Tag: Darina Laracy

• A Dublin cosmopolitan in the fascist lair

  Dubliner Darina Laracy contibuted to the anti-fascist activities of one of Italy’s best-known writers during World War Two. Darina (Elisabeth) Laracy, born in March 1917, came from a comfortable middle-class family that lived at 42, Highfield Road in Rathgar. Laracy graduated with a first-class degree in history and politics from UCD in 1937, followed by…

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  January 15, 2023

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  Darina Laracy, Ignazio Silone, Irish in Italy, Irish in wartime Italy