Upstart
Friends, Foes & Founding a University
Published on 10. October 2011
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-84889-123-4 (ISBN)
Description
Ed Walsh returned to Ireland in 1970 to blunder into setting up an institute of education. He found a decaying mansion on a riverside site, gathered talented young people and secured funding from the World Bank and European Investment Bank to build what became the University of Limerick. Along the way, Ed made powerful enemies as he challenged official cant, traditional academics and clerical humbug. This is an inspiring, frank and often funny memoir by a passionate educational leader.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ireland
Publishing group
Gill
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
989 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84889-123-4 (9781848891234)
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Persons
Ed Walsh, founding president of the University of Limerick, retired in l998 after a 28-year term. He is a Freeman of Limerick City and member of the New York Academy of Sciences. Holder of five honorary doctorates and a graduate of the National University of Ireland, he has Masters and Doctorate qualifications from Iowa State University. A chartered engineer, registered silversmith and enthusiastic yachtsman, he plays the violin and piano badly. Married with four children, he lives in Tipperary.