Peter Costello
Padraic Colum as a young man in Dublin, courtesy of Prof. Helen Solterer. One sad aspect of the reputations of both Padraic and Mary Colum is their neglect by Irish publishers. This is an old story, of course; the desire to only support the new seems unique in Europe, where most countries have well established series keeping their classic writers in print, not just in expensive academic editions,…
