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Walls of Silence
Catherine McCartney
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Description for Walls of Silence
Hardcover. 8vo. Nice copy. Ireland in the 20th century. First edition
In a modern-day version of David and Goliath, the fight for justice has taken the McCartney family - Catherine and her sisters and Robert's partner Bridgeen - from Belfast to the White House and the European Parliament. It has included meetings with political leaders, including those in the IRA and Sinn Fein. But along the way, the McCartney family has had to endure bullying and cowardice on the part of neighbours and people they counted as friends: long-established friends kept silent; the Catholic Church responded indifferently; and individual priests failed to stand up to Provo intimidation. And when the media ... Read more
In a modern-day version of David and Goliath, the fight for justice has taken the McCartney family - Catherine and her sisters and Robert's partner Bridgeen - from Belfast to the White House and the European Parliament. It has included meetings with political leaders, including those in the IRA and Sinn Fein. But along the way, the McCartney family has had to endure bullying and cowardice on the part of neighbours and people they counted as friends: long-established friends kept silent; the Catholic Church responded indifferently; and individual priests failed to stand up to Provo intimidation. And when the media ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717142491
SKU
KEX0292088
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About Catherine McCartney
Catherine McCartney is a school teacher in Belfast.
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