Mary C. Kelly, ed. Navigating Historical Crosscurrents in the Irish Atlantic: Essays for Catherine B. Shannon Cork: Cork University Press, 2022. Pp. 366. $45.00 (cloth).

Like most scholars who receive a festschrift, Shannon has made significant contributions to her fields of study, in her case Anglo-Irish relations at the turn of the twentieth century, Irish women's political activism, and famine-era migration to the US.What sets Shannon apart is her equally distinguished record as a scholar-activist.For years, Shannon worked tirelessly as a mediator between Irish American groups and groups in Northern Ireland (particularly women's organizations) helping to advance the peace process from the darkest days