Ireland: The Haunted Ark. by Houston, Cecil J. and Joseph Leydon. (editors) - 1996

Toronto, Ontario.: Celtic Arts.. Near Fine. 1996. Softcover. 189675600X . 8vo - 22.5 x 15 cm.; (10) - 179 pp. Plus 2 pages of publisher's adverts. A collection of papers that were presented at the 1994 conference sponsored by the Canadian Association for Irish studies. Contents: 1 - "Poems by Francis Stuart and Paul Durcan", 2 - "The Great Famine and Irish Society" by Mary Daly, 3 - "The Patterns of the Reformation in Ireland: The Roots of Sectarianism" by Patrick Corish, 4 - "William Cobbett and the Language of Sectarianism: The Philadelphia Irish during the French Revolution" by David Wilson, 5 - "Publishing in a Divided Community" by Anne Tannahill, 6 - "Autobiography and Fiction: Mock-Heroic Males and a More Real Authority" by Denis Sampson, 7 - "Civilised Outrage, Intimate Revenge: The Importance of Irish Poetry" by Ted Chamberlin, 8 - "Roddy Doyle , Paul Durcan and International Pop Culture" by John Doyle, 9 - "Secret Connemara" by Tim Robinson. Other than some very mild wear to the edges of the covers, the book is as-new and unused. .