Timothy Patrick "Tim Pat" Coogan (born 22 April 1935) is an Irish journalist, writer and broadcaster. He served as editor of The Irish Press newspaper from 1968-87. He has been best-known for such books as The IRA, Ireland Since the Rising and On the Blanket, and biographies of Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera.[1][2]
Coogan's particular focus has been Ireland's nationalist/independence movement in the 20th century, a period of unprecedented political upheaval.[3][4] He blames the Troubles in Northern Ireland on "Paisleyism".[3][5]
Coogan was born in Monkstown, County Dublin in 1935, the first of three children born to Beatrice (née Toal) and Ned Coogan. Ned (sometimes referred to as "Eamonn Ó Cuagain"), a native of Kilkenny, was an Irish Republican Army volunteer during the War of Independence and later served as the first Deputy Commissioner of the newly established Garda Síochána, then a Fine GaelTD for the Kilkenny constituency. Beatrice Toal, the daughter of a policeman, was a Dublin socialite who was crowned Dublin's Civic Queen of Beauty in 1927. She wrote for the Evening Herald and took part in various productions in the Abbey Theatre and Radio Éireann. Coogan spent many summer holidays in the town of Castlecomer in County Kilkenny, his father's home town.
In 2000, Irish writer and editor Ruth Dudley Edwards was awarded £25,000 damages and a public apology by the High Court in London against Coogan for factual errors in references to her in his book Wherever Green is Worn: the Story of the Irish Diaspora.[6]
When TaoiseachEnda Kenny caused confusion following a speech at Béal na Bláth by incorrectly claiming Michael Collins had brought Lenin to Ireland, Coogan commented: "Those were the days when bishops were bishops and Lenin was a communist. How would that have gone down with the churchyard collections?"[7]
In November 2012, for reasons that are uncertain, the United States embassy in Dublin refused to grant Coogan a visa to visit the U.S. As a result, a planned book tour for his book (The Famine Plot, England's role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy) was cancelled. After representations to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by United States Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Congressman Peter T. King (R-NY), Coogan received his visa.[8]
Criticismedit
This section may be unbalanced towards certain viewpoints. Please improve the article by adding information on neglected viewpoints, or discuss the issue on the talk page.(January 2023)
"Well, I waited in this book to hear some great revelation and it just isn’t there. It’s anticlimactic. I could not see the great plot, and indeed there is no serious historian who ... I can’t think of a single historian who has researched the Famine in depth – and Tim Pat has not researched it in depth" (The Famine Plot).[9]
"Coogan is not remotely interested in looking at what others have written on 20th-century Irish history.... he does not appear interested in context and shows scant regard for evidence. He does not attempt to offer any sustained analysis in relation to the challenges of state building, the meaning of sovereignty, economic and cultural transformations, or comparative perspectives on the evolution of Irish society. There is no indication whatsoever that Coogan has engaged with the abundant archival material relating to the subject matter he pronounces on. There is no rhyme or reason when it comes to the citation of the many quotations he uses; the vast majority are not referenced. For the 300-page text, 21 endnotes are cited and six of them relate to Coogan's previous books, a reminder that much of this tome consists of recycled material.... Tim Pat Coogan... he is a decent, compassionate man who has made a significant contribution to Irish life. But he has not read up on Irish history; indeed, such is the paucity of his research efforts that this book amounts to a travesty of 20th-century Irish history" (1916: The Mornings After).[10]
On the Blanket: The H Block story, 1980; Ward River Press - Dublin ASIN: B0013LSNEU. ISBN0907085016. A paperback original, no hardcover was issued. First editions are uncommon in good condition. A controversial account of the "dirty protest" in the Ireland of the time.
The Twelve Apostles, 2016; ISBN978-1784080136. An account of the Dublin based assassination squad assembled by Michael Collins during the War of Independence.
^"Tim Pat Coogan | Authors | Macmillan". US Macmillan. from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^Brennan, Eoin Lynch and Deirdre. "Video column: The Writer – the life and work of Tim Pat Coogan". TheJournal.ie. from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ ab20th-century contemporary history: Coogan profile 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, historyireland.com; accessed 1 March 2015.
^"Writing himself into Irish history" 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, irishtimes.com; accessed 1 March 2015.
^Reference to Paisleyism by Coogan 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, historyireland.com; accessed 20 July 2014.
^UK court rules against Tim Pat Coogan 21 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, independent.ie; accessed 15 July 2014.
^Brennan, Michael (23 August 2012). "Enda Kenny red-faced over wrong claim that Lenin visited Ireland". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^O'Dowd, Niall (21 November 2012). "Tim Pat Coogan book tour canceled after visa refusal; best-selling nationalist author is denied visa to the United States". from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^"Was the Famine a Genocide?". Drb.ie. from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^"1916: The Mornings After review: Tim Pat Coogan's arrogant travesty of Irish history". Irishtimes.com. from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
coogan, timothy, patrick, coogan, born, april, 1935, irish, journalist, writer, broadcaster, served, editor, irish, press, newspaper, from, 1968, been, best, known, such, books, ireland, since, rising, blanket, biographies, michael, collins, Éamon, valera, coo. Timothy Patrick Tim Pat Coogan born 22 April 1935 is an Irish journalist writer and broadcaster He served as editor of The Irish Press newspaper from 1968 87 He has been best known for such books as The IRA Ireland Since the Rising and On the Blanket and biographies of Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera 1 2 Tim Pat CooganCoogan in 2015BornTimothy Patrick Coogan 1935 04 22 22 April 1935 age 89 Monkstown County Dublin IrelandOccupation s Journalist writer broadcasterNotable creditEditor of The Irish Press 1968 1987 SpouseCherry Coogan marriage dissolved Children6 five daughters one son Coogan s particular focus has been Ireland s nationalist independence movement in the 20th century a period of unprecedented political upheaval 3 4 He blames the Troubles in Northern Ireland on Paisleyism 3 5 Contents 1 Biography 2 Criticism 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Tim Pat Coogan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Coogan was born in Monkstown County Dublin in 1935 the first of three children born to Beatrice nee Toal and Ned Coogan Ned sometimes referred to as Eamonn o Cuagain a native of Kilkenny was an Irish Republican Army volunteer during the War of Independence and later served as the first Deputy Commissioner of the newly established Garda Siochana then a Fine Gael TD for the Kilkenny constituency Beatrice Toal the daughter of a policeman was a Dublin socialite who was crowned Dublin s Civic Queen of Beauty in 1927 She wrote for the Evening Herald and took part in various productions in the Abbey Theatre and Radio Eireann Coogan spent many summer holidays in the town of Castlecomer in County Kilkenny his father s home town A former student of the Irish Christian Brothers in Dun Laoghaire and Belvedere College in Dublin he spent most of his secondary studies in Blackrock College in Dublin In 2000 Irish writer and editor Ruth Dudley Edwards was awarded 25 000 damages and a public apology by the High Court in London against Coogan for factual errors in references to her in his book Wherever Green is Worn the Story of the Irish Diaspora 6 When Taoiseach Enda Kenny caused confusion following a speech at Beal na Blath by incorrectly claiming Michael Collins had brought Lenin to Ireland Coogan commented Those were the days when bishops were bishops and Lenin was a communist How would that have gone down with the churchyard collections 7 In November 2012 for reasons that are uncertain the United States embassy in Dublin refused to grant Coogan a visa to visit the U S As a result a planned book tour for his book The Famine Plot England s role in Ireland s Greatest Tragedy was cancelled After representations to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by United States Senator Charles Schumer D NY and Congressman Peter T King R NY Coogan received his visa 8 Criticism editThis section may be unbalanced towards certain viewpoints Please improve the article by adding information on neglected viewpoints or discuss the issue on the talk page January 2023 Coogan has been criticised by the Irish historians Liam Kennedy and Diarmaid Ferriter as well as Cormac o Grada citation needed for a supposed lack of thoroughness in his research and bias Well I waited in this book to hear some great revelation and it just isn t there It s anticlimactic I could not see the great plot and indeed there is no serious historian who I can t think of a single historian who has researched the Famine in depth and Tim Pat has not researched it in depth The Famine Plot 9 Coogan is not remotely interested in looking at what others have written on 20th century Irish history he does not appear interested in context and shows scant regard for evidence He does not attempt to offer any sustained analysis in relation to the challenges of state building the meaning of sovereignty economic and cultural transformations or comparative perspectives on the evolution of Irish society There is no indication whatsoever that Coogan has engaged with the abundant archival material relating to the subject matter he pronounces on There is no rhyme or reason when it comes to the citation of the many quotations he uses the vast majority are not referenced For the 300 page text 21 endnotes are cited and six of them relate to Coogan s previous books a reminder that much of this tome consists of recycled material Tim Pat Coogan he is a decent compassionate man who has made a significant contribution to Irish life But he has not read up on Irish history indeed such is the paucity of his research efforts that this book amounts to a travesty of 20th century Irish history 1916 The Mornings After 10 Bibliography editIreland since the Rising 1966 ASIN B0000CMYHI The IRA 1970 ISBN 0 00 653155 5 The Irish A Personal View 1975 ISBN 978 0714816388 On the Blanket The H Block story 1980 Ward River Press Dublin ASIN B0013LSNEU ISBN 0907085016 A paperback original no hardcover was issued First editions are uncommon in good condition A controversial account of the dirty protest in the Ireland of the time Ireland and the Arts 1986 Disillusioned Decades Ireland 1966 87 1987 ISBN 978 0717114306 Coogan Tim Pat 1990 Michael Collins a biography London Macmillan De Valera Long Fellow Long Shadow 1993 ISBN 978 0099958604 The Troubles Ireland s Ordeal 1966 1995 and the Search for Peace 1995 ISBN 0 09 946571 X Coogan Tim Pat Morrison George 1998 The Irish Civil War London Weidenfeld amp Nicolson Wherever Green is Worn The Story of the Irish Diaspora 2000 ISBN 978 1403960146 1916 The Easter Rising 2001 ISBN 978 0753818527 Ireland in the Twentieth Century 2003 ISBN 1 4039 6842 X Memoir 2008 ISBN 978 0753826034 The Famine Plot England s Role in Ireland s Greatest Tragedy 2012 ISBN 978 0230109520 1916 The Mornings After 2015 ISBN 978 1784080099 The Twelve Apostles 2016 ISBN 978 1784080136 An account of the Dublin based assassination squad assembled by Michael Collins during the War of Independence The GAA and the War of Independence 2018 ISBN 978 1786697035References edit Tim Pat Coogan Authors Macmillan US Macmillan Archived from the original on 26 September 2021 Retrieved 4 September 2017 Brennan Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Video column The Writer the life and work of Tim Pat Coogan TheJournal ie Archived from the original on 4 September 2017 Retrieved 4 September 2017 a b 20th century contemporary history Coogan profile Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine historyireland com accessed 1 March 2015 Writing himself into Irish history Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine irishtimes com accessed 1 March 2015 Reference to Paisleyism by Coogan Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine historyireland com accessed 20 July 2014 UK court rules against Tim Pat Coogan Archived 21 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine independent ie accessed 15 July 2014 Brennan Michael 23 August 2012 Enda Kenny red faced over wrong claim that Lenin visited Ireland Irish Independent Independent News amp Media Archived from the original on 24 August 2012 Retrieved 23 August 2012 O Dowd Niall 21 November 2012 Tim Pat Coogan book tour canceled after visa refusal best selling nationalist author is denied visa to the United States Archived from the original on 27 November 2012 Retrieved 21 November 2012 Was the Famine a Genocide Drb ie Archived from the original on 15 October 2017 Retrieved 15 October 2017 1916 The Mornings After review Tim Pat Coogan s arrogant travesty of Irish history Irishtimes com Archived from the original on 15 October 2017 Retrieved 15 October 2017 External links editTim Pat Coogan official website The Green Book chapter from The IRA Coogan s book on the Irish Republican Army More on The Green Book Historyextra com Irish Times article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tim Pat Coogan amp oldid 1217529362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
