The Impact of the 1916 Rising

A collection of new research on neglected aspects of the 1916 Rising by the top 1916 scholars. The book examines the impact of the Rising within the United Kingdom, British Empire, North America, and Australasia, and provides a fresh context to the new work on key figures such as James Connolly and Padraig Pearse. Contents: Introduction --- Ruan O'Donnell The Limerick Volunteers and 1916 --- John O'Callaghan Vanguard of the Revolution? The Irish Citizen Army, 1916 --- Ann Matthews A Land Beyond the Sea: Irish and Scottish Republicans in Dublin, 1916 --- Mairtin Sean O Cathain The British Labour and Socialist Movement and the 1916 Rising --- David Granville Antipodean Irish Catholic Responses to the 1916 Rising --- Rory Sweetman The Wilson Administration and the 1916 Rising --- Bernadette Whelan Journees Sanglantes/ Days of Blood: The French Press and the Easter Rising --- Ian McKeane The Easter Rising and the First World War. A Contextual Study --- Priscilla Metsche