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Supreme Sacrifice: The Story of Eamonn Ceannt, 1881-1916
William Henry
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Paperback. Good clean copy, like new
Supreme Sacrifice charts the life of Eamonn Ceannt from his schooldays in Co. Galway right through to his execution on 7 May 1916 in Dublin. It explores such areas as: his youth and family; his love of and contribution to the Irish language; his time at UCD and working as a clerk in the treasury department of Dublin corporation; his introduction to various Irish nationalist movements; his part in the Howth gun-running plot; the planning of the 1916 Rising; his execution in May 1916
Supreme Sacrifice charts the life of Eamonn Ceannt from his schooldays in Co. Galway right through to his execution on 7 May 1916 in Dublin. It explores such areas as: his youth and family; his love of and contribution to the Irish language; his time at UCD and working as a clerk in the treasury department of Dublin corporation; his introduction to various Irish nationalist movements; his part in the Howth gun-running plot; the planning of the 1916 Rising; his execution in May 1916
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781856354660
SKU
KSG0026132
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About William Henry
William Henry is a local historian, archaeologist and author from Galway city. His previous books include The Shimmering Waste, the Life and Times of Robert O'Hara Burke, St Cleran's, the Story of a Manor House and Fields of Slaughter, the Battle of Knockdoe 1504.
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