Con Colbert
16Lives
Published on 16. March 2015
256 pages
978-1-84717-747-6 (ISBN)
Description
Con Colbert was one of the lesser-known leaders of the 1916 Rising. From a comfortable background in Newcastlewest, County Limerick, he moved to Dublin aged fifteen and worked as a junior clerk in a bakery. Already politically radicalised, he became captain of the first troop of Na Fianna Eireann, the republican boy-scout movement. An unswerving patriot and idealist, he worked tirelessly for the dream of an Irish-speaking, independent republic. Even before his execution, Colbert was held up as an icon and a role model for the Irish Volunteers.
Colbert commanded a company at Watkins' Brewery and at Jameson's Distillery during the Rising. Inspiring men by example, he showed no fear in the face of danger and confronted his own death with equanimity.
Con Colbert was executed at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven.
Colbert commanded a company at Watkins' Brewery and at Jameson's Distillery during the Rising. Inspiring men by example, he showed no fear in the face of danger and confronted his own death with equanimity.
Con Colbert was executed at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
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1 Maps; 1 Bibliography; 1 Index; 26 Halftones, black and white
File size
5,40 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84717-747-6 (9781847177476)
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Dr John O'Callaghan lectures in St. Angela's College, Sligo. His research focuses on twentieth-century Ireland and processes of imperialism and nationalism, the education system, political and military history, sports history, and commemoration. His publications include: Teaching Irish Independence: History in Irish Schools, 1922-72 (Newcastle, 2009); Revolutionary Limerick - The Republican Campaign for Independence in Limerick, 1913-21 (Dublin, 2010); The Battle for Kilmallock (Cork, 2011); Subversive Voices: Narratives of the Occluded Irish Diaspora (Oxford, 2012); Plassey's Gaels: GAA in the University of Limerick (Cork, 2013)
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- 16Lives Timeline
- 16Lives Map
- 16Lives - Series Introduction
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Home Life and Formative Influences
- Chapter 2: Cultural Nationalist
- Chapter 3: Na Fianna Éireann
- Chapter 4: The Volunteers
- Chapter 5: The Rising
- Chapter 6: Court Martial and Execution
- Chapter 7: Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plates
- About the Author
- Copyright
