The Ivy Leaf

“What does come through strongly in these talks … is the extent to which these family members … were dynamic were dynamic Irish people in their own right and worthy of the commemoration here afforded them … The Ivy Leaf [is] a potential resource for anyone keen to explore further the full dimensions of the Parnell legacy, past and present.” Irish Times August 2006 “Two well known historians commemorate one of Ireland’s most significant families … they bring together memories, analysis and the legacy of not just Charles Stewart Parnell and his sisters Anna and Fanny, who were prominent in the Ladies Land League, but also of their mother, Delia, and John Howard Parnell, who was always overshadowed by his brother even after his death.” Books Ireland Sept 2006 “The Ivy Leaf is both sympathetic and elegiac toward its subject … yet the essays are also deeply rooted in scholarship … we are in the company of two men deeply invested in their subject, both with a great deal of intelligent personal observation to share.” Journal of British Studies 2007

DONAL MCCARTNEY is Professor Emeritus of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin and President of the Parnell Society. His publications include The Dawning of Democracy: Ireland 1800-1870 (1987); Parnell: the Politics of Power (1991), W.E.H. Lecky: Historian and Politician 1838-1903 (1994) and UCD - A National Idea (1999). PAURIC TRAVERS is President of St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra and academic director of the Parnell Summer School. His publications include Settlements and Divisions: Ireland 1870-1922 (1988) and Eamon de Valera (1994).