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Blood on the Banner: The Republican Struggle in Clare
Padraig Og O Ruairc
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Description for Blood on the Banner: The Republican Struggle in Clare
Paperback. Fifty three republicans from Clare gave their lives in the struggle for independence. This book takes the story of Clare's republicans from the start of the twentieth century to the end of the War of Independence. It examines the course of the campaign, the events tragic, heroic and the victims, British and Irish. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 page b/w photo section. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 408.
In May 1915 Ernest Blythe was appointed as an organiser for the Irish Volunteers by Volunteer headquarters and was sent to Clare to train the Cloonagh and Kilfenora Volunteers. The authorities were well informed about Blythe's activities in Clare. He established Irish Volunteer companies at Doolin and Liscannor and supplied the Crusheen company with rifles. Because of his success in organising and arming the Clare Volunteers, Blythe was arrested and deported a few weeks later, under the defence of the realm act. Fifty-three Republicans from Clare gave their lives in the struggle for independence, but the story of Clare republicanism ... Read more
In May 1915 Ernest Blythe was appointed as an organiser for the Irish Volunteers by Volunteer headquarters and was sent to Clare to train the Cloonagh and Kilfenora Volunteers. The authorities were well informed about Blythe's activities in Clare. He established Irish Volunteer companies at Doolin and Liscannor and supplied the Crusheen company with rifles. Because of his success in organising and arming the Clare Volunteers, Blythe was arrested and deported a few weeks later, under the defence of the realm act. Fifty-three Republicans from Clare gave their lives in the struggle for independence, but the story of Clare republicanism ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781856356138
SKU
V9781856356138
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 3 to 5 working days
Ref
99-11
About Padraig Og O Ruairc
Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc is originally from Co. Clare. His first book with Mercier was Blood On The Banner The Republican Struggle in Clare 1913-1923 and his second book will be part of the Militrary History of the Irish Civil War. He is currently working on a third book on the Anglo-Irish Truce of 1922.
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