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Patrick’s third book, Gatsby – Death of an Irishman, is out! A new take on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his search for identity in the centennial of The Great Gatsby.

He published his first book, Crowdfunding the Revolution: The First Dáil Loan and the Battle for Irish Independence, in 2020.

Critically well-received, the book was reviewed by Paschal Donohoe, Irish Minister for Finance, in History Ireland:

“The quality of writing and the pace of storytelling ensure that this is not a niche or specialist work of history. This is a compelling read. I wish I had written it myself”.

Patrick was invited to make a courtesy visit to present the book to President Michael D. Higgins.

His second book, Revolution at the Waldorf: America and the Irish War of Inde
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Launched - Gatsby: Death of an Irishman

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Gatsby: Death of an Irishman is out!

The book is a fresh and compelling insight - I hope! - into the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the genesis of his most iconic character, Jay Gatsby.

Underpinning Fitzgerald’s brilliant but turbulent life was his complex, evolving and surprising relationship with his Irish identity.

From childhood shame at being ‘common’ to a patriotic immersion in Irish Read more of this blog post »
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Published on April 22, 2025 04:58 Tags: f-scott-fitzgerald, gatsby, royal-irish-academy, saint-paul, the-great-gatsby, twin-cities

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“The enemy government quickly realised that the economic policy of the Dáil was as great a danger to them as its political policy, that in fact the elected Government of Ireland stood for social and economical deliverance, no less than for political deliverance.Without finance, however, the policy would be inoperative.The enemy must, therefore, at all costs prevent our getting the necessary funds. He attempted, certainly—and with a renewed determination and savagery.’ — Letter from Michael Collins to Éamon deValera on 10 February 1920”
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“In the absence of an established distribution network, he built his own—a financial ‘Ho Chi MinhTrail’ between Dublin and the four corners of the country to target the people directly. Couriers had to distribute the prospectus, promotional material and receipts for the Loan, and carry subscriptions (cheques, notes, coin, gold) back to Dublin.”
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