Cathal O'Byrne and the Cultural Revival in the North of Ireland, 1890-1960

by Richard Kirkland

In this fascinating book, Richard Kirkland explores the history of Northern Ireland through the biography of oneof its most unusual and talented performers - the legendary musician, IRA activist, poet, and Catholic mystic, Cathal O'Byrne. Both gay and Catholic in Protestant-dominated Northern Ireland, O'Byrne's circle of friends included the renowned human rights campaigner Roger Casement, the activist Maud Gonne, and the leader of the Easter Rising...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846310237
• ISBN13: 9781846310232
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"