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An interpretation of the events of Easter Week 1916 as the central defining event of a long revolution in Irish history. Introduction by Garret Fitzgerald. This book seeks to interpret the events of Easter Week 1916 as the central defining event of a long revolution in Irish his…
The Easter Rising of 1916 destroyed much of the centre of Dublin and changed the course of Irish history. This book shows how people from ordinary backgrounds became politicized and involved in the struggle for Irish independence in the early 20th century. It highlights the impo…
Tells the story of the Easter Rising from the perspective of the rank and file revolutionaries, based on a recently-discovered collection of over 1700 eye-witness statements.
The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin - it changed the course of Irish history. But how did it achieve this? What role did people from ordinary backgrounds play in the making of the Irish revolution and what motivated them to take part in it? …
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…
Cover -- THE RISING: Ireland: Easter 1916 -- Copyright -- Easter 1916 in 2016 -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Plates and Maps -- Plates -- Maps -- List of Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction -- 1: The Rising Generation: Separatism in Ireland -- I -- II -- III …