Published in 1921, Seamus MacManus’ Story of an Irish Race speaks to the times in which it was written. MacManus’ hoped to rekindle a deep awareness of Irish culture and identity at a time when it was needed. From the invasions of the first people, the Milesians, the Tuatha de Danann, on through the epic and heroic literature and culminating in the era it was written–1916 Easter Rising.
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In this video, Kevin Flanagan of the Brehon Academy shares the final chapter of the book which, as MacManus’ explains, remains unwritten and yet to be concluded at some distant time when Ireland had restored her dignity once more.
