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The ‘nationalism’ of my title is an all-Ireland nationalism: not necessarily conterminous with the republican separatist nationalism of Wolfe Tone and of his varied descendants, but certainly including it as a centre of power exerting a strong inward pull. Nor do I intend the definition to be a merely political one, or to be equated with the stated (or supposed) policies of any group or party: it is enough that it be a strong emotional disposition, or habit of mind, or social or political intention.
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P. Costello, The Heart Grown Brutal (Dublin, 1977) p. 292.
James Liddy, ‘Ulster Poets and the Protestant Muse’, Eire-Ireland vol. xiv (Summer 1979) p. 118.
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Buckley, V. (1983). Poetry and the Avoidance of Nationalism. In: MacDonagh, O., Mandle, W.F., Travers, P. (eds) Irish Culture and Nationalism, 1750–1950. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17129-3_16
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