
Revolutionary Limerick
The Republican Campaign for Independence in Limerick 1913-1921
John O'Callaghan(Author)
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Published on 28. May 2010
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-7165-3057-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the course and significance of the republican campaign for independence in Limerick, between the formation of the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and the Truce of July 1921. It provides an insight into national developments, while revealing the developments and trends which were unique to Limerick. The foremost characters in the narrative are local protagonists and those who got caught up in the revolutionary maelstrom. The first half of the book examines the advance of militant nationalism prior to 1916 and the reorganization of the Volunteers and Sinn Fein after the Rising. The second half considers the process by which a republican counter-state was established and analyzes the military campaign of the IRA. It assesses the relationship of the IRA and Cumann na mBan with the civilian population and the political wing of the republican movement, and compiles a social and ideological profile of activists. Revolutionary Limerick adds another explanatory regional variation to
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Language
English
Place of publication
County Dublin
Ireland
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
ill
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
581 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7165-3057-2 (9780716530572)
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