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From Dublin Castle to Stormont :
Andrew Philip Magill
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Description for From Dublin Castle to Stormont :
Paperback. These memoirs of a senior civil servant based in Dublin, London and Belfast provide an insight into the conflicts associated with Home Rule, revolution and partition in Ireland. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; DNF; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Andrew Philip Magill was born in Dublin of mixed Ulster and Swiss descent. After a varied career in the Irish civil service, he moved to the Ministry of Home Affairs in Northern Ireland before resigning in 1925. As private secretary to Augustine Birrell, the Chief Secretary whose resignation was prompted by the 1916 Rising, Magill was well placed to observe the often bizarre workings of the pre-revolutionary Irish administration. His subsequent postings in Dublin and Belfast likewise made him a valuable witness of conflicts associated with revolution and partition. Magill's memoirs provide insights into the problems and personalities he encountered ... Read more
Andrew Philip Magill was born in Dublin of mixed Ulster and Swiss descent. After a varied career in the Irish civil service, he moved to the Ministry of Home Affairs in Northern Ireland before resigning in 1925. As private secretary to Augustine Birrell, the Chief Secretary whose resignation was prompted by the 1916 Rising, Magill was well placed to observe the often bizarre workings of the pre-revolutionary Irish administration. His subsequent postings in Dublin and Belfast likewise made him a valuable witness of conflicts associated with revolution and partition. Magill's memoirs provide insights into the problems and personalities he encountered ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Series
Irish Narratives S.
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859183441
SKU
V9781859183441
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About Andrew Philip Magill
Charles W. Magill is the great-nephew of A. P. Magill and formerly editor-in-chief and publishing director of the Readers Digest in Canada.
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