
The Year of Disappearances
Political Killings in Cork, 1921-1922
Gerard Murphy(Author)
Gill Books (Publisher)
Published on 29. October 2010
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-7171-4748-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Year of Disapperances uncovers a web of suspicion and paranoia that led to scores of men and boys being abducted from their homes before being executed as 'enemies of the Republic' and their bodies buried. While some of this took place during the War of Independence, most of it happened the following year, during the so-called 'Cork Republic'. The net result was to change the demographic of the south-eastern corner of the city for ever, with hundreds of families fleeing and up to fifty individuals buried in unmarked graves in surrounding areas.
Using a wide range of previously untapped sources, Murphy shines new light on one of the darker episodes of twentieth-century Irish history. The Year of Disappearances is a ground-breaking book that deepens our knowledge and understanding of the War of Independence. It subverts many myths, and examines realities long hidden.
Using a wide range of previously untapped sources, Murphy shines new light on one of the darker episodes of twentieth-century Irish history. The Year of Disappearances is a ground-breaking book that deepens our knowledge and understanding of the War of Independence. It subverts many myths, and examines realities long hidden.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Publishing group
Gill
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
835 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7171-4748-9 (9780717147489)
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Person
Gerard Murphy was born in Cork in 1956. Educated at Sacred Heart College, Carrignavar, and later at UCC, he graduated with a PhD. in 1983. He subsequently worked in industry and academia and currently lectures at the Institute of Technology, Carlow. He is the author of two critically acclaimed novels. This is his first work of non-fiction.