Oliver Rafferty SJ

1916: Remembering the Rising

January 28, 2016

A number of Jesuit responses to this year's commemoration of the 1916 Rising have emerged in recent days, most notably Seamus Murphy SJ's critical view in the Irish Times.

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Oliver Rafferty SJ

1916: Remembering the Rising

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