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Bodenstown revisited : the grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone, its monuments and its pilgrimages / C.J. Woods.

By: Publisher: Dublin : Four Courts Press, 2018Description: x, 262 pp., [16] pp. of plates : ill. (black and white) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781846827389 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 941.85 23
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction. Tone's burial at Bodenstown in 1798 and virtual oblivion -- Thomas Davis's memorial slab, 1843-72 -- The Wolfe Tone band's memorial slab and organised pilgrimages, 1873-90 -- Pilgrimages revived, the Kildare Gaels' stone and the Wolfe Tone Memorial Committee, 1891-1910 -- Thomas Clarke, the Easter rising and its aftermath, 1911-21 -- Rival pilgrimages, 1922-31 -- Rival pilgrimages, 1932-9 -- Bodenstown during the Emergency and after, 1939-59 -- The 1960s: the leftward shift and the National Graves Association's monument -- The 1970s: the Split and the Ulster dimension -- Women, religion and labour -- Conclusion. Terminology and taxonomy -- Chronology of pilgrimages
Summary: Bodenstown revisited is about a place of memory and pilgrimage often mentioned in history books but never before treated as a subject meriting an entire book. It surveys the grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone during the 185 years after his death in 1798, noting its silence for the first 45 years, its discovery by Thomas Davis in 1843, the placing of memorials in 1844, 1873, 1895 and 1971, the annual visits by political pilgrims from 1873, the logistics of organizing pilgrimages to a rural location, the crowds who descended on Bodenstown or paraded to the grave, the graveside orators who achieved fame or infamy, all assessed with regard to the political and social backgrounds of the changing times. Many well-known figures make significant appearances: Matilda Tone, John Devoy, John Daly, Fred Allan, James Connolly, John MacBride, Tom Clarke, Patrick Pearse, Sean O’Casey, Constance Markievicz, Mary MacSwiney, W.T. Cosgrave, Éamon de Valera, Frank Aiken, Brian O’Higgins, Peadar O’Donnell, Seán MacBride, Tomás Mac Giolla, Roy Johnston and Ruairí Ó Brádaigh.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction. Tone's burial at Bodenstown in 1798 and virtual oblivion -- Thomas Davis's memorial slab, 1843-72 -- The Wolfe Tone band's memorial slab and organised pilgrimages, 1873-90 -- Pilgrimages revived, the Kildare Gaels' stone and the Wolfe Tone Memorial Committee, 1891-1910 -- Thomas Clarke, the Easter rising and its aftermath, 1911-21 -- Rival pilgrimages, 1922-31 -- Rival pilgrimages, 1932-9 -- Bodenstown during the Emergency and after, 1939-59 -- The 1960s: the leftward shift and the National Graves Association's monument -- The 1970s: the Split and the Ulster dimension -- Women, religion and labour -- Conclusion. Terminology and taxonomy -- Chronology of pilgrimages

Bodenstown revisited is about a place of memory and pilgrimage often mentioned in history books but never before treated as a subject meriting an entire book. It surveys the grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone during the 185 years after his death in 1798, noting its silence for the first 45 years, its discovery by Thomas Davis in 1843, the placing of memorials in 1844, 1873, 1895 and 1971, the annual visits by political pilgrims from 1873, the logistics of organizing pilgrimages to a rural location, the crowds who descended on Bodenstown or paraded to the grave, the graveside orators who achieved fame or infamy, all assessed with regard to the political and social backgrounds of the changing times. Many well-known figures make significant appearances: Matilda Tone, John Devoy, John Daly, Fred Allan, James Connolly, John MacBride, Tom Clarke, Patrick Pearse, Sean O’Casey, Constance Markievicz, Mary MacSwiney, W.T. Cosgrave, Éamon de Valera, Frank Aiken, Brian O’Higgins, Peadar O’Donnell, Seán MacBride, Tomás Mac Giolla, Roy Johnston and Ruairí Ó Brádaigh.

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