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About LinkBacksReported in the Irish Times yesterday. I think this is John A. Murphy's old job? Ferriter has his work cut out for him I'd say. This is high profile stuff. That said, he probably be a popular choice and it is deserved.
Reported in the Irish Times yesterday. I think this is John A. Murphy's old job? Ferriter has his work cut out for him I'd say. This is high profile stuff. That said, he probably be a popular choice and it is deserved.
"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).
It marks the end of Revisionist Era.
There is now no need to re write Irish History to use as a weapon against the Provos.
Ferriter has enough savvy to keep on the right side of the establishment without sacrificing all of his critical faculties regarding Ireland's attempts to find her place amongst the Nations of the World.
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You seem to have good knowledge of history yourself. Have you anymore on the above?Originally Posted by Catalpa
Yeah pretty good if I may so myself but i'm not too sure what it is your asking me for.You seem to have good knowledge of history yourself. Have you anymore on the above?
If' its on Revisionism in Irish History then I can give you a few pointers but its a huge subject whose origins date back into the 1970s as the Establishment here tried to counter the IRAs claims to be the inheritors of earlier movements to free Ireland from British rule.
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Just to say John A. was Professor at UCC so it isn't his old job
"Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't, you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on." -Beckett
Congratulations to Mr. Ferriter. He will have a challenging job. I understand that he was not favourite amongst the old guard in UCD, being, as he is, popular and, some would say, populist, rather than being gnarled, relatively unknown, and respected! Is he Fannings replacement? I know he is due to retire.
"......... we must sometimes listen to those who, consumed with zeal, have scant judgment or balance. To such ones the modern world is nothing but betrayal and ruin.........We feel bound to disagree with these prophets of doom who are forever forecasting calamity -- as though the world's end were imminent."
This is a very interesting and possibly controversial appointment. Ferriter has not been a prolific author viz other historians that could have been gunning for the job....However, his media appearances on RTE and any documentary relating to Irish History has obviously been noted by the authorities in UCD. He may be popularising history somewhat, but it will be interesting to see how he gets on with the old guard...personally I;d have preferred to see someone like Alvin Jackson get it.
How did go about doing this then? Did they just make saints of the the IRA 1916-1921 and demonise the men of the 70's and 80'sYeah pretty good if I may so myself but i'm not too sure what it is your asking me for.You seem to have good knowledge of history yourself. Have you anymore on the above?
If' its on Revisionism in Irish History then I can give you a few pointers but its a huge subject whose origins date back into the 1970s as the Establishment here tried to counter the IRAs claims to be the inheritors of earlier movements to free Ireland from British rule.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
And then we wonder why each generation seems doomed to repeat the mistakes of two generations before.
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Different Revisionist Historians approached the subject in different ways.How did go about doing this then? Did they just make saints of the the IRA 1916-1921 and demonise the men of the 70's and 80'sYeah pretty good if I may so myself but i'm not too sure what it is your asking me for.You seem to have good knowledge of history yourself. Have you anymore on the above?
If' its on Revisionism in Irish History then I can give you a few pointers but its a huge subject whose origins date back into the 1970s as the Establishment here tried to counter the IRAs claims to be the inheritors of earlier movements to free Ireland from British rule.
Some did as you have described, some tarred all with the same brush and others went for a softer focus that generally portrayed English/British rule over the centuries as being 'legitimate'.
A classic example would be the 1798 Rising, which gets dubbed a 'Rebellion' and the United Irishmen and the Defenders as 'rebels' fighting against 'Government' forces under the control of the 'Authorities'.
Another one is frequent references to the 'Irish Government' when they mean the English/British overlords based in Dublin Castle.
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