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A powerful and intimate account The remarkable story of a woman who journeyed from working class Catholic West Belfast to the highest office in the Republic of Ireland, and who, shedding most of her own tribal baggage, became a President for all the people of Ireland. No other Irish president has remained as popular throughout their terms of office. Mary McAleese is a uniquely Irish phenomenon at an unprecedented time in Irish history when peace and prosperity arrived together on an island bedevilled for centuries by great hatreds. She played an active part in the peace process and she became the incarnation of the theme of her presidency, that of building bridges. This comprehensive title examines Mary McAleeses background and upbringing, her time at Queens University, her controversial period in RT, and the road to the presidency. Recounts Mary McAleeses familys personal experience of the troubles, including the night their house was riddled with bullets. Provides the inside story of the president and her husbands work in the Peace Process, and Martin McAleeses behind-the-scenes work with the loyalist community. Reveals fascinating facts about ras an Uachtarin and its occupants,

Author

Mcgarry, Patsy.

Publisher

The O'Brien Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781847170873

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir