The Curious Case of the Mayo Librarian
- Authors
- Walsh, Pat
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Tags
- mayo (county) , ireland , librarians , europe , librarians - selection and appointment - ireland - mayo (county) - history - 20th century , selection and appointment , history , church and state - ireland - mayo (county) - history - 20th century , mayo (ireland: county) - officials and employees - selection and appointment - history - 20th century , protestants - ireland - mayo (county) - social conditions - 20th century , general , religion in the workplace - ireland - mayo (county) - history - 20th century , modern , 20th century , mayo (ireland : county) , church and state , religion in the workplace , dunbar harrison; letitia , protestants
- ISBN
- 9781856356152
- Date
- 2009-09-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.23 MB
- Lang
- en
In July 1930 Miss Letitia Dunbar Harrison's appointment as Mayo County Librarian set in motion a chain of events that resulted in a full scale political crisis. Mayo priests and politicians attempted to have her removed, and organized an effective boycott of the Library Service. 'The Mayo library row," as it was commonly known, became news far outside the confines of the county. Looking at the background to the dispute uncovers many of the fault-lines of the newly formed Free State. Examining the anatomy of the crisis lays bare the tensions of society in 1930s Ireland as it moved away from colonial rule.