Unsuitable for Irish: bold books as Gaeilge
Censored11 Maalis 2021

Unsuitable for Irish: bold books as Gaeilge

The scrutiny of the censor was confined to the English language. But work in Irish, the other language of the state, were also censored by editors, bureaucrats and catholic reactionaries. No language was allowed to explore scandalous ‘sex feelings’.

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Satanic Love Triangle: Mannin, 'Lucifer and the Child' (1946)

Satanic Love Triangle: Mannin, 'Lucifer and the Child' (1946)

What happens when a child meets a horned man in a dark forest? A book that explores the nature of evil and decides that sex isn’t the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

5 Marras 202040min

Queer, with cocktails: Moore, 'Chocolates for Breakfast' (1956)

Queer, with cocktails: Moore, 'Chocolates for Breakfast' (1956)

A candid, haunting novel about the coming-of-age of a teenage girl. Full of decadent sexuality that would have given the censors a fit of the vapours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

29 Loka 202041min

War is hell: Boell, 'And where were you, Adam?' (1951)

War is hell: Boell, 'And where were you, Adam?' (1951)

How did this subtle, refined war novel earn a ban? Perhaps faeces or war crimes were more offensive than barely-there sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Loka 202033min

Unzipped!: Collins, 'The Stud' (1969)

Unzipped!: Collins, 'The Stud' (1969)

The Stud is more silly than sexy and it's not the finest example of a bonkbuster. Why on earth would such a trashy, ridiculous book be banned when the censor ignored serious literary sex? Hosted on Ac...

15 Loka 202031min

Perverty Stuff: Salinger, 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951)

Perverty Stuff: Salinger, 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951)

Holden Caulfield's swearing and sex talk has offended many since 1951. Now a modern classic, what explains the enduring appeal of this poor little rich kid story? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

8 Loka 202043min

Such Badness: Hoult, 'There were no windows' (1944)

Such Badness: Hoult, 'There were no windows' (1944)

Hoult was banned more often than any other Irish woman writer. Only a censor's beady eye can find filth in a novel about loneliness and dementia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

1 Loka 202027min

Voluptuous Jazzing: McKay, 'Home to Harlem' (1928)

Voluptuous Jazzing: McKay, 'Home to Harlem' (1928)

A love letter to Harlem and its music, this book offended all kinds of people. McKay's honesty about sex was brave and inflammatory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Syys 202025min

Low and vulgar: Cross, 'The Tailor and Ansty' (1942)

Low and vulgar: Cross, 'The Tailor and Ansty' (1942)

A little book of folklore that became infamous. It was debated in parliament where nationalists denounced the elderly couple who were the subject of the book. But was the bull/cow story really that ru...

17 Syys 202050min

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