Envoy extraordinary : professor Smiddy of Cork / Eda Sagarra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sagarra, Eda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smiddy, Timothy.

Diplomats--Ireland--Biography.

Diplomats.

Ireland.

Genre:

History.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 191 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin, Ireland : IPA, 2018.

Summary:

This is the story of an eminent son of Cork, whose career was closely interwoven with the early history of the Irish State. -- Publisher description

Contents:

Late Victorian Cork, 1875-1901

University Collge Cork, 1909-22

Economic adviser and government agent, 1921-4

Traveling salesman for the Free State: minister plenipotentiary, 1924-9

High Commissioner in London, 1929-30

In the wilderness? The Tariff Commission 1930-3

Adviser to de Valera, 1932-45

Monetary and banking policy

Agriculture

Retirement, 1945-59.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781910393222

1910393223

OCLC:

1045428693