
Conspirators:
A Photographic History of Ireland's Revolutionary Underground
Shane Kenna(Author)
National Library of Ireland(Primary creator)
The Mercier Press
Published on 15. May 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-78117-354-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) was one of the most important revolutionary organisations within Irish history and had a profound influence on the emergence of Ireland as we understand it today. Through sixty years of secretive conspiracy the IRB bestrode Irish history like a colossus. It was a key factor in the emergence of cultural and political organisations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, played an active role in the Irish revolution of 1916-21 and was a crucial group in terms of the negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 and the emergence of the Irish Free State.
Colloquially known as the Fenians (this name was only officially used by the Fenian Brotherhood), the IRB conspired to overthrow British rule in Ireland and replace it with a democratic and secular Irish Republic.
Colloquially known as the Fenians (this name was only officially used by the Fenian Brotherhood), the IRB conspired to overthrow British rule in Ireland and replace it with a democratic and secular Irish Republic.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cork
Ireland
Illustrations
140 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 168 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78117-354-1 (9781781173541)
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Persons
Dr Shane Kenna is an expert in late nineteenth-century British and Irish history. He has published several books on the Irish revolutionary period, including '16 Lives: Thomas MacDonagh' (O'Brien Press).