The Writings of St Teresa of Avila: A Introduction by Eugene McCaffrey OCD ( €6.50 / £5.00 pb)
Category: Reviews
Over the sea to Iona
Iona: The Other Island words by Kenneth Steven, photographs by Iain Sarjeant (St Andrews Press, €18.99 / £14.99 pb)
Priests and the Troubles
J. Anthony Gaughan For those interested in the War of Independence 1919 to 1921 this is a page-turner. The author describes in considerable detail the role of priests and bishops during those revolutionary years. In so doing he provides a valuable service. Apart from an article published more than 40 years ago by Tomás Ó Fiaich, no-one…
Surviving in power
Archbishop Miler Magrath: The Enigma of Cashel by Patrick J. Ryan (Lisheen Publications, €39 hb, €25 pb / £31.99 hb, £20.50 pb)
The Jackie Kennedy Letters
Writing history about living people is a perilous trade
Seeking a true sense of community
Are We Together? Community Life in Action by David Gibson (Cluain Mhuire Press, €20.50 / $27.50 from Amazon.com)
Athletes of the Rebel Country
Sport in Cork: a History by Donal O’Sullivan (The History Press Ireland, €17.99 / £14.99)
Frank Aiken: Nationalist to Internationalist
Frank Aiken. Nationalist and Internationalist ed. by Bryce Evans and Stephen Kelly (Irish Academic Press, €24.95 pb, €45.00 hb/£20.50 pb, £36.60 hb)
Cultural Catholicism and displays of faith
I was impressed by an item on The John Murray Show, RTÉ Radio 1, Tuesday of last week. Murray spoke to actor Frank Kelly, herbalist and former Meath manager Sean Boylan and harpist-singer Mary O’Hara about what their faith means to them and it was most inspiring. Frank Kelly’s faith meant a lot to him,…
Brother against brother in 1930s Leitrim
A fitfully engrossing film

Peter Costello
Paul Keenan
Brendan O’Regan
Aubrey Malone