Irish nationalism

Posterity of a Hero: The Nationalism of Pearse

People will say hard things about us now, but we shall be remembered by posterity and blessed by unborn generations. An Intimate Conflict The confusions about Pearse begin with his…

Irish nationalism

Rejecting the Politics of Nostalgia

Is Nationalism Nostalgic? The accusation is made that nationalism is nostalgic; that it is merely a reactionary longing for an idealised past. But this misrepresents both nationalism and nostalgia. The…

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A Separatist Tradition: Irish Nationalism in the 21st Century

“It thus appears that Ireland has been Separatist up to the beginning of the generation that is now growing old. Separatism, in fact, is the national position. Whenever an Irish…