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William Crawley | 17:58 UK time, Friday, 19 December 2008

was one of post-war Ireland's most significant (and, yes, controversial) public figures and intellectual forces. In this interview, he reflects on history as an academic discipline and as a personal passion.

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    A man of great intellectual power and moral courage. Needless to say, he was frequently vilified by his fellow Irishmen. If, as Orwell said, freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear, then 'the Cruiser' paid a high price for his persistent habit of challenging received opinions.

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