The stories of the leading figures of the Irish revolution - Michael Collins, Eamon de Valera, and guerrillas like Tom Barry and Ernie O'Malley - have been well told. But many other senior-ranking activists were equally committed. However, their experience remains obscure to most people. What w...

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1. Verfasser:	Galligan, Kevin 1967- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Dublin Liffey Press 2012
Schlagworte:	Galligan, Peter Paul / 1888-1966 Galligan, Peter Paul > 1888-1966 Geschichte 1900-2000 Revolutionaries / Ireland / Biography Geschichte Osteraufstand Ireland / History / 20th century Irland Biografie
Zusammenfassung:	The stories of the leading figures of the Irish revolution - Michael Collins, Eamon de Valera, and guerrillas like Tom Barry and Ernie O'Malley - have been well told. But many other senior-ranking activists were equally committed. However, their experience remains obscure to most people. What was it like to try to launch the Easter Rising in a provincial town outside Dublin? What happened to the Volunteers imprisoned after the rising in maximum security prisons? How did counties such as Cavan and Wexford experience the revolution? This look at the life of Peter Paul Galligan throws light on th
Beschreibung:	Literaturverz. S. 193 - 198 Introduction -- Chapter 1. The making of an Irish rebel, 1888-1913 -- Chapter 2. 1913-1916: the road to rebellion -- Chapter 3. The Easter Rising -- Chapter 4. 'Hell with the lid off'- imprisonment, 1916-1917 -- Chapter 5. The birth of a Republic, 1917-1919 -- Chapter 6. Paul Galligan's War of Independence, 1919-1921 -- Chapter 7. Truce, treaty and Civil War, 1921-22 -- Epilogue -- Appendix I. Letter addressed to the President and Congress of the United States -- Appendix II. Lincoln Prison records -- Appendix III. Dublin Castle file -- Appendix IV. Votes for and against the Treaty, 7 January 1922 -- Appendix V. Letters to Paul Galligan from Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins -- Appendix VI. Letters from Peter Galligan -- Appendix VII. Letters from Paul Galligan
Beschreibung:	XIII, 202 S., [4] Bl. Ill.
ISBN:	9781908308207