I must say, I was a bit surprised by this one as well. To me it seemed a slight stab in the direction of Richard Aldous (UCD). But poorly executed by a lazy writer. There was more the Irish Parliamentary party then they way he puts them across. And his description of those practicing historical research both here and in GB was laughable. I really resent the implication that the only thing Irish/British historians seem to be doing is 'validating their current constitution and politics.' That is hardly the case. Most of them a challenging perceived notions and expanding on them. Thus contributing to a better understanding of both Anglo-Irish relationships and the history of Ireland itself. This article lacked depth and smelled of a begrudging failed academic.

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"The thing that always annoyed me about traditional Irish historiography was the paradox of its Anglocentrism. People are now prepared, I think, to confront the possibility that many Irish problems are, in a sense, indigenous to the Irish situation." Roy Foster (1989).