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John Charles McQuaid : ruler of Catholic Ireland / John Cooney.

By: Cooney, John (John E.).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : The O\'Brien Press, 1999Description: 526 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0862785944.Subject(s): McQuaid, John Charles | Catholic Church -- Ireland -- Bishops -- BiographyDDC classification: 282.092
Contents:
Introduction: The McQuaid shadow -- Part I: Making of a militant - Education to priesthood: 1895-1925 -- Faith of his fathers, 1895-1910 -- Chosen by God, 1910-1913 -- Sanctity and terror, 1913-24 -- Biblical scholar, 1924-25 -- Part II: Building a powerbase: 1925-40 -- Man of mystery, 1925-32 -- War against Satan, 1932-34 -- Catholic campaigner, 1934-36 -- Co-maker of the constitution, 1937-38 -- Dev's man 1939-40 -- Father 'X', 1940 -- Part III: Using power - ruler of catholic Ireland: 1940-62 -- Pillar of the emergency, 1940-45 -- Hammering dissent, 1940-44 -- Defending the one true church, 1942-44 -- The hidden ruler, 1944-48 -- Cold war churchman, 1948-49 -- 'The arch-druid of Drumcondra', 1950-51 -- Mother and child, 1950-51 -- McQuaid's dreary eden, 1940-73 -- Ecclesiastical Taoiseach, 1951-55 -- McQuaid's drumbeats, 1955-59 -- Elder church stateman, 1959-62 -- Part IV: Vatican II - Change & downfall of John Charles McQuaid: 1962-73 -- Roman winds of change, 1962-65 -- Crisis of obedience, 1965-68 -- No change, 1968-70 -- 'Until the end', 1970-73.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 282.092 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00078523
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An in-depth study of the most significant Irish clergyman in the history of the state

For three decades, 1940-72, as Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, John Charles McQuaid imposed his iron will on Irish politicians and instilled fear among his clergy and laity. No other churchman amassed the religious, political and social power which he exercised with unscrupulous severity.

An admirer of the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover, Archbishop McQuaid built up a vigilante system that spied on politicians and priests, workers and students, doctors and lawyers, nuns and nurses, soldiers and trade unionists.

There was no room for dissent when John Charles spoke in the name of Jesus Christ. This power was used to build up a Catholic-dominated state in which Protestants, Jews and feminists were not welcome.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-526) and index.

Introduction: The McQuaid shadow -- Part I: Making of a militant - Education to priesthood: 1895-1925 -- Faith of his fathers, 1895-1910 -- Chosen by God, 1910-1913 -- Sanctity and terror, 1913-24 -- Biblical scholar, 1924-25 -- Part II: Building a powerbase: 1925-40 -- Man of mystery, 1925-32 -- War against Satan, 1932-34 -- Catholic campaigner, 1934-36 -- Co-maker of the constitution, 1937-38 -- Dev's man 1939-40 -- Father 'X', 1940 -- Part III: Using power - ruler of catholic Ireland: 1940-62 -- Pillar of the emergency, 1940-45 -- Hammering dissent, 1940-44 -- Defending the one true church, 1942-44 -- The hidden ruler, 1944-48 -- Cold war churchman, 1948-49 -- 'The arch-druid of Drumcondra', 1950-51 -- Mother and child, 1950-51 -- McQuaid's dreary eden, 1940-73 -- Ecclesiastical Taoiseach, 1951-55 -- McQuaid's drumbeats, 1955-59 -- Elder church stateman, 1959-62 -- Part IV: Vatican II - Change & downfall of John Charles McQuaid: 1962-73 -- Roman winds of change, 1962-65 -- Crisis of obedience, 1965-68 -- No change, 1968-70 -- 'Until the end', 1970-73.

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