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Michael Collins and the Women who Spied for Ireland
Meda Ryan
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Description for Michael Collins and the Women who Spied for Ireland
paperback. 224pp
Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied for Ireland is the first book to concentrate on the crucial role played by women in Collins's personal and working life. From his boyhood in an overwhelmingly female household in West Cork, women brought out the best in him and he brought out the best in them. Susan Killeen, his first girlfriend, remained a steadfast ally throughout his life. From 1917, his girlfriend, Madeline (Dilly) Dicker, helped to ease the burden of his huge workload as well as acting as a secret agent. Society ladies Moya Llewelyn Davies and Lady Hazel Lavery were ... Read more
Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied for Ireland is the first book to concentrate on the crucial role played by women in Collins's personal and working life. From his boyhood in an overwhelmingly female household in West Cork, women brought out the best in him and he brought out the best in them. Susan Killeen, his first girlfriend, remained a steadfast ally throughout his life. From 1917, his girlfriend, Madeline (Dilly) Dicker, helped to ease the burden of his huge workload as well as acting as a secret agent. Society ladies Moya Llewelyn Davies and Lady Hazel Lavery were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781856355131
SKU
9781856355131
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About Meda Ryan
Meda Ryan is a native of Bandon in West Cork and now lives in Ennis, Co. Clare. Her published books include The Real Chief: Liam Lynch and the controversial biography, Tom Barry, IRA Freedom Fighter.
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