Spirit of Revolution

Sligo

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

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Using a wide array of sources and interviews, Michael Farry has produced a balanced, comprehensive and absorbing study of county Sligo from 1912 when the Irish Party...
Author/Editor: Michael Farry

Derry

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

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In 1912, Derry was a busy port city with a thriving textile industry. An important transport hub, it was also a city divided along confessional and political...
Author/Editor: Adrian Grant

Waterford

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

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This is the first comprehensive history of Waterford during the turbulent and extraordinary years of the Irish Revolution. Drawing on an impressive array of sources, Pat McCarthy reveals...
Author/Editor: Patrick McCarthy

Tyrone

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

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During the period 1912–23, Tyrone was at the centre of the conflict between nationalism and unionism, the evolution of partition and the emergence of two Irish governments....
Author/Editor: Fergal McCluskey

Antrim

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Antrim contained the largest Presbyterian population on the island of Ireland. It also contained most of Belfast – the largest city...
Author/Editor: Brian Feeney

Kildare

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

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This is the first comprehensive single volume history of County Kildare during the Irish Revolution of 1912-23. A noted garrison county, the concentration of British military personnel in...
Author/Editor: Seamus Cullen

Louth

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

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This is the first comprehensive account of County Louth’s experience of the revolutionary period (1912–23), revealing a county with a strong industrial and agricultural base that faced serious...
Author/Editor: Donal Hall

Roscommon

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

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The history of Roscommon in the 1912–23 period is one of transition to new political allegiances while retaining old economic desires. Almost wholly dependent on agriculture to fuel...
Author/Editor: John Burke

Monaghan

The Irish Revolution, 1912–23

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In Monaghan, the transfer of land ownership and political power under British government legislation from the late nineteenth century resulted in the overthrow of one ruling elite, the...
Author/Editor: Terence Dooley

Leitrim

The Irish revolution, 1912-23

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Using a wide variety of sources in Ireland and Britain, Patrick McGarty has produced an absorbing, comprehensive and insightful exploration of County Leitrim during the Irish Revolution. This...
Author/Editor: Patrick McGarty