” literature in the late 80s/early 90s, Brian Moore was quite a substantial figure – repeatedly nominated for the Booker Prize, his books made into…
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“We should sing the Land song again” Brian Anson AA Lecture (story) from 1974
Originally posted on Beyond Post-Conflict Architecture:
What follows are the extensive notes from a paper on ‘LAND’ that the late architect Brian Anson gave at the Architectural Association (AA) in…
Brian Anson – “a revolutionary for social justice” buried in Magheragallon Cemetery, Gweedore, Donegal
In Mahgeragallon cemetery, where my father, uncle, maternal grandparents and maternal great-grandparents are buried, I came across the grave of Brian Anson. It is beside eight commonwealth war graves (three…
Tory Island, poitín, and prohibition
Thanks to Rory Naughton who has brought this family history on the Clare Co Council library page. John Cunningham gives an interesting and entertaining account of his father Michael’s life…
“woefully unstable and vain”: Darrell Figgis, forgotten and despised man of the Irish Revolution
(edit 30th August 2018 – for further extracts from Arnold Bax’s “Farewell My Youth”, see here on a strange experience in Dunfanaghy and here on a literary bus conductor. And I feature a seasonal…
Hearing secret harmonies in Dunfanaghy – Arnold Bax in Donegal, from “Farewell My Youth”
(edit 30th August 2018 – (edit 30th August 2018 – for further extracts from Arnold Bax’s “Farewell My Youth”, see here on the forgotten and despised man of the Irish revolution,…
“The whirligig of time” : A note on Fr Pat Noise
Seeing that this documentary is to be broadcast next Saturday I thought it an apt time, though any time would be an apt time, to post about my own research…
Annals of not-very-deceptive front business names: “Republican Outfitters”
“Republican Outfitters” was a draper’s on Talbot Street, founded by Clare-born Peadar Clancy From the Wikipedia article on Clancy: After his release, Peadar Clancy started a drapery business of his…
Séamus Sweeney 