The Irish Citizen Army - Matthews, Ann (Mercier Press, 2014)
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Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 From Defence Corps to Citizen Army, 1913; 2 The Second and Third Phases of the ICA, 1914-1915; 3 Preparation for Revolution; 4 Rebellion; 5 'The Republican Flag Floats over its Centre: O Destiny of My Country! Quo Vadis?'1; 6 The Courts Martial; 7 The Power of Money; 8 Decline 1917-1921; 9 Civil War and its Aftermath 1922-1927; 10 Demise; 11 R. M. Fox and the Muffler Aristocrats; Appendix 1 Irish Citizen Army Membership, 1916; Appendix 2 ICA Boy Scouts, 1916; Appendix 3 Women's Section ICA, 1916
Appendix 4 Female Members of the South Dublin Unit 1920-1923Appendix 5 Members from the War of Independence Period to the Civil War; Appendix 6 Women in the ICA; Endnotes; Bibliography; About the Author; About the Publisher
A comprehensive and balanced account of the Irish Citizen Army from its foundation during the 1913 Lockout to defend the workers, detailing its importance in the 1916 Rising and its continued existence right up to the 1940s
Includes bibliographical references and index