The Rising: Ireland : Easter 1916

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The Rising is the story of Easter 1916 from the perspective of those who made it, focusing on the experiences of rank and file revolutionaries. Fearghal McGarry makes use of a unique source that has only recently seen the light of day - a collection of over 1,700 eye-witness statements detailing the political activities of members of Sinn Gein and militant groups such as the Irish Republican Brotherhood. This collection represents one of the richest and most comprehensive oral history archives …

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Title Statements

Full title :The Rising : Ireland : Easter 1916 / Fearghal McGarry.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2016
Edition:Second edition, updated edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2016

Notes

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes Preface to the centenary edition.

The Physical Object

Description:xxv, 373 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), portraits ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780198732358, 019873235X, 9780198732341, 0198732341
oclc:on1004955646
LC Classification:DA962
Dewey Decimal:941.50821

Introduction -- The rising generation: separatism in Ireland -- Arms in Irish hands: volunteering -- The soul of the nation: war -- Walking on air: the rising in Dublin -- Glorious forever: the fall of the republic -- Charlie Weston, are you gone mad? the rising in provincial Ireland -- A good end: punishment -- The beginning of Ireland: aftermath.

Subjects

Dublin (Ireland) -- History -- 20th cen… History Ireland Ireland -- Dublin Ireland -- History -- Easter Rising, 19… Ireland -- Personal narratives. -- Hist… Irlande -- Histoire -- 1916 (Révolte de… Irlande -- Récits personnels. -- Histoi… Personal Narrative Personal narratives Récits personnels