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Published by A&A Farmar Ltd, Dublin, 2015
ISBN 10: 1906353360ISBN 13: 9781906353360
Seller: Collectible Books Ireland, Portarlington, OFFAL, Ireland
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Soft cover first edition. Internally clean bright and tight. Many colour and black and white photos. No pen marks or inscriptions. Not ex-lib. Externally there is a split along the spine, possibly from the binding process rather than previous owner. It doesn't affect the binding. It is purely cosmetic. Please examine all seller photos. James Lucey Ahern (1869-1949) born in Ballingeary, West Cork, was a professor of the Irish Language who wished the Irish language to become the vernacular of the country in the early 1900's. He was a member of the executive of the Gaelic League in Dublin where he joined Douglas Hyde, Eoin MacNeill and Padraig Pearse in their work to bring this dream to fruition. He was a pacifist and was inspired by Thomas Davis and his ideals. His dream at first seemed possible but gradually it became apparent that the Irish people themselves were reluctant to embrace such a move. Responding to the inevitable he continued to lecture on Irish History in the English language to wide ranging audiences at public events.