About the Author

Mary Kenny is a well-established and often controversial journalist on both sides of the Irish Sea, writing for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Independent among others. In recent years she has turned to social history, and her Goodbye to Catholic Ireland is now used as a teaching text.

Reviews

"An enjoyable and rewarding book, full of anecdote, commentary, and personal reflections. . . Provides an informative, accessible, and unique account of how Ireland's relationship with the British monarchy has evolved." -- Irish Literary Supplement "Irish Literary Supplement"