Memoirs of Joseph Prost, C.Ss.R.: A Redemptorist Missionary in Ireland 1851-1854 (Irish Narrative Series) - Softcover

 
9781859181607: Memoirs of Joseph Prost, C.Ss.R.: A Redemptorist Missionary in Ireland 1851-1854 (Irish Narrative Series)

Synopsis

The recollections of Joseph Prost, an Austrian priest who initiated the Redemptorist parish missionary campaign in Ireland in 1851, provides a fascinating chronicle of the ' devotional revolution' by one of its most earnest organizers. He supplies a detailed account of the religious practices and social mores just after the Great Famine.

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About the Authors

Emmet Larkin teaches British and Irish History at the University of Chicago, and has written numerous studies of Irish Catholicism.

Herman Freudenberger is Professor Emeritus of Economic History at Tulane University, New Orleans.

David Fitzpatrick is Associate Professor of Modern History at Trinity College, Dublin. His books include "Oceans of Consolation: Personal Accounts of Migration to Australia" and "Politics and Irish Life, 1913-1921: Provincial Experience of War and Revolution". He is also the series editor for Irish Narratives, all published by Cork University Press.

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