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Waking up the echoes Reviewed by Todd C. Ream On Saturday, Notre Dame and Clemson play for the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship. The widely anticipated rematch of Notre Dame s Nov. 7 overtime win over Clemson prods fans, once again, to speculate “whether the Irish are back” – to the days of Lou Holtz, Dan Devine, Ara Parseghian, Frank Leahy and, of course, Knute Rockne. Few universities garner the following Notre Dame enjoys. Why the South Bend university s mystique appeals to so many individuals, however, is woven into historical details rarely appreciated. To this end (and perhaps for the “Domer” on your Christmas list), Father Thomas E. Blantz offers “The University of Notre Dame: A History” and Father James T. Connelly offers “The History of the Congregation of Holy Cross.” ....