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Post by kj on Jul 7, 2019 8:12:15 GMT
I was wondering if anyone here was familiar with the above, usually grouped under the auspices of Athol books.
Essentially they publish articles on Irish history from an anti-revisionist perspective. They are an interesting and unusual bunch, insofar as it is hard to discern any particular ideology, although many of them were, it seems, communists in the 70s. They also published "Church and State", which was a broader commentary on Irish cultural affairs.
For purposes here, many of their articles seem to be of a conservative slant insofar as they call out the Neoliberal Globalist policy that is transforming Ireland on a rapid basis.
More specifically, Desmond Fennell writes, or at least wrote, for them until very recently. Does anyone have any updates on the bauld Desmond, by the way? He's 90 now, so I imagine he's pretty much retired, but on the hand he had such energy I wouldn't be surprised if he's still producing new work.
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Post by cato on Jul 9, 2019 10:32:22 GMT
I was wondering if anyone here was familiar with the above, usually grouped under the auspices of Athol books.
Essentially they publish articles on Irish history from an anti-revisionist perspective. They are an interesting and unusual bunch, insofar as it is hard to discern any particular ideology, although many of them were, it seems, communists in the 70s. They also published "Church and State", which was a broader commentary on Irish cultural affairs.
For purposes here, many of their articles seem to be of a conservative slant insofar as they call out the Neoliberal Globalist policy that is transforming Ireland on a rapid basis.
More specifically, Desmond Fennell writes, or at least wrote, for them until very recently. Does anyone have any updates on the bauld Desmond, by the way? He's 90 now, so I imagine he's pretty much retired, but on the hand he had such energy I wouldn't be surprised if he's still producing new work.
I have one or two books published by the Aubane society which appears to be based in Millstreet Co. Cork. They often publish original documents that can be hard to locate elsewhere in their works, which is useful for those who like to read original primary historical sources. I liked the book they published on the Arms Trial and the Irish governments plans to invade the north in the 1970s. It deserved a wide readership but you can only buy Aubane books in lefty alternative book shops . I also have an Aubane published book on the writer Elizabeth Bowen which I have only dipped into. The authors call her a spy based on reports she sent to Churchill on morale and public attitudes in neutral Ireland. She had no access to military or state secrets so hardly merits such a sensational label. The tone of much of the book seems eccentric and somewhat peevish and petty. I 'll start to read it properly soon and post my impressions. |
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