Category Archives: Anna Parnell

Land League Celebration in Mayo

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

Great excitement – I’ve been asked to speak at the Michael Davitt Museum in Straid, County Mayo this Friday, November 6th, as part of a celebration by the Michael Davitt National Memorial Association to mark 130 years since the foundation … Continue reading →

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Great Irish Book Week!

Posted on October 11, 2009 by

“Petticoat Rebellion – The Anna Parnell Story ” has been selected for Great Irish Book Week, a special promotion of 30 top titles from Irish publishers. Senator David Norris, T.V. Presenter Kathryn Thomas, Author Anna McPartlin and The Arts Council’s … Continue reading →

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Michael Davitt the Peacemaker

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

Kevin Myers wrote a lovely insightful article about Michael Davitt in today’s Irish Independent newspaper, called “None dreamed such impossible dreams as Davitt did and then made them come true”. Comparing Davitt to a nineteenth-century Ghandi, Myers writes, “Davitt’s real … Continue reading →

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Petticoat Rebellion review in Irish Times newspaper

Posted on August 6, 2009 by

Anne Dolan, a lecturer in Irish history at Trinity College, Dublin, wrote an excellent review of Petticoat Rebellion which was published in the Irish Times newspaper on Wednesday 5th August. The review says that “Petticoat Rebellion portrays an Anna Parnell … Continue reading →

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