The Irish Times Book of the 1916 Rising

Fintan O'Toole; Shane Hegarty

ISBN 10: 0717144461 / ISBN 13: 9780717144464

Published by Gill & MacMillan, Limited, Dublin, 2006

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pp 216. 'The Easter Rising of 1916 was the foundation event of modern Ireland. The event itself, the myths that it created, and the political fallout combined to transform the country. A new, more radical generation of nationalists displaced the Home Rulers who had dominated Irish politics since the 1880s. The nationalist demand became more urgent, more intransigent - and crucially, it was supported in arms. Shane Hegarty and Fintan O'Toole focus on the events of the Rising itself, rather that the background and the consequences. "The Irish Times Book of the 1916 Rising" recreates the actual course of events during that tumultuous week, based on contemporary witnesses, memoirs and lateer recollections.'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Irish Times Book of the 1916 Rising
• Publisher: Gill & MacMillan, Limited, Dublin
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0717144461
• ISBN 13: 9780717144464
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This heavily illustrated book focuses on the events of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, rather than the background and the consequences. In a widely expanded version of the supplement that appeared in The Irish Times in March to commemorate the 90th Anniversary, The 1916 Rising recreates the actual course of events during that tumultuous week, based on contemporary witnesses, memoirs and later recollections. It adds up to the most comprehensive and accessible account of Easter Week in print.

About the Author

FINTAN O'TOOLE is an Irish columnist, drama critic and literary editor who has worked with The Irish Times in many roles, as drama critic for the New York Daily News and is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books.