Liam Duibhir charts the struggle for independence, both militarily and politically, in Donegal from before the events of Easter 1916 until the truce in 1921.Donegal has long been seen as one of the quietest counties during the War of Independence but this reputation belies an intriguing story of how republican sentiment grew in the county. From the first mention of Sinn F in, through the conscription crisis and the success of the 1918 elections, Duibhir charts the rise of the new political leadership in Donegal and how they built their own system of justice and local government.Alongside the practical politics, he also highlights the role of the IRB and the activities of the volunteers in resisting and thwarting the British efforts to retain control and impose order. Featuring new information and a fresh look at events of the period, The Donegal Awakening offers an updated account of this crucial period.
Bernard Brady, Bundoran, NB 17. James Breslin, Glenties, NB 18. Michael Brice, Lettercran, S & C 19. Alex Browne, Drumareslough, NB 20. James Buchannan, Castle Street, Ramelton, NB 21. Con Byrne, Boragh, Carrick, NB 22. Hugh Byrne ...
The Men Will Talk to Me is a collection of interviews conducted and recorded by famed Irish republican revolutionary Ernie O’Malley during the 1940s and 1950s.
The story of the Ballykinlar internment camp is on the one hand an account of suffering, espionage, murder and maltreatment, but it is also a chronicle of survival, comradeship and community.
The story of the Ballykinlar internment camp is on the one hand an account of suffering, espionage, murder and maltreatment, but it is also a chronicle of survival, comradeship and community.
The Great Awakening in the Middle Colonies
From roughly AD 500 to 1000, the kings of Tara were drawn from the dynasties known as the Uà Néill, which comprised a southern group based in the east midlands...
Also see Liam Ó Duibhir, The Donegal Awakening: Donegal and the War of Independence (Cork, 2009), 65¥68, 73, 80, 82, 84, 89. Michael Sheerin, a member of an IRA flying column in Donegal during the Tan War, later remarked of the pocket ...
... Peadar O'Donnell (Cork University Press, Cork, 2001) Ó Duibhir, Liam, The Donegal Awakening – Donegal & The War of Independence (Mercier Press, Cork, 2010) Ó Duibhir, Liam, Donegal & the Civil War – The Untold Story (Mercier Press, ...
So a beaming Alfred and his teenage bride emerged from the registry office and two gunmen shot him dead. Yet ... this July our political classes will once again unite around the fiction that 'the War of Independence' was honourable and ...
This book tells the story of the lives and deaths of 162 Kerrymen who died for the ideal of an independent Irish republic of 32 counties. Many were killed in...