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 sta…
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During their long struggle for independence from British rule, Irish repulicans looked west for hope, and with cause. By the turn of the 20th century, the Irish-American population in the United States was larger than the population of Ireland itself, and the bond between the tw…
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…
