This festschrift honors the important contribution both to historical scholarship and to Irish public life by John A. Murphy, Professor of Irish History at University College Cork from 1971 to 1990, independent member of the Irish Senate during a turbulent period, and an influential contributor to public debate over many decades, especially in relation to the crisis in Northern Ireland



Features academic essays by former students, Maurice Bric, Liam Irwin, Maura Cronin, and Laurence M. Geary, together with essays and tributes from former colleagues Joe Lee, Desmond Clarke,...

This fascinating history charts the struggles and triumphs of Irish folk, trad, and blues musicians before the Irish music industry, and acts like U2, existed. Forgotten heroes and latter-day legends intertwine with honorary visitors who took a bit of Ireland with them, like Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie. The main focus of the book, however, is on the influence of homegrown pioneers, from Sweeney s Men in the 1960s to Horslips, De Danann, Anne Briggs, Rory Gallagher, and current groundbreakers like Martin Hayes. Anyone who owns even one Irish record will appreciate this book; anyone who owns a...