Martin Maguire
Articles by Martin Maguire
2019
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Irish History
Becoming One of Us
The population of a state can be expressed in terms of nationality and in terms of citizenship. Nationality is a sense of collective identity embracing…
2014
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Irish History
History: Discipline or Instrument?
Was professional history, based on dispassionate sifting and analysis of evidence, replaced after the 1960s in response to the developing Troubles by a public history…
2013
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The Lost Chief
The decision to abandon Parnell in the belief that sacrificing him would secure home rule lost Ireland a great leader and left in his place…
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Selective Memories
In the business of commemoration tensions are to be expected between the practices of the academy, the demands of the state and the expectations of…