Originally edited by F.X. Martin in 1963, this is the 50th anniversary edition of the classic work on the Irish Volunteers. This book is a wonderful and unique historical record of the Irish Volunteer movement, revealing fascinating documents and essays written by the leading me…
A thrilling account of the Irish War of Independence from the youngest member of Michael Collins' intelligence unit working with the notorious 'squad'
Writing the revolution in the Irish Free State -- Eimar O'Duffy and the waste of 1916 -- Clean minded separatists and the mob: P.S. O'Hegarty and the ambiguous victory of Sinn Fein -- Shivering elders and the exploits of youth: George Russell's interpretations of the Irish revol…
"Remembering the Irish Revolution chronicles the ways in which the Irish revolution was remembered in the first two decades of Irish independence. While tales of heroism and martyrdom dominated popular accounts of the revolution, a handful of nationalists reflected on the period…
This work chronicles the ways in which the Irish revolution was remembered in the first two decades of independence by significant nationalist intellectuals: Eimar O'Duffy, P.S. O'Hegarty, George Russell, and Desmond Ryan. It provides a lively account of their controversial crit…
"This is the first book-length study of the impact of the Great War on women's everyday lives in Ireland, focussing on the years of the war and its immediate aftermath. Fionnuala Walsh demonstrates how Irish women threw themselves into the war effort, mobilising in various diffe…
"This is the first book-length study of the impact of the Great War on women's everyday lives in Ireland, focussing on the years of the war and its immediate aftermath. Fionnuala Walsh demonstrates how Irish women threw themselves into the war effort, mobilising in various diffe…
British intelligence in Ireland, 1920-21: the final reports
by Hart, Peter
fromIrish narratives
British intelligence in Ireland, 1920-21: the final reports
by Hart, Peter
fromIrish narratives
British intelligence in Ireland, 1920-21: the final reports
by Hart, Peter
fromIrish narratives
"The Irish revolution of 1920-1921 ended in a military and political stalemate, resolved only through the mutual compromise incorporated in the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Historians have long accepted that the one conflict in which there was a clear winner was that of Intelligence, whe…
Remembering Gallipoli: President McAleese's Great War Crusade
by Walsh, Pat
fromBelfast magazine