"is an interesting reminder of the broader European influences on Irish nationalism." Irish Times Sept 2003 "This handy facsimile of the 1918 edition of Griffith's book with Patrick Murray's introduction is an essential item for the bookshelves of everyone interested in 20th Century Irish political development." Irish Democrat Oct/Nov 2003 "University College Dublin Press has now ... Read morepublished over thirty 'Classics of Irish History'. These contemporary accounts by well known personalities of historical events and attitudes have an immediacy that conventional histories do not have. Introductions by modern historians provide additional historical background and, with hindsight, objectivity." Books Ireland Nov 2007 "Scholars of nineteenth-century Irish and Irish-American politics should reacquaint themselves with these classics, part of a long running and immensely useful series from University College Dublin Press." Irish Literary Supplement Fall 2008 Show Less