Ireland and the Irish : portrait of a changing society / John Ardagh.

Previous ed. [i.e. 1st ed.]: London : Hamish Hamilton, 1994.

Includes index.

In "France Today" and "Germany and the Germans", John Ardagh painted vivid pictures of two great European nations; he has now produced an equally intimate "portrait" of the two Irelands. Travelling everywhere "from the small farms of Mayo to the slums of North Dublin and the hitherto violence-ridden ghettos of West Belfast", he spoke to President Mary Robinson, Gay Byrne of Irish television, the disgraced ex-Bishop of Galway and countless others. Interweaving their insights with his own observations and analysis, he reveals how the rural-based society of the South has evolved into a prosperous modern state, closely involved in Europe, and vibrant with its own Irish culture.