"give a fascinating insight into 20th century politics in Ireland from a man who was always close to the centre." Bookview Ireland Feb 2002 "marvellous material and all too brief." Books Ireland March 2002 "His memoirs show that we indeed owe him much." Books Ireland April 2002 "From UCD Press comes another little gem from its Classics of Irish History series." Irish Political Studies 2006 "University College Dublin Press has now published 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. Patrick Maume has edited and written the introductions for no less than nine of the books in this series, lending them his breadth of knowledge and keen analysis that have made him one of the most learned and intellectually generous young scholars in the field." Irish Literary Supplement Fall 2008