Unhappy the Land

First edition (publ. Merrion Press)

Unhappy the Land: The Most Oppressed People Ever, the Irish? is a 2016 book by Liam Kennedy, professor emeritus at Queen's University, Belfast. Kennedy introduces, as well as criticizes, the concept of "most oppressed people ever" (MOPE)[1] to describe what he sees as a pervasive assumption both among Irish nationalists and the Irish diaspora that Irish people have been uniquely victimised throughout history.[2] Throughout the book he plays devil's advocate while questioning many truisms he perceives as being commonly accepted about Irish history.[1]

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Peter (20 February 2016). "Unhappy the Land by Liam Kennedy review: sceptic debunks Irish history as hysteria". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IHR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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