Book description
Ferriter covers such subjects as abortion, pregnancy, celibacy,
contraception, censorship, infanticide, homosexuality, prostitution,
marriage, popular culture, social life and the various hidden Irelands
associated with sexual abuse - all in the context of a conservative
official morality backed by the Catholic Church and by legislation. The
book energetically and originally engages with subjects omitted from the
mainstream historical narrative. The breadth of this book and the
richness of the source material uncovered make it definitive in its
field and a most remarkable work of social history. Ferriter covers
such subjects as abortion, pregnancy, celibacy, contraception,
censorship, infanticide, homosexuality, prostitution, marriage, popular
culture, social life and the various hidden Irelands associated with
sexual abuse - all in the context of a conservative official morality
backed by the Catholic Church and by legislation. The book energetically
and originally engages with subjects omitted from the mainstream
historical narrative. The breadth of this book and the richness of the
source material uncovered make it definitive in its field and a most
remarkable work of social history.
