D. P. Moran
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D. P. Moran | |
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Born | David Patrick Moran 22 March 1869 Waterford, Ireland |
Died | 31 January 1936 Skerries, County Dublin, Irish Free State | (aged 66)
Pen name | Tom O'Kelly |
Occupation | Journalist, activist, theorist |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | Castleknock College University of London |
Genre | Nationalism |
Literary movement | Celtic Revival |
Notable works | The Philosophy of Irish Ireland |
Spouse | Catherine O'Toole |
David Patrick Moran (
He was born in Manor, a townland in Waterford, the youngest of twenty children born to James Moran, a builder, and Elizabeth (née Casey) Moran.[1] [2] One of his brothers would serve on the defense team of Patrick O'Donnell.[3]
He was educated at
Irish-Ireland
Despite the failure of the
In his 1905 text The Philosophy of Irish-Ireland, Moran argued that to be Irish required:
- the use of the Irish language[5]
- membership in the Roman Catholic Church
- an anti-materialist outlook on life
- the playing of only Gaelic games[6]
Though a sponsor of the use of Irish, he never became fluent in the language himself.[7] He emphasised the use of English in 1908–1909 as "an active, vigilant, and merciless propaganda in the English language." In the longer term, when Irish became again the language of the people, its use would enable a de facto censorship of any foreign and unwelcome ideas written in English.[8]
While Moran argued that the idea of 'the Gael' was one that could assimilate others, he also felt that it would be hard if not impossible for members of the
Belfast and Ireland
His articles frequently contrasted "Belfast" with "Ireland'", yet hoped that Belfast could eventually change and assimilate. He felt that Ulster unionists should: "... be grateful to the Irish nation for being willing to adopt them". [citation needed] His paper published numerous articles by the future TD Arthur Clery (writing under the pen-name "Chanel"), who advocated partition on the grounds that Ulster unionists were a separate nation, but Moran himself disagreed and: "refused to concede the legitimacy of a northern Protestant identity."[13]
When Irish republicans initiated the
Support for the Treaty
Moran was initially a supporter of the Irish Parliamentary Party, believing that the separatism advocated by Arthur Griffith's Sinn Féin was impracticable; however, he opposed John Redmond's support of the British World War I effort.
Moran supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty agreed in 1921–22, and saw the partition of Ireland as beneficial for a truly Irish culture in the Irish Free State. This caused a sea-change in his opinions; from now on Northern Ireland could be safely ignored, along with what he saw as the English evils of 'free thought, free trade, and free literature'.[citation needed] He claimed Irish life and culture had to be protected from foreign influences, including the twin evils of the music hall and the English press.[10] The new jazz music of the 1920s and other imported cultural elements were deprecated as "imported debasement and rot".[14]
References
- ^ Biodata, dib.ie. Accessed 27 July 2022.
- ^ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ ""MORAN, David Patrick (1869–1936)". Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ ""MORAN, David Patrick (1869–1936)". Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Maguire F., UCC online essay; ref language Archived 13 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Maguire F., UCC online essay; ref games Archived 13 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A 2003 analysis with comprehensive footnotes by Paul Delaney
- ^ Delaney P., essay, p. 5
- ^ Delaney essay page 1.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84331-859-0.
- ^ The Leader, 27 July 1901.
- ^ The Leader, 22 June 1912.
- ^ Delaney essay, p.11
- ^ "D.P. Moran and The Leader: writing an Irish Ireland through partition", findarticles.com; accessed 23 April 2016.
Sources
- Maume, Patrick. D. P. Moran (Dublin, Historical Association of Ireland, 1995)
- Mathews, P.J. Revival (Field Day series vol. 12, Cork, 2003) passim; index p. 205 (ISBN 1-85918-365-4)
- Moran, D.P. The Philosophy of Irish Ireland (first published 1905; 2006 reprint by UCD Press with introduction by Patrick Maume)