OWEN SHEEHY SKEFFINGTON AND THE BIRTH OF LIBERAL IRELAND

By Brian Girvin In his lifetime Owen Sheehy Skeffington (1909–70) was a remarkable figure. Though little known today, he was at the forefront of establishing liberalism as a major force in Ireland between the 1940s and the 1960s. This was an extremely conservative period in Irish life, but Sheehy Skeffington questioned and challenged Church and ... Read more

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