Book review: Danny Morrison looks at the story of Irish partition

"How (author, Ivan) Gibbons can claim that although partition was messy and a second-best solution, it was pragmatic and avoided mass civil strife baffles me - given the thousands who died overall"
King George arriving to open the new parliament of Northern Ireland in Belfast, 1921.

King George arriving to open the new parliament of Northern Ireland in Belfast, 1921.

Sun, 02 May, 2021 - 14:00
Danny Morrison

  • Partition – How and Why Ireland was Divided
  • Ivan Gibbons 
  • Haus Publishing, H/B £12.99 

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