Richard Devane Sj: Social Advocate and Free State Campaigner 1876-1951

by Martin Walsh

A controversial figure in his time, and perhaps even more so today, Richard Devane SJ (1876-1951) was a thorn in the side of the governments of W T Cosgrave and Eamon de Valera. He is remembered equally as a defender of the conscience of the new Irish republic and as a sometimes over-zealous gatekeeper of Irish culture and morals.
In Richard Devane SJ: Social Commentator and Advocate Martin Walsh takes on the task of placing Devane in context:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788120299
• ISBN13: 9781788120296
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Messenger Publications
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"