The Donegal Awakening: Donegal & the War of Independence - Softcover

O Duibhir, Liam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856356329 ISBN 13: 9781856356329

Publisher: Mercier Press, 2009

Synopsis

In this new book, Liam O Duibhir charts the struggle for independence, both militarily and politically, in Donegal from before the events of Easter 1916 until the truce in 1921. Donegal has long been seen as one of the quietest counties during the War of Independence but this reputation belies an intriguing story of how republican sentiment grew in the county. From the first mention of Sinn Fein, through the conscription crisis and the success of the 1918 elections, O Duibhir charts the rise of the new political leadership in Donegal and how they built their own system of justice and local government. ""Provides a straightforward narrative of the actions of Sinn Fein activists and the Irish Volunteers in County Donegal.""-Choice

About this title

About the Author

Liam O Duibhir is from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. He worked in the youth sector from 2005 to 2007 as a youth information officer and as a policy officer. Since December 2007 he has been writing full time. The Donegal Awakening is the first fruit of those efforts and he is currently completing a follow up running from the Truce period that tells the story of Donegal during the Civil War.

Review

Provides a straightforward narrative of the actions of Sinn Fein activists and the Irish Volunteers in County Donegal. --Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1856356329
• ISBN 13: 9781856356329
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 362