“. . . and William Rooney spoke in Irish.”

  The name William Rooney has long been familiar to historians of Ireland, primarily because of his closeness to Arthur Griffith in the 1890s, yet he remains an elusive figure. Reports of public meetings at this time often end with the enigmatic phrase ‘. . . and William Rooney spoke in Irish’. Given the centrality ... Read more

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