Banned Books Go on Public View
Ledgers outlining the individual reasons why each book was banned will also be available for public viewing for the first time.
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Ireland’s National Archives will display 12,000 books once banned by the State, along with ledgers explaining why each was banned. Visitors can explore works by authors such as Edna O’Brien and Brendan Behan, and see how censorship reflected the social attitudes of the time.
- View banned books dating from the 1930s to 1996.
- Read ledgers detailing the reasons for individual bans.
- See well-known and obscure titles from the collection.
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