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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Michael Collins"”.
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Michael Collins and the Nationalist Retrospective
… six different biographers treat their subject Michael Collins and the surrounding political context in which he worked. This thesis is not concerned with the quality of the research in the books. It merely focuses on how they vary and compare in their expression. These biographers can be …
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Assassination of Michael Collins: A Revival in Gaelic Nationalism
… examines the link between the assassination of Michael Collins, the leader of the Irish Republican Army and then the National Army, and the rise in Gaelic Nationalism across Ireland after his death. Ireland struggled to gain independence from England throughout history because England controlled …
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The afterlife of Michael Collins: commemoration, biography and historiography, 1922-1973
… the posthumous reputation, or afterlife, of Michael Collins between the years 1922 and 1973, a key period in the consolidation of the Irish State. This era was characterised by war, reconciliation, peace, and the continuation of a range of political conflicts involving individuals and …
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The Social and Cultural Politics of Heroic Masculinity in Twentieth Century Ireland: Imaging Michael Collins
… through a case study of the heroic legacy of Michael Collins. Utilising a mu ltidisciplinary methodology the study investigates; both biographical and prominent written historical material, Neil Jordan’s movie, Collins’ contribution to the Treaty debates o f 1921-22, his private correspondence …
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Parse reranking with WordNet using a hidden variable model
… parse reranking algorithm that extends work in (Michael Collins and Terry Koo 2004) by incorporating WordNet (Miller et al. 1993) word senses. Instead of attempting explicit word sense disambiguation, we retain word sense ambiguity in a hidden variable model. We define a probability distribution …
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Military Aviation in Ireland 1921- 1945
… purchase of two aircraft, on the authority of Michael Collins and funded by the second Dail, during the Treaty negotiations of 1921. The subsequent development of civil aviation policy including the regulation of civil aviation, the management of a civil aerodrome and the possible start of a …
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Looking through the Cracked Looking Glass: Masculinity, Gaelic Sports and Revolutionary Thought in Ireland, 1884-1920
… Patrick Pearse, St. Enda’s school, and Michael Collins. This thesis will monitor the use of institutions, masculinity, control of information, discipline, and most notably the epistemic shift, in an effort to better explain Irish history during the revolutionary period (1884-1920). Many …
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Projecting Ireland : the historical consciousness of Irish film in the 1990's
… to put a new version of history on film in Michael Collins. The conclusion I come to is that filmmakers are ultimately trying to provide a balanced view of the situation and one that condemns violence. Section Three deals with the intertwined themes of women, family, sexuality and the …
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The gatekeeper: a biography of Liam Tobin
… from Dublin Castle, and worked directly under Michael Collins. Upon entering the National Forces in 1922 he was given the rank of Major General, and participated in the re-capturing of Cork City from anti-Treaty forces during the Civil War. After the death of Collins, he and fellow pre-Truce …