Title:
The Rising : Ireland, Easter 1916 / Fearghal McGarry.
Author:
McGarry, Fearghal, author.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
©2016
Call Number:
DA962 .M28 2016
Abstract:
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 statements detailing the political activities of members of Sinn Gein and militant groups such as the Irish Republican Brotherhood. This collection represents one of the richest and most comprehensive oral history archives devoted to any modern revolution, providing new insights on almost every aspect of this seminal period.
Edition:
Centenary edition.
ISBN:
9780198732341
Physical Description:
xxv, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
General Note:
Previous edition: 2010.
Contents:
Introduction -- The rising generation: separatism in Ireland -- Arms in Irish hands: volunteering -- The soul of the nation: war -- Walking on air: the rising in Dublin -- Glorious forever: the fall of the republic -- Charlie Weston, are you gone mad? the rising in provincial Ireland -- A good end: punishment -- The beginning of Ireland: aftermath.
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