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Nollaig Ó Gadhra (1943–2008)

Autor/a de Civil war in Connacht, 1922-23

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Nom normalitzat
Ó Gadhra, Nollaig
Altres noms
O Gadhra, Nollaig
Data de naixement
1943-12-16
Data de defunció
2008-08-13
Lloc d'enterrament
Furbo, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
Ireland
Lloc de naixement
Feenagh, County Limerick, Ireland
Lloc de defunció
Furbo, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
Educació
Schoil Mhuire Secondary School, Drumcollogher, Co. Limerick
De La Salle Residential School, Waterford
University College Cork
Professions
lecturer
Author
Organitzacions
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
TG4
Biografia breu
An Irish lecturer author and historian, O Gadhra’s writings were primarily in the Irish language and he was a life-long activist for the language as a former President of Conradh na Gaeilge. In 1994 he became a founder member of TG4, the Irish language television station.

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This is a very interesting book. Most of the books written about the Civil War are from a pro-Treaty perspective and in this one O Gadhra is sympathetic to those who took the Republican side in the conflict. The author also provides a general picture of how the civil war came into being which is very readable. While the title reads the Civil War in Connacht the book chiefly deals with the Civil War in Galway rather than in other areas of the province. I expected that the book would make reference to the conflict in the other western counties as well such as Sligo and Mayo. This is perhaps a work for other books.… (més)
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thegeneral | Sep 29, 2011 |

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Obres
13
Membres
31
Popularitat
#440,253
Valoració
½ 3.5
Ressenyes
1
ISBN
1