Description
In this comprehensive history of the Irish Boundary Commission, Paul Murray looks at British attempts from 1886 on to satisfy the Irish Nationalist demand for Home Rule, Ulster and British Unionist resistance to this demand, the 1920 partition of Ireland and the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, where the roots of the establishment of the Commission are to be found. The evidence presented at the Commission and the principles on which it based its decisions are analysed against the background of evolving British views on the dangers posed for British and Unionist interests on both islands by a radical redrawing of the 1920 border. New documentary evidence is brought to bear on the motivation of its Chairman Justice Feetham, his susceptibility to external influences, and the significance of his political background as possible factors in his final decisions. The history of the Irish Boundary Commission is shown to also be part of a larger European narrative. This study is, thus, the first large-scale attempt to consider its significance in its wider international context.
About the Author
Paul Murray is an author, historian and Barrister. He was educated at NUI, Galway, Trinity College, Dublin and the King's Inns. His first Ph.D Contested Borders and Minority Rights: The Partition of Ireland in Comparative Perspective (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004) analyses the Irish partition question, with particular reference to the post-World War One boundary settlements which emanated from the Treaty of Versailles. His second Ph.D The Data Privacy/National Security Balancing Paradigm as Applied In The U.S.A. and Europe: Achieving an Acceptable Balance (Trinity College, Dublin, 2017) examines the normative tension between state security and data retention obligations on the one had, and privacy rights and fears concerning mass surveillance on the other. He holds a Higher Diploma in Education, an LL.B, in addition to an LL.M in Law, Governance and Technology, all from the National University of Ireland, Galway. He was an Irish Research Council Scholar from 2000 to 2003.
Reviews
'This extensive study explores a wide range of issues associated with the Boundary Commission that was established during 1924 - 25 as a consequence of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty.' Irish Studies Review, February 2013 'the study in depth of the Commission is original and makes this book a most valuable contribution to our understanding of the Partition' Clogher Record 2011 'Murray unravels the complex story of the Irish Boundary Commission... Highly recommended.' Choice May 2012 'As we embark on a decennium of commemorations, Paul Murray has produced a book that is both timely and relevant - The author has written a constructive and authoritative analysis of events leading up to the establishment of the Commission. His examination of the evidence submitted to the Commission is detailed and comprehensive. He concludes by making comparisons between the Boundary Commission and similar organisations in Europe, thus raising the profile of the Commission from the backwaters of Irish history and placing it in an international context.' Donegal Annual 2012 No. 64 'Taking the story down to its ignominious ending in 1925, Murray offers the fullest account to date of how the Irish Boundary Commission actually worked in practice. Here his examination of the inner-thought world and assumptions of the commission's all-powerful chairman, Richard Feetham ('Feetham-cheat'em!'), to the ever viper-tongued Tim Healy is particularly careful and convincing. - as a contribution to the historiographies of the British state, Northern Ireland, and British-Irish relations Murray's book remains valuable. Indeed, Paul Murray has succeeded in writing what will surely long remain the standard work on the Irish Boundary Commission. In closing a large gap in the literature on Irish partition, he deserves our gratitude.' T. K. Wilson, St. Andrews University, Journal of British Studies, Vol. 51, No. 2 (April 2012)
Book Information
ISBN 9781906359249
Author Paul Murray
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint University College Dublin Press
Publisher University College Dublin Press
About the Author
Paul Murray is an author, historian and Barrister. He was educated at NUI, Galway, Trinity College, Dublin and the King's Inns. His first Ph.D Contested Borders and Minority Rights: The Partition of Ireland in Comparative Perspective (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004) analyses the Irish partition question, with particular reference to the post-World War One boundary settlements which emanated from the Treaty of Versailles. His second Ph.D The Data Privacy/National Security Balancing Paradigm as Applied In The U.S.A. and Europe: Achieving an Acceptable Balance (Trinity College, Dublin, 2017) examines the normative tension between state security and data retention obligations on the one had, and privacy rights and fears concerning mass surveillance on the other. He holds a Higher Diploma in Education, an LL.B, in addition to an LL.M in Law, Governance and Technology, all from the National University of Ireland, Galway. He was an Irish Research Council Scholar from 2000 to 2003.
Reviews
'This extensive study explores a wide range of issues associated with the Boundary Commission that was established during 1924 - 25 as a consequence of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty.' Irish Studies Review, February 2013 'the study in depth of the Commission is original and makes this book a most valuable contribution to our understanding of the Partition' Clogher Record 2011 'Murray unravels the complex story of the Irish Boundary Commission... Highly recommended.' Choice May 2012 'As we embark on a decennium of commemorations, Paul Murray has produced a book that is both timely and relevant - The author has written a constructive and authoritative analysis of events leading up to the establishment of the Commission. His examination of the evidence submitted to the Commission is detailed and comprehensive. He concludes by making comparisons between the Boundary Commission and similar organisations in Europe, thus raising the profile of the Commission from the backwaters of Irish history and placing it in an international context.' Donegal Annual 2012 No. 64 'Taking the story down to its ignominious ending in 1925, Murray offers the fullest account to date of how the Irish Boundary Commission actually worked in practice. Here his examination of the inner-thought world and assumptions of the commission's all-powerful chairman, Richard Feetham ('Feetham-cheat'em!'), to the ever viper-tongued Tim Healy is particularly careful and convincing. - as a contribution to the historiographies of the British state, Northern Ireland, and British-Irish relations Murray's book remains valuable. Indeed, Paul Murray has succeeded in writing what will surely long remain the standard work on the Irish Boundary Commission. In closing a large gap in the literature on Irish partition, he deserves our gratitude.' T. K. Wilson, St. Andrews University, Journal of British Studies, Vol. 51, No. 2 (April 2012)
Book Information
ISBN 9781906359249
Author Paul Murray
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint University College Dublin Press
Publisher University College Dublin Press
