Alannah Hopkin on St Patrick: finding Ireland's wider picture

Alannah Hopkin, regular book reviewer for the Irish Examiner, explains how she came to revisit the story of Ireland’s national saint and how it helped her learn about her new home
Alannah Hopkin on St Patrick: finding Ireland's wider picture

Alannah Hopkin: "Ireland has changed - hugely for the better"

Fri, 31 Mar, 2023 - 21:00
Alannah Hopkin

  • Patrick: From Patron Saint to Modern Influencer
  • Alannah Hopkin
  • New Island Books, €24.95

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<p>A female piper at a feis in the Mardyke, Cork, in 1926. Unfortunately, Church-inspired legislation in the era would tighten the State's grip on culture and women's rights. Picture: Irish Examiner Archive</p>

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