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Born in [[Newry]], [[County Down]], he published ''[[The Tailor and Ansty]]'',<ref name="tailor">{{cite book|title=The Tailor and Ansty|first=Eric|last=Cross|publisher=[[Chapman & Hall]]|year=1964|isbn= 9780853420507}}</ref> in ''[[The Bell (magazine)|The Bell]]'' in 1942. This was a collection of stories and sayings from an old country tailor called Timothy Buckley and his wife Anastasia that Cross had recorded, with a foreword by [[Frank O'Connor]].<ref name=Lovett>{{cite news |
Born in [[Newry]], [[County Down]], he published ''[[The Tailor and Ansty]]'',<ref name="tailor">{{cite book|title=The Tailor and Ansty|first=Eric|last=Cross|publisher=[[Chapman & Hall]]|year=1964|isbn= 9780853420507}}</ref> in ''[[The Bell (magazine)|The Bell]]'' in 1942. This was a collection of stories and sayings from an old country tailor called Timothy Buckley and his wife Anastasia that Cross had recorded, with a foreword by [[Frank O'Connor]].<ref name=Lovett>{{cite news |
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}}</ref> The book was banned by [[Censorship of Publications Board (Ireland)|Censorship Board]] a short time after, during the government of [[Éamon de Valera]].<ref>{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Ireland: culture & religion| work =The Pursuit of Sovereignty & the Impact of Partition, 1912–1949| publisher =| date =| url =http://multitext.ucc.ie/d/Ireland_culture__religion_1912-49| doi =| accessdate =1 August 2006| deadurl =yes| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20060821205145/http://multitext.ucc.ie/d/Ireland_culture__religion_1912-49| archivedate =21 August 2006| df =dmy-all}}</ref> Some neighbours were furious and Buckley was forced by three priests to go on his knees and burn the book in his own fireplace.<ref name=Lovett/><ref>[http://www.booksteps.ie/bks/showbk2.php?bookid=4124 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122094326/http://www.booksteps.ie/bks/showbk2.php?bookid=4124 |date=22 November 2007 }}</ref> |
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| accessdate = 1 August 2006 }}</ref> Some neighbours were furious and Buckley was forced by three priests to go on his knees and burn the book in his own fireplace.<ref name=Lovett/><ref>[http://www.booksteps.ie/bks/showbk2.php?bookid=4124 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122094326/http://www.booksteps.ie/bks/showbk2.php?bookid=4124 |date=22 November 2007 }}</ref> |
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Cross was one of the contributors of spoken essays to the RTÉ Radio series ''Sunday Miscellany''.<ref>Walsh, Ronnie, ed. (1975) ''Sunday Miscellany''. Dublin: Radio Telefís Éireann {{ISBN|0-7171-0774-4}}; pp. 11-12, 20-21, 32-33, 65-66, 87-88, 102-03, 113-14, 129-30, 156-57</ref> ''Silence is Golden'', a selection of stories and essays by Eric Cross, appeared in 1978. He died in 1980. |
Cross was one of the contributors of spoken essays to the RTÉ Radio series ''Sunday Miscellany''.<ref>Walsh, Ronnie, ed. (1975) ''Sunday Miscellany''. Dublin: Radio Telefís Éireann {{ISBN|0-7171-0774-4}}; pp. 11-12, 20-21, 32-33, 65-66, 87-88, 102-03, 113-14, 129-30, 156-57</ref> ''Silence is Golden'', a selection of stories and essays by Eric Cross, appeared in 1978. He died in 1980. |
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Eric Cross (1905 – 1980) was an Irish writer.
Born in Newry, County Down, he published The Tailor and Ansty,[1] in The Bell in 1942. This was a collection of stories and sayings from an old country tailor called Timothy Buckley and his wife Anastasia that Cross had recorded, with a foreword by Frank O'Connor.[2] The book was banned by Censorship Board a short time after, during the government of Éamon de Valera.[3] Some neighbours were furious and Buckley was forced by three priests to go on his knees and burn the book in his own fireplace.[2][4]
Cross was one of the contributors of spoken essays to the RTÉ Radio series Sunday Miscellany.[5] Silence is Golden, a selection of stories and essays by Eric Cross, appeared in 1978. He died in 1980.
See also
References
- ^ Cross, Eric (1964). The Tailor and Ansty. Chapman & Hall. ISBN 9780853420507.
- ^ a b Lovett, Gerard (2006). "Stitching Up the Tailor" (PDF). Siochain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2006.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ireland: culture & religion". The Pursuit of Sovereignty & the Impact of Partition, 1912–1949. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2006.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ [1] Archived 22 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Walsh, Ronnie, ed. (1975) Sunday Miscellany. Dublin: Radio Telefís Éireann ISBN 0-7171-0774-4; pp. 11-12, 20-21, 32-33, 65-66, 87-88, 102-03, 113-14, 129-30, 156-57
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