Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Walsh launches book on Patrick Pearse

Dr Brendan Walsh Launches book on Patrick Pearse (June 13, 2007)
from http://www.dcu.ie/news/2007/jun/s0607f.shtml

"Moreover, Walsh attempts to set out, for the first time, a comprehensive history and analysis of the educational thought and work of Pearse. While Pearse’s iconic status in modern Irish history needs no explanation, historians have generally paid only passing attention to his educational work. The omission is remarkable given that Pearse devoted his adult life to education and the campaign to revive the Irish language, which often led him into bitter disputes with education commissioners, civil servants, bishops and the Gaelic League."

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