About the Author

ALAN O'DAY is a Senior Lecturer at the University of North London and an honorary Professor of History at Concordia University, Montreal./e He has taught at universities in Britain, Canada, and Germany, and has authored, edited, and co-edited twenty books and published numerous articles in the areas of Irish history and politics. During 1996-97 he is a visiting Professor at the Unviersity of Dublin (Trinity College).