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Reviews several books about history and politics. 'Ireland and the Classical World,' by Phillip Freeman; 'World of Geoffrey, The,' by Bernaddette Cunningham; 'Eighteenth-century Irish Constitution, The,'by Charles Ivar McGrath; 'Lansdowne Estate in Kerry under W.S. Trench, 1892-72, The,' by Gerald J. Lyne; 'Ireland in the Nineteenth Century,' by Glenn Hooper and Leon Litvack.

Reviews the book 'Mistaken Identities: Poetry and Northern Ireland,' by Peter McDonald.

W.B. Yeats ‐ a Life. Vol. 1: The Apprentice Mage 1865–1914 R F Foster Oxford University Press, 1997 The Spirit Level Seamus Heaney Faber and Faber, 1996 Reading in the Dark Seamus Deane Vintage, 1997 As One Sent: Peter Kenney SJ (1779–1841), His Mission in Ireland and North America Thomas Morrissey SJ Four Courts Press, 1996 Fearful Realities: New Perspectives on the Famine Edited by Chris Morash and Richard Hayes Irish Academic Press, 1996 Before the Famine Struck: Life in West Clare 1834–1845 & A People Starved: Life and Death in West Clare 1845–1851 Ignatius Murphy Irish Academic Press, 1996 Lady Gregory's Diaries 1892–1902 Edited by James Pethica Colin Smythe, 1996 A Dictionary and Glossary for the Irish Literary Revival Richard Wall Colin Smythe, 1996 A History of the Garda Síochána: A Social History of the Force 1922–52, with an Overview for the Years 1952–97 Liam McNiffe Wolfhound Press, 1997 Northern Ireland Politics Edited by Arthur Aughey and Duncan Morrow Longman, 1996 Law and the Emergence of Modern Dublin W N Osborough Irish Academic Press, 1996 Survival or Salvation? A Second Mayo Book of Theology Edited by Enda McDonagh The Columba Press, 1994 The Construction of Heritage David Brett Cork University Press, 1996 Visual Politics: the Representation of Ireland 1750–1930 Fintan Cullen Cork University Press, 1997 [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Women in Ireland, 1800–1918 A Documentary History Maria Luddy Cork University Press, 1995 Richard Pococke's Irish Tours Edited by John McVeagh Irish Academic Press, 1995 Writing the Irish Famine Christopher Morash Clarendon Press, 1995. Oceans of Consolation: Personal Accounts of Irish Migration to Australia David Fitzpatrick Cork University Press, 1995 The Politics of Irish Education, 1920–1965 Sean Farren Institute of Irish Studies, QUB, 1995 Irish Identity and the Literary Revival: Synge, Yeats, Joyce and O'Casey George J Watson The Catholic University of America Press, 1979; 1994 Modernism and Ireland: The Poetry of the 1930s Edited by Patricia Coughlan and Alex Davis Cork University Press, 1995 Venus and the Rain Gallery Press, 1994 On Ballycastle Beach Gallery Press, 1995 Captain Lavender Gallery Press, 1994 All by Medbh McGuckian The Ghost Orchid Michael Longley Cape, 1995 Collected Poems John Montague The Gallery Press, 1995 Poetry My Arse Brendan Kennelly Bloodaxe Books, 1995 Country, Class or Craft? Maura Cronin Cork University Press, 1994 Irish America and the Ulster Conflict: 1968–1995 Andrew J Wilson Blackstaff, 1995 [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reviews the book `Reflecting on the Bell Jar,' by Pat MacPherson.