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Title

Great Irish voices : over 400 years of Irish oratory / edited by Gerard Reid.

Publication

Dublin [Ireland] ; Portland, OR : Irish Academic Press, 1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

Reid, Gerard, 1969-

Description

xi, 402 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

"Amongst the multitude of speeches, sermons and addresses annually delivered by Irish men and women, only a few are permanently preserved. The remainder are forgotten. The main objective of this compilation is to bring together a selection of speeches, sermons and addresses from some of Ireland's greatest statesmen and women over the last 400 years. They are arranged in chronological order, with an introduction giving the background to each one. Brief biographical notes are also given on each speaker at the back of the book." "The orations chosen are always interesting in themselves and many of them prove enlightening views of historical events."--Jacket.

Subject

• Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish
• Ireland > History > Sources

Genre/Form

• History
• Sources

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-398) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preface -- Speeches from the Dock -- Oliver Plunket, 1681 (starting p. 3) -- John Sheares, 1798 (starting p. 8) -- Wolfe Tone, 1798 (starting p. 11) -- Robert Emmet, 1803 (starting p. 19) -- Manchester Martyrs, 1867 (starting p. 22) -- Roger Casement, 1916 (starting p. 27) -- The Birth of a Nation -- Countess Markievicz, 1909: Lecture to National Literary Society (starting p. 37) -- John Redmond, 1914: Offer of Irish Volunteers to Britain (starting p. 40) -- Patrick Pearse, 1915: Speech at the Grave of O'Donovan Rossa (starting p. 42) -- Patrick Pearse, 1916: Proclamation of an Irish Republic (starting p. 45) -- John Dillon, 1916: Speech in House of Parliament on the Rising (starting p. 47) -- Terence MacSwiney, 1920: Inaugural Speech as Lord Mayor of Cork (starting p. 51) -- Arthur Griffith, 1921: Speech at Treaty Debate (starting p. 55) -- Michael Collins, 1921: Speech at Treaty Debate (starting p. 62) -- Eamon de Valera, 1921: Speech at Treaty Debate (starting p. 72) -- John A. Costello, 1948: Introductory Speech on the Republic of Ireland Act (starting p. 79) -- Ireland During the Emergency -- James Craig (Lord Craigavon), 1939: Speech in Support of the British War Effort (starting p. 91) -- Eamonn de Valera, 1940: Speech Reasserting Ireland's Neutrality (starting p. 94) -- James Dillon, 1941: Speech Against Neutrality (starting p. 98) -- Eamon de Valera, 1945: Reply to Churchill (starting p. 106) -- Eulogies -- Edmund Burke, 1783: On Charles Fox (starting p. 113) -- George B. Shaw, 1930: On Albert Einstein (starting p. 115) -- Speeches of Vision -- George Berkeley, 1712: Sermon on Passive Obedience (starting p. 121) -- Edmund Burke, 1774: Duties of a Politician (starting p. 134) -- Edmund Burke, 1780: Speech Declining Election (starting p. 137) -- Douglas Hyde, 1892: Lecture on the Importance of De-Anglicising Ireland (starting p. 140) -- Eamon de Valera, 1943: Dream Speech (starting p. 146) -- Mary Robinson, 1990: Inaugural Speech as President (starting p. 151) -- Mary Robinson, 1995: Speech entitled Cherishing the Irish Diaspora (starting p. 156) -- Union and the Fight for Home Rule -- Henry Grattan, 1780: Call for Ireland to have an Independent Legislator (starting p. 169) -- Henry Grattan, 1782: Celebratory speech following the Passing of the Resolutions by the Irish Parliament calling for an Independent Legislator (starting p. 175) -- Henry Flood, 1783: Celebratory Speech following the passing of the Act of Renunciation (starting p. 177) -- Lord Plunket, 1799: Anti-Act of Union Speech (starting p. 185) -- Henry Grattan, 1800: Anti-Act of Union Speech (starting p. 193) -- Daniel O'Connell, 1843: Speech at Tara (starting p. 195) -- T. F. Meagher, 1846: Sword Speech (starting p. 207) -- Isaac Butt, 1874: Home Rule Speech (starting p. 214) -- Charles Stewart Parnell, 1885: Speech at Cork (starting p. 221) -- The Great Advocates -- Bishop of Ossory, 1324: Trial of Allice Kytler (starting p. 225) -- Edmund Burke, 1788: Warren Hastings Trial (starting p. 227) -- Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1788: Warren Hastings Trial (starting p. 234) -- John P. Curran, 1794: Trial of Archibald Rowan (starting p. 238) -- The Ulster Question -- Edward Carson, 1914: Anti-Home Rule speech (starting p. 245) -- William Butler Yeats, 1924: Speech on Northern Ireland in Senate (starting p. 250) -- Cahir Healy, 1934: Speech on Minority Rights (starting p. 252) -- James Craig (Lord Craigavon), 1934: Reply to Healy (starting p. 264) -- Terence O'Neill, 1968: O'Neills TV Broadcast on the Worsening Troubles in Northern Ireland (starting p. 273) -- Jack Lynch, 1970: Lynch's TV Broadcast on the Worsening Troubles in Northern Ireland (starting p. 278) -- Brian Faulkner, 1972: Final speech as Prime Minister in Northern Ireland Parliament (starting p. 281) -- Garret Fitzgerald, 1984: Address to the Joint Session of Congress in the US (starting p. 284) -- Peter Robinson, 1985: Speech at the Debate on the Anglo-Irish Agreement (starting p. 291) -- John Hume, 1985: Speech at the Debate on the Anglo-Irish Agreement (starting p. 293) -- Gordon Wilson, 1987: Radio Interview concerning the Loss of his Daughter (starting p. 306) -- The Rights of a Man -- Jonathan Swift, 1725: Sermon on the Wretched Condition of Ireland (starting p. 311) -- Edmund Burke, 1775: Conciliation with the Colonies (starting p. 321) -- Richard L. Sheil, 1828: Catholic Emancipation Speech (starting p. 334) -- Daniel O'Connell, 1831: Speech against Colonial Slavery (starting p. 342) -- Daniel O'Connell, 1833: Speech against Coercive Legislation (starting p. 344) -- Charles Stewart Parnell, 1880: Speech to the Joint Houses of Congress in the US (starting p. 346) -- Charles Stewart Parnell, 1880: Boycott Speech in Ennis (starting p. 355) -- William Butler Yeats, 1907: Speech Supporting the staging of Synge's 'Playboy' (starting p. 358) -- Jim Larkin, 1913: Speech at 1913 Lockout Tribunal (starting p. 362) -- Biographies (starting p. 369) -- Bibliography (starting p. 393) -- Sources (starting p. 395) -- Index (starting p. 399)

ISBN

0716526743 (hb)

LCCN

^^^98043173^

OCLC

• 39810922
• SCSB-11480526

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library