Tag: Darina Laracy
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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…