
Romancing Ireland
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'A treasure trove of information, superbly researched and packed with detail' ? BBC Radio 'An incredibly comprehensive biography, impeccably written, and a gripping read from the start.' ? Belfast News Letter 'An incredible book' ? Patrick Geoghegan, Newstalk 'A product of great industry and astuteness, a social history, and a worthwhile exercise in reinstatement ... it restores a measure of prominence to a long-neglected figure.' ? Patricia Craig, The Irish TimesMore details
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- Cover
- Title page
- Frontispiece
- By the same author
- Dedication
- Contents
- Author's note on names
- List of Abbreviations
- Timeline
- Epigraph
- Introduction
- Prelude
- ONE: 'Soaked in Irish songs and stories' (1892-1910)
- TWO: Sweet poetic aspirations (1911-1924)
- THREE: 'They lie who say I do not love this country!' (1920-1937)
- FOUR: Crusaders of the ether (1924-1950s)
- FIVE: Master of his art (1920s, '30s, '40s)
- SIX: Name in lights (1935-1939)
- SEVEN: 'As wonderful as Father O'Flynn' (1936-1944)
- EIGHT: 'A stubborn divil' (1942-1946)
- NINE: Ulster versus Ireland: A 'sugar-coating' battle (1939-1946)
- TEN: 'We used to row like hell at times - as good friends do' (1947-1949)
- ELEVEN: 'Talkative traveller' (1950-1955)
- TWELVE: Friendly invasion from the North (1952-1955)
- THIRTEEN: Many-wayed man with an 'eye for the main chance' (1955-1959)
- FOURTEEN: Munster literary swansong (1959-1964)
- FIFTEEN: Tragedy strikes (1964)
- SIXTEEN: Final parting
- Postscript: Richard Hayward Assayed
- The Ballad of Richard Hayward (1965), by Roy Dickson
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Permissions and photo credits
- Copyright
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