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The Hand That Held The Gun Untold Stories Of The War Of Independence In West Clare
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Book Synopsis The Hand that Held the Gun: Untold Stories of the War of Independence in West Clare by : Eoin Shanahan
Download or read book The Hand that Held the Gun: Untold Stories of the War of Independence in West Clare written by Eoin Shanahan and published by Clarebooks. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Hand that held the Gun; Untold stories of the War of Independence in West Clare' is a meticulously-researched, blow-by-blow chronicle of the many significant, and often controversial, events and personalities of the revolutionary times that shaped Ireland.In spending more than a decade revisiting these events, Eoin Shanahan not only challenges some long-held perceptions, but also reveals the truth behind remarkable tales of intrigue and passion, betrayal and loyalty, revenge and terror ... and courage.As Ireland commemorates the centenary of the Irish War of Independence, The Hand that held the Gun serves as a timely and definitive chronicle of the struggle for freedom in West Clare.'The hand that held the gun' is generously illustrated with more than 70 images, most of which are published here for the first time.
Book Synopsis The Disappeared by : Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc
Download or read book The Disappeared written by Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spectre of ‘The Disappeared’, those abducted by the IRA, secretly executed and their bodies buried in bogs, lakes and woodlands, has overshadowed the debate around the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland for the last two decades. This book, the first of its kind, uncovers the extent to which ‘forced disappearances’ were part of the violent political conflicts that blighted Ireland for 200 years. Succeeding where attempts by the PSNI, journalists, and other historians had failed, Ó Ruairc’s research led to the identification and recovery of a British soldier killed by the IRA. He reveals in this book the location of several other bodies that remain to be exhumed. The Disappeared cuts through the exaggeration and myth that pervade the popular history of the Irish struggle for freedom. The author examines the role of leading Irish politicians in these killings and challenges the commonly held belief that the Provisional IRA disappeared more victims than the ‘Good Old-IRA’ of the War of Independence. Behind each disappearance there is a face, a life story, and a family left searching for answers. Ó Ruairc deftly incorporates this human element, paying tribute to those who were disappeared on both sides of the conflict.
Book Synopsis The War in Clare, 1911-1921 by : Michael Brennan
Download or read book The War in Clare, 1911-1921 written by Michael Brennan and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Time of the Tans by : Tomás Mac Conmara
Download or read book The Time of the Tans written by Tomás Mac Conmara and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Black and Tans [raises voice] raided my aunt's house where my mother was in bed at three o'clock in the morning ... I was due to be born three days later ... she got a stroke of paralysis and lost the power of all her left side. So I never saw my mother walk ... she could get around with the aid of a chair.'Stories of the Black and Tans have been told across Ireland since the force was first released into the country in March 1920. Casting a dark and lingering shadow, they remain an evocative and emotive category of memory. For people who lived through it and those who inherited associated stories, the Black and Tans were the embodiment of British repression, violence and malevolence. The Irish War of Independence is a landmark in the chronology of Irish history and profoundly affected all areas of life. Much of that experience was never recorded.Based on Tomás Mac Conmara's almost two decades of oral history recordings, selected from over 400 interviews, as well as access to multiple private family collections, The Time of the Tans illuminates the stories of a period that has dominated the historical consciousness of Ireland. From direct testimony of 105-year-old Margaret Hoey, to the inherited tradition of Flan O'Brien, who was born in 1927, the stories pulsate with an intensity of emotion. The majority of interviewees who were recorded for this research have sadly since passed away. Now, their memories which have been preserved for posterity, breathe new life into an enduringly important period in modern Irish history.
Book Synopsis Weapons of the Irish War of Independence by : Kieran E. McMullen
Download or read book Weapons of the Irish War of Independence written by Kieran E. McMullen and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Time of the Tans by : Tomás Mac Conmara
Download or read book Time of the Tans written by Tomás Mac Conmara and published by . This book was released on 2019-02 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the stories of a period that has dominated the historical consciousness of Ireland. These memories breathe new life into an enduringly important period in modern Irish history.
Book Synopsis The Scariff Martyrs by : Tomás Mac Conmara
Download or read book The Scariff Martyrs written by Tomás Mac Conmara and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ' This incredible book is very, very important'. Damien Dempsey In November 2008, Tomás Mac Conmara sat with a 105 five-year-old woman at a nursing home in Clare. While gently moving through her memories, he asked the east Clare native; 'Do you remember the time that four lads were killed on the Bridge of Killaloe?'. Almost immediately, the woman's countenance changed to deep outward sadness. Her recollection took him back to 17th November 1920, when news of the brutal death of four men, who became known as the Scariff Martyrs, was revealed to the local community. Late the previous night, on the bridge of Killaloe they were shot by British Forces, who claimed they had attempted to escape. Locals insisted they were murdered. A story remembered for 100 years is now fully told. This incident presents a remarkable confluence of dimensions. The young rebels committed to a cause. Their betrayal by a spy, their torture and evident refusal to betray comrades, the loneliness and liminal nature of their site of death on a bridge. The withholding of their dead bodies and their collective burial. All these dimensions bequeath a moment which carries an enduring quality that has reverberated across the generations and continues to strike a deep chord within the local landscape of memory in East Clare and beyond.
Book Synopsis Limerick's Fighting Story 1916 - 21 by : The Kerryman
Download or read book Limerick's Fighting Story 1916 - 21 written by The Kerryman and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2009-07-06 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limerick's Fighting Story offers eye witness and first hand accounts of the struggle for independence in Limerick city and county.When the Truce was declared in the War of Independence in July 1921, each of Limerick's brigade areas, west, mid and east had flying columns in the field. While the challenge of city fighting and urban guerrilla tactics were high on the list of concerns for the mid brigade, the east and west flying columns were active raiders and ambush artists.This new edition of the classic Limerick's Fighting Story features stories and reports from every aspect of the conflict in Limerick from the Limerick Heroes of 1916, through the nights of terror and violence in Limerick city as Tans killed residents, to the exploits of the women of Cumman na mBan.
Book Synopsis The Comeraghs Gunfire and Civil War by : Síle Murphy
Download or read book The Comeraghs Gunfire and Civil War written by Síle Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-23 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important work was originally published in 1980 under the title 'The Comeraghs Refuge of Rebels'. In 2003 a revised and expanded version was published under the title 'The Comeraghs Gunfire & Civil War' The 2020 edition has been further updated with additional content including notes from the original interviews and 31 photos. The book's importance derives from it being compiled using the first-hand accounts of the County Waterford veterans who participated in the struggle for Irish Independence. Among those who contributed their papers and allowed themselves to be interviewed were active participants Pax Whelan, Mick Mansfield, 'Nipper' McCarthy, sisters Margaret and Lena Keating, Molly Power, Katie (Mother) Kent, Sonny Cullinane, Larry Meehan, Jim Kirwan, Ned Kirby, Billy Walsh, Donal (Duck) Whelan and many more. In 1970 Seán Murphy was appointed as Pension Officer for County Waterford. By chance, his job put him more in contact with the veterans as he was required on a four-yearly basis to visit all who were in receipt of an IRA pension from the Dept of Defence. In a short time, he got to know them all and earned their respect. He listened to their accounts of service during the Irish War of Independence and if they had any written documents, he arranged to copy them for his files. The material for this book was compiled at a time when the struggle in Northern Ireland was approaching a peak and memories of the Irish Civil War were fresh. As a result, many local historians were reluctant to engage with documenting the Irish War of Independence & Civil War. Fortunately for posterity, Seán Murphy & his wife Síle were not daunted and they assembled a very readable, well-researched account of the struggle for freedom in Waterford. The book chronicles the formation of the Irish Volunteers and subsequently the formation of the Deise Brigade IRA. Attacks on police barracks, ambushes at Piltown, Durrow, Pickardstown, and The Burgery are documented as is the brief 'Truce' period before brother fought against brother in the Irish Civil War. The book also includes detailed reports of engagements & activities of the Deise Brigade including lists of participants. This book is a brilliant exploration of the activities of the Deise Brigade, highlighting the role of the landscape and the intimate knowledge of the local terrain that the brigade members were able to exploit. The interaction between the local community and the Brigade is an important part of the story of the War of Independence in Waterford and it is well documented in this book. To mark the centenary of events in 1920 Waterford County Museum and the Waterford Commemorations Committee are grateful to Seán & Síle Murphy for giving us the opportunity to support them in getting this wonderful work republished. A portion of profits from this book will be used to support the work of the volunteer-run Waterford County Museum.
Download or read book Clare and the Civil War written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Irish Civil War was contested as bitterly in Clare as in any other part of Ireland. The pattern of the war in the country was similar to the military conflict at national level, with a brief conventional phase when the Free State government forces captured all the main cities and towns, which was followed by a longer period of guerrilla warfare. This work examines the nature of that bitter conflict in this historic county.
Book Synopsis Ireland's Banner County by : Daniel McCarthy
Download or read book Ireland's Banner County written by Daniel McCarthy and published by Ennis [Ireland] : Saipan Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis From Public Defiance to Guerrilla Warfare by : Joost Augusteijn
Download or read book From Public Defiance to Guerrilla Warfare written by Joost Augusteijn and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He thus provides an insight into the reasons why some young men became increasingly willing to use violence, and offers a new explanation for the dominance of south-western units in the War of Independence, on the basis of their actual experiences. He then reappraises the impact of the less well known units in the North, East and West which have so far been widely ignored.
Book Synopsis The Men Will Talk to Me by : Ernie O'Malley
Download or read book The Men Will Talk to Me written by Ernie O'Malley and published by Ernie O'Malley Series. This book was released on 2016 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains interviews with members of the IRA's Mid Clare and East Clare Brigades. It includes details of the Rineen Ambush, which was, at that time, the largest and most successful operation that the IRA had conducted against the RIC. It also includes an eyewitness account of the reprisals in Miltown Malbay carried out in revenge for the ambush and a fascinating account of IRA operations in Ennis during the War of Independence, including details of Republican sympathisers within the RIC garrison who provided the IRA with information, and the activities of local loyalists who assisted the British forces. There is also an account of the 'Scariff Martyrs', who were killed by members of the RIC Auxiliary Division on Killaloe Bridge. The Civil War also features prominently, with Paddy MacMahon discussing his capture during the 'Battle of the Four Courts' in Dublin.
Book Synopsis On Another Man's Wound by : Ernie O'Malley
Download or read book On Another Man's Wound written by Ernie O'Malley and published by Denver Museum of. This book was released on 1999 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Heart of Everything That Is by : Bob Drury
Download or read book The Heart of Everything That Is written by Bob Drury and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Map of Red Cloud's territory at the height of his power on lining papers.
Book Synopsis A Woman of No Importance by : Oscar Wilde
Download or read book A Woman of No Importance written by Oscar Wilde and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Woman of No Importance" is a play by Oscar Wilde, which became a phenomenon of its time. Like Wilde's other society plays, "A Woman of No Importance" satirizes the English upper-class society. The plot centers around the revelation of Mrs. Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. As the events develop, the author casts light on the perversions in Victorian upper-class society's morals, hypocritical conventions, and general views and conduct.
Download or read book Killing Hope written by William Blum and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the military interventions by the US since WW2: Frank & detailed. Covers activities of CIA and US military.
