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Dublin Nazi No. 1 : the life of Adolf Mahr / Gerry Mullins

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dublin, Ireland : Liberties Press, 2007Description: 253 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781905483198 (cased)
Other title:
  • Dublin Nazi No. one
  • Dublin Nazi number one
  • Life of Adolf Mahr
Subject(s): Summary: In the 1930s, Dr Adolf Mahr was Director of the National Museum of Ireland, a friend of Eamon de Valera who was set to help forge the historic identity of the fledgling Irish nation. But 'the father of Irish archaeology' was also the head of the Nazi Party in Ireland, describing himself as 'Dublin Nazi No. 1'. He left Ireland for Germany shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939, never to return. To this day, he is considered in some circles to have been a spy who used his position at the National Museum to help prepare Germany's invasion plan of Ireland
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General General ATU Dublin Road General Shelves Donation 941.8350822092 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G109938

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-227) and index

In the 1930s, Dr Adolf Mahr was Director of the National Museum of Ireland, a friend of Eamon de Valera who was set to help forge the historic identity of the fledgling Irish nation. But 'the father of Irish archaeology' was also the head of the Nazi Party in Ireland, describing himself as 'Dublin Nazi No. 1'. He left Ireland for Germany shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939, never to return. To this day, he is considered in some circles to have been a spy who used his position at the National Museum to help prepare Germany's invasion plan of Ireland

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