Almost a century after his untimely death in 1922, this lively new assessment looks at the man Michael Collins described as \'father of us all, \' and reclaims Griffith as the founder of both Sinn Fein and the Irish Free State.
Griffith is also.
Kenny argues that efforts to \'other\' Griffith as \'un-Irish\' raise uncomfortable questions about Irish identity.
Too radical for Fine Gael, he was not militant enough for opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Griffith\'s role has often been misrepresented.
Almost a century after his untimely death in 1922, this lively new assessment looks at the man Michael Collins described as \'father of us all, \' and reclaims Griffith as the founder of both Sinn Fein and the Irish Free State
