Book Descriptions:

Some of these stories and memories from current and retired staff at NUI Galway have been buried for generations, and their publication sheds new light on the complex politics of memory in post-independence Ireland. They tell of the famous - Peadar O'Donnell, Tom Kettle and the Sheehy-Skeffingtons - and the forgotten, including accounts from nationalists and unionists, British army soldiers and Irish Volunteers, members of Cumann na mBan and the RIG. The contributions discuss how family history and memory was imparted, and aim to explore the legacy of this on succeeding generations. An introduction from the editors, a foreword by President Michael D. Higgins on ethics and memory, and a background chapter from Gearoid Ó Tuathaigh weave together key themes, including gender, memory, violence, reconciliation and family history.




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