Between Bias and Acceptance: A Decade of Turmoil. Romanian Society in Sources from the National Archives of Ireland (1947-1957)
Between Bias and Acceptance: A Decade of Turmoil. Romanian Society in Sources from the National Archives of Ireland (1947-1957)
Author(s): Nicoleta StancaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theology and Religion, Other Language Literature, Philology, History of Religion
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: archival sources; Ireland; Romania; Catholic; royalty; football;
Summary/Abstract: The article is based on research did in the National Archives of Ireland in June 2022 and it aims to portray the Romanian society seen through the Irish lenses, as it comes out from files preserved through indirect diplomatic connections because there were no official relations between the two nations in the 1940s and 1950s. The files identified cover interesting aspects of the Romanian society in relation to the Irish one reflected by three events: the aid received by the Ursuline Sisters of Sibiu from the Irish Red Cross, the visit of the Queen Mother of Romania, Queen Helen, welcomed in Ireland on a private visit and the match played by the Romanian youth football team against the Irish B team in Dublin. The attitude of the Irish public and officials ranges from suspicion on account of the undemocratic regime in Romania at the time to sympathy and acceptance shown to a small nation in distress.
Journal: Dialogo
- Issue Year: 10/2024
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 117-125
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
