Download or read book Waysiders Stories of Connacht written by Seumas O'Kelly and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Waysiders, Stories of Connacht' is a novel in the drama genre, written by Seumas O'Kelly. The story unfolds by introducing us to a shop owner named Festus Clasby, who the author describes as "... the product of the two civilizations, a charioteer who drove the two fiery steeds of Agricolo and Trade with a hand of authority. His dark face, framed in darker hair and beard, was massive and square. Behind the luxurious growth of hair, the rich blood glowed on the clear skin. His chest had breadth, and his limbs were great, showing girth at the hips and power at the calves. His eyes were large and dark, smoldering in soft velvety tones. The nose was long, the nostrils expressive of certain animalism, the mouth looked eloquent. His voice was low, of an agreeable even quality, floating over the boxes and barrels of his shop like a chant. His words never jarred, his views were vaguely comforting, based on accepted conventions, expressed in round, soft, lulling platitudes."
Download or read book A Connacht Journey written by Desmond Fennell and published by Gill. This book was released on 1987 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blood for Blood written by William Henry and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Henry has trawled the archives to produce this meticulous account of the many raids, ambushes, murders and reprisals that took place in the 1919-21 period, and of those who were involved. He details the activities of the dreaded Black and Tans, and the role played by the RIC and the mainstream British Army who were stationed in the county. He also looks at how everyday life was affected by the ongoing war and how the attitude of the people changed as the brutality of the Tans intensified. He details hunger strikes in Galway jail and the general strike in the city that resulted as well as the boycotts of the british forces throughout the county. With fascinating and sometimes horrific details he brings the time to life.
Download or read book Civil War in Connacht written by Nollaig Ó Gadhra and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Account of the Irish civil war in Connacht in 1922.
Download or read book The Black and Tans written by D. M. Leeson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles. During the Irish War of Independence (1920-1), the British government recruited thousands of ex-soldiers to serve as constables in the Royal Irish Constabulary, the Black and Tans, while also raising a paramilitary raiding force of ex-officers - the Auxiliary Division. From the summer of 1920 to the summer of 1921, these forces became the focus of bitter controversy. As the struggle for Irish independence intensified, the police responded to ambushes and assassinations by the guerrillas with reprisals and extrajudicial killings. Prisoners and suspects were abused and shot, the homes and shops of their families and supporters were burned, and the British government was accused of imposing a reign of terror on Ireland. Based on extensive archival research, this is the first serious study of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries and the part they played in the Irish War of Independence. Dr Leeson examines the organization and recruitment of the British police, the social origins of police recruits, and the conditions in which they lived and worked, along with their conduct and misconduct once they joined the force, and their experiences and states of mind. For the first time, it tells the story of the Irish conflict from the police perspective, while casting new light on the British government's responsibility for reprisals, the problems of using police to combat insurgents, and the causes of atrocities in revolutionary wars.
Download or read book The Greatness and Decline of the Celts written by Henri Hubert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up-to-date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings, or as individual volumes: * Prehistory and Historical Ethnography Set of 12: 0-415-15611-4: £800.00 * Greek Civilization Set of 7: 0-415-15612-2: £450.00 * Roman Civilization Set of 6: 0-415-15613-0: £400.00 * Eastern Civilizations Set of 10: 0-415-15614-9: £650.00 * Judaeo-Christian Civilization Set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: £250.00 * European Civilization Set of 11: 0-415-15616-5: £700.00
Download or read book The Topographical Poems written by John O'Donovan and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-05-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1862.
Download or read book A Short History of the Irish People written by Mary Teresa Hayden and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revolution in Connacht written by Cormac Ó Comhraí and published by Revolution. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the years 1913-23 the people of Connacht, Ireland saw a Republican uprising against British rule, Civil War, World War, a land war, sectarian violence, and five elections. Hundreds of incidents occurred all over the province that had local, national, and even international importance. Weaving together information and photographs from a wide range of sources, this book gives the reader an unparalleled insight into what life was like for those who fought for the Republic, those who fought against it, and those who were caught in the middle.
Download or read book War and Revolution in the West of Ireland written by Conor McNamara and published by Irish Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period 1913–22 witnessed extraordinary upheaval in Irish society. The Easter Rising of 1916 facilitated the emergence of new revolutionary forces and the eruption of guerrilla warfare. In Galway and elsewhere in the west, the new realities wrought by World War One saw the emergence of a younger generation of impatient revolutionaries. In 1916, Liam Mellows led his Irish Volunteers in a Rising in east Galway and up to 650 rebels took up defensive positions at Moyode Castle. From the western shores of Connemara to market towns such as Athenry, Tuam and Galway, local communities were subject to unprecedented use of terror by the Crown Forces. Meanwhile, conflict over land, an enduring grievance of the poor, threatened to overwhelm parts of Galway with sustained land seizures and cattle drives by the rural population. War and Revolution in the West of Ireland: Galway, 1913–1922 provides fascinating insights into the revolutionary activities of the ordinary men and women who participated in the struggle for independence. In this compelling new account, Galway historian Conor McNamara unravels the complex web of identity and allegiance that characterised the west of Ireland, exploring the enduring legacy of a remarkable and contested era.
Download or read book The Celtic Mythology written by T. W. Rolleston and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook edition of "The Celtic Mythology" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. This edition of Celtic Myths and Legends represents a selected collection of Irish tales, Welsh myths & Arthurian legends. There are numerous stories from the Celtic mythology but also there are facts about their history and religion, about where they came from, where they went and where they are now. Contents: The Celts in Ancient History The Religion of the Celts The Irish Invasion Myths The Early Milesian Kings Tales of the Ultonian Cycle Tales of the Ossianic Cycle The Voyage of Maeldūn Myths and Tales of the Cymry
Download or read book Christian Inscriptions in the Irish Language written by Margaret Stokes and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When Histories Collide written by Raymond Crotty and published by AltaMira Press. This book was released on 2001-09-18 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global assessment of the rise of Western capitalism using Ireland as a key case study.
Download or read book Strafford in Ireland 1633 1641 written by Hugh F. Kearney and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-11-23 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kearney's definitive account provides essential reading for those studying the origins of the Civil Wars.
Download or read book Martial Power and Elizabethan Political Culture written by Rory Rapple and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-08 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the careers and political thinking of Elizabethan martial men, whose military ambitions were thwarted by a quietist foreign policy.
Download or read book Rugby Soccer and Irish Society written by Conor Murray and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first academic all-island history of either rugby union or association football, two of the three most popular male sporting pastimes in Ireland, across the seven decades that followed the political partition of that country between 1920 and 1922. It moves beyond the occasionally simplistic explanations of the development of Irish sport that have focused on political and sectarian divisions, and goes deeper into the social, cultural and geographical dynamics of the island of Ireland to explain why certain people have played certain games in certain places. Drawing on historical and archival sources as well as cutting-edge geographical information systems, the book brings to life the spatial trends in each game’s administrative development and geographical distribution, that have not normally been a feature of many previous histories of Irish sport. The book also examines first-and-second-hand accounts of athletes and administrators involved in rugby and football during that period, to explore what it meant to represent a province or country at these crucial moments in Irish history and compares the Irish experience of both sports with experiences in other comparable countries. Shining important new light on the interactions between Irish rugby and football and the political, social, economic and cultural trends of Ireland in the twentieth century, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in the history of sport, Ireland or the UK.
Download or read book The Topographical Poems of John O Dubhagain and Giolla Na Naomh L Huidhrin written by John More O'Dugan and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
